‘The Court of Protection recently ordered that a woman with late onset vascular dementia be transferred to a residential care home after relations between her son and care workers broke down. Alex Ruck Keene analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A cinema owner who defied the law by refusing to ask for Covid passes is facing court action.’
BBC News, 24th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Environmental campaigners have accused the UK advertising watchdog of bias for overturning a draft ruling that banned adverts for a mud-splattered Land Rover Defender off-roader after previously saying it encouraged “socially irresponsible” driving that could “cause damage to vulnerable habitats”.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This was one of those deeply troubling cases where there was disagreement amongst the family members over whether their incapacitated brother/father should continue with clinically assisted nutrition and hydration. One brother had applied for ANH to be discontinued, but because of the objections of the other siblings, it was said that he would “continue to be cared for by nursing staff”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd November 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘At the start of 2020, the urgent need to contain COVID-19 meant that alongside direct medical and clinical strategies, most countries tried to restrict the majority of the population’s movements in some way.’
Each Other, 16th November 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions has unlawfully told “significant” numbers of people who legitimately claimed universal credit at the start of the pandemic to repay money often totalling thousands of pounds, a charity has claimed.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Magistrates have set aside the conviction of a Britain First activist accused of assaulting a security guard at a hotel housing asylum seekers. James White, 31, will face a retrial for assault at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on 7 March. He was found guilty of the offence in his absence on Monday, but the conviction was ruled unsafe two days later after his lawyer successfully argued proceedings had gone ahead unfairly.’
The Independent, 11th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The “Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings” – published in September 2020 in response to the end of the stay of proceedings in possession cases following the COVID-19 pandemic – came to an end on 1 November 2021, the Master of the Rolls has announced.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Expert evidence in a judicial review which “goes beyond comment and expresses [an] opinion” about a decision under challenge is inadmissible, the High Court has said in dismissing an application to adduce a witness statement which consists “almost entirely of opinion evidence”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“In his annual report, published on Friday [5th November], Lord Burnett of Maldon warned that the only way to cut record waiting times was to run crown courts at full capacity for the ‘foreseeable future’.”
The Independent, 5th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police have recorded a record number of rape offences in England and Wales, according to official figures.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Demand for pro bono legal assistance has accelerated dramatically since the pandemic started and providers cannot keep up, leading lawyers said this week.’
Legal Futures, 3rd November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Legal leaders hailed funding for the justice system announced in yesterday’s Budget as “a step in the right direction”, even though it will not even return the Crown Court backlog to pre-Covid levels.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The backlog of cases in criminal courts in England and Wales is likely to be a pervasive issue for several years, severely affecting victims, witnesses and defendants, the National Audit Office has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The central theme running through the approach that should apply to whether hearings should be held in person, remotely or a hybrid is that the parties and their lawyers should normally be physically present at court on those occasions when an important decision may be taken, the President of the Family Division has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The CMA has today launched court action against Teletext Holidays over inadequate progress on refunds to package holiday customers.’
gov.uk, 18th October 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The UK government has been ordered to reveal which companies were given “VIP” access to multimillion-pound contracts for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early months of the Covid pandemic, in a ruling from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).’
The Guardian, 18th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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