‘The High Court has issued a judgment upholding the English courts’ jurisdiction and ordering an expedited RAND trial in a significant dispute between Nokia and Amazon.’
Blackstone Chambers, 26th July 2024
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘On 28 April 2021 (in R (Hertfordshire County Council) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2021] EWHC 1093 (Admin)) (Hertfordshire), Dame Victoria Sharp P and Chamberlain J considered whether the reference to a ‘meeting’ in schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (Meetings and Proceedings of Local Authorities) could include a meeting conducted wholly or partly remotely. The court decided it could not. ‘The question for us,’ they remarked, ‘is not what “meeting” means in the abstract, or in some other context, but what it means in the particular statutory context of schedule 12 to the 1972 act’, which needed to be read as a whole. Schedule 12 (among other things) included obligations to hold the meeting ‘at such place, either within or without their area’ as a principal council, parish council or community council may direct. Consequently, ‘a “place within or without the area” is most naturally interpreted as a reference to a particular geographical location and would not naturally encompass an online location’. And: ‘Attending a meeting at a single specified geographical location would… ordinarily mean physically going to that location.’’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Councils can hold remote licensing hearings lawfully under the Licensing Act 2003, according to a ruling handed down today (11 July) by the High Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A councillor in Gloucester has been ordered to pay £49,823.36 for selling puppies without a licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A marine conservation group has initiated legal action against the UK government, claiming the Conservatives’ decision to issue North Sea oil and gas licences without taking into account their impact on the environment was unlawful.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘East Cambridgeshire District Council has successfully defended a driver’s appeal over the revocation of a private hire and hackney carriage licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who sold goods in the streets of Birmingham did not break the law as he was protected under an 1871 act by being a pedlar, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘R (New Hope Care Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1270 (Admin) (24 May 2024). In these judicial review proceedings, David Pievsky KC held that the SSHD’s decision to revoke New Hope Care Ltd’s sponsor licence without first providing it a meaningful opportunity to respond was unlawful. It was inconsistent with published policy, contrary to legitimate expectation, and procedurally unfair at common law. New Hope Care is a large business which provides care services to individuals in need.’
EIN Blog, 10th June 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A rare case on the duty of a local council not to cause psychiatric injury to a cab driver applying for a licence has culminated this week in the authority obtaining a charging order on the driver’s home.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Uber is facing a multi-million pound legal case being brought on behalf of almost 11,000 London black cab drivers, in the latest challenge to the firm in the UK capital.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An 83-year-old loan shark has been ordered to pay more than £173,000.’
BBC News, 29th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Philip Kolvin KC, Patron of the Institute of Licensing, has worked with the Night Time Industries Association to draw up a manifesto setting out a range of reinvigorating measures. The Institute of Licensing published Darkest before the dawn: a manifesto for the night-time economy as their lead article for March 2024.’
11KBW, 2nd April 2024
Source: www.11kbw.com
‘A taxi driver who admitted showing a female passenger a weblink to an explicit website has lost an appeal to drive an East Cambridgeshire District Council licensed taxi or private hire vehicle.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd April 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Charles Holland examines a recent ruling where conditions restricting the ability to cross-border subcontract were quashed on appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A wind farm owned by EDF has been forced to pay £5.5 million into a fund designed to help vulnerable customers. The news comes after regulator Ofgem found that it had overcharged the grid.’
The Independent, 4th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A licensing sub-committee considering an application for review of a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 is given a wide discretion, from taking no action to revoking the licence. As is well known, in exercising its discretion, it must take the steps which it considers appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. The question for consideration in this article is whether and, if so the extent to which, it may use its powers to impose a sanction or take into consideration a need for deterrence.’
11KBW, November 2023
Source: www.11kbw.com
‘Richard Desmond, the Brexit-backing media tycoon, is invoking EU law to sue the gambling regulator after it rejected his “fanciful” bid to run the national lottery, in a suit that could deprive good causes of millions of pounds.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘“The absence of a suitable test or target for the reduction of Scope 3 emissions”: High Court challenge fails, and the Government Calls for Evidence”.’
Six Pump Court, 31st October 2023
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has confirmed that property guardianship companies must licence premises as HMOs (houses in multiple occupation). Ranjit Bhose KC and Tara O’Leary analyse the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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