‘The Metropolitan police has been refused permission for a “hopeless” appeal against a high court ruling that found the force breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard in south London last year.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two children sought permission to judicially review various decisions made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to provision of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to children. To pursue their claim, they sought disclosure of various statistics from the Office for National Statistics (the ONS). As the ONS was not a party to proceedings, they made an application under CPR 31.17 for disclosure. Mr Justice Swift dismissed that application on the basis that the information sought was not necessary for the fair determination of the questions of law raised by the pleaded case.’
Henderson Chambers, 31st March 2022
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘The British Medical Association (BMA) has accused solicitors of bullying GPs by threatening legal action if the doctor does not provide a Covid vaccination exemption for their client.’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Good Law Project (GLP) has lost a bid to revive a judicial review which was thrown out after the legal campaign group served a claim form one day late.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A redundancy exercise run by a law firm in its conveyancing department following the first lockdown in 2020 was genuine, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 24th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A right to internet access might sound trivial to some, but for many people access to the internet continues to provide a lifeline. Even after national Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, many people remain dependant on the internet as a means of accessing medication, food, an education and a source of income.’
Each Other, 17th March 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Ministers failed to allow parliament enough opportunity to scrutinise the sweeping laws passed to tackle the Covid pandemic, according to a cross-party committee of MPs.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Leigh & Ors v (1) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and (2) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Interested Party) [2022] EWHC 527. A year after the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, the Divisional Court has given its judgment on the MPS response to the proposed vigil for Ms Everard organised by #ReclaimTheseStreets on Clapham Common, near where she was last seen alive.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Outdoor civil weddings and partnerships are being legalised permanently in England and Wales. Until last summer, non-religious ceremonies had to be held inside or in a permanent outdoor structure. The rules were relaxed to allow for more guests while coronavirus social distancing measures were in place.’
BBC News, 15th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two bus operators have lost a High Court challenge to the decision by Andy Burnham, elected mayor of Greater Manchester, to proceed with bus franchising.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police unlawfully failed to consider whether the right to protest provided a “reasonable excuse” under coronavirus restrictions to organise a vigil for murder victim Sarah Everard, the High Court ruled today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The draft terms of reference for the UK public inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic have been published.’
BBC News, 11th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has ordered that a firm pay around £26,500 to a Jewish employee sacked after he did not come to work on Passover.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the system of support for children and young people in England aged 0-25 with special educational needs (SEN).’
House of Commons Library , 1st March 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Almost half of the temporary Nightingale Courts set up at the start of the pandemic are to close, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government introduced a ban on evictions in March 2020 to protect renters during the pandemic, but this was lifted in May 2021.
Now government figures show that repossession claims by private landlords are returning to pre-pandemic levels.’
BBC News, 24th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Remaining restrictions on travel could be reviewed before Easter but some laws introduced during the pandemic will be made permanent, according to the Government’s plan for living with coronavirus.’
The Independent, 21st February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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