‘The London Borough of Barnet has successfully prosecuted a tenant who illegally sublet her social housing property.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A disabled man suffered “significant distress” after a council’s failings left him without care, according to a report.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Trafficking victims are being turned down for compensation in a “horrendous and clear failing”, the anti-slavery commissioner has said, after new figures showed how few people can access support.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thousands more ex-servicemen and women will receive compensation for hearing loss suffered during training or combat, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 8th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A passenger who suffered a traumatic brain injury after slipping in a puddle of Baileys while heading for a flight could receive up to £4m in compensation.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former workers at a failed charity say they have not received any money despite being awarded significant sums at an employment tribunal.’
BBC News, 8th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The language services company contracted to provide courtroom services faces a fresh headache after it emerged that interpreters and translators are joining forces to potentially bring a group claim over employment rights.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Any veteran who has an injury or illness as a result of service can apply for financial compensation from one of two schemes run by Veterans UK, a veterans service managed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme is in place for injuries on or after 6 April 2005. Anything before, is handled by the War Pension Scheme. Veterans have long criticised both schemes. Some say they reject claims unfairly, and are slow to resolve them.’
BBC News, 25th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In AT v BT [2023] EWHC 3531 Francis J considered what he described (at [4]) as “the proper approach of the court to the sharing principle and to the principle of compensation” given that “the husband maintains that this is a pure needs case and the wife asserts that this is a full sharing case”. This led H to offer a lump sum of £3.545m and W to seek a lump sum of £9.145m (with W to retain a property with an agreed value of £195,000 (£190,000 net of notional costs of sale)).’
Financial Remedies Journal, 20th June 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Fatima Jama explores the FCA’s proposed new approach to enforcement and increasing the transparency of investigations.’
Mountford Chambers, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘On 11 June 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in Nealon and Hallam v United Kingdom. The case is important for two reasons: firstly, because it provides a long-awaited clarification of the law relating to the presumption of innocence under Article 6 of the Convention; secondly, because it allows Strasbourg to perform a “return shot” after UK courts were very hostile to its earlier judgments on this issue.’
Constitutional Law Association, 13th June 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who “manhandled” and wrongly arrested a woman for bus fare evasion in front of her distraught young son has been fined £1,500.’
The Independent, 15th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The next government could have to make costly payouts to dozens of asylum seekers detained for deportation to Rwanda, even if the Rwanda deal falls apart after the general election.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Black Horse Limited v Andrew Curtis (Bristol CC, 21 February 2024), HHJ Railton heard an appeal in relation to a novel point under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the Act).’
Littleton Chambers, 23rd May 2024
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘This case was recently approved following a joint settlement meeting where the terms of settlement were that the Claimant (C), a protected party, was to be compensated by the payment of the lump sum of £4.5 million. The date of accident was in 2005. C met with her accident as the infant back seat passenger restrained in a child seat, when a car driven by her father was involved in a collision with a lorry. C’s father was severely brain injured in the accident. C at the time was only 15 months old, she was born in 2004, she is now 20 years old. Proceedings were issued in March 2013.’
Exchange Chambers, 31st May 2024
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
‘Most victims of miscarriages of justice will still be denied compensation in Britain after the European court of human rights ruled the government’s test for payouts was lawful.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court in England recently handed down a judgment emphasising the importance of landlords not contriving development schemes to regain possession of premises in order to try to circumvent the statutory grounds of opposition to renewal of business tenancies under the 1954 Act, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Conservatives and Labour have held talks to work out what outstanding legislation can be rushed through parliament to become law before the Commons closes for the general election.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of the infected blood scandal – seen as one of the worst treatment disasters in the history of the NHS – have raised concerns about the government’s pledged compensation scheme.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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