‘Jack Harding examines case law on failure to remove claims and the application of the Osman test in the context of domestic violence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In St Anne’s Court Dorset Limited v SSHCLG and Dorset Council [2021] EWHC 2954 (QB) permission was granted in 1980 for use of the appeal site as a “site for touring caravans”. Conditions required that not more than 15 “touring camping units” could be stationed on the site, that a 2-week time limit applied to any stay, that the site could only be used seasonally between 1 March and 31 October and that no “camping units” could be used as permanent residential units.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This briefing paper outlines the the “community right to bid” for “assets of community value”, introduced into England by the Localism Act 2011. It also covers other community powers regarding land and property, including community asset transfer, the Right to Contest, and equivalent provisions in Scotland and Wales.’
House of Commons Library , 10th March 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The High Court has ruled in favour of three claimants in a dispute over whether there is a fixed timeframe in respect of steps in the amendment of an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan where a local authority accepts amendment is necessary, during the compulsory statutory annual review.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A joint prosecution by three councils has seen a serial fly-tipper sentenced to 21 months in prison and his van seized. Hillingdon Council teamed up with Buckinghamshire Council and Sutton Council to tackle what was described as Dean Stanley’s “deliberate and flagrant” campaign of dumping.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Andy Burnham’s decision to reform bus services to bring them under public control in Greater Manchester was not unlawful, a High Court judge has found in a ruling against two bus companies.’
The Independent, 9th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This was the issue in the landmark human rights case, Re S [2004] UKHL 47, in which Lord Steyn formulated the test in balancing privacy interests under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights with freedom of expression interests under Article 10. Lord Steyn’s formula is relied on (or should be) every time the media argue that it’s in the public interest to breach someone’s Article 8 rights. Likewise, every time an individual argues their privacy rights outweigh freedom of expression, we go to Re S.’
Transparency Project, 8th March 2022
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Of the 5,408 unique judgments given by the Administrative Court from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, only 55% (3,001) are available to the public on BAILII, research has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In Finch the Court of Appeal has declined to define significant indirect effects for environmental impact assessment (EIA). Barristers at Cornerstone Barristers consider the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A parish council recently won an important victory over whether a neighbourhood plan prevails over draft Local Plan allocation. Meyric Lewis and Kate Olley examine the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.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
‘A Scottish law firm, which has no offices south of the border, has failed in a jurisdiction challenge to halt a negligence claim over advice a solicitor gave over a Cornish wind farm project.’
Legal Futures, 4th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Draft guidelines to help improve practice when the state acts to safeguard a baby at birth have been published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO) and are being tested for feasibility in sites across England and Wales.’
Family Law, 3rd March 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Gloucestershire County Council has started the procurement of a fully developed, off the shelf, cloud-based Legal Case Management System with Court Bundling System.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Applications for planning permission for projects in England and Wales will need to provide “utmost clarity” on their potential indirect environmental impacts in the wake of a new court judgment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In London Borough of X v MR & Ors [2022] EWCOP 1, MR, aged 86, was living with dementia and was expected to die at some time between the spring of 2022 and the spring of 2024. He had been discharged from hospital to CC Nursing Home during the first COVID emergency, where he was held under a standard Deprivation of Liberty issued by the local authority. The sole issue before the Court was not whether it was in MR’s best interests to return home but whether he should remain at CC Nursing Home or move to a Jewish care home.’
Law & Religion UK, 2nd March 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal over a coroner’s ruling that Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Right to life) was not engaged in a case where a vulnerable, 52-year-old woman with Down’s syndrome and learning disabilities died.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) and non-profit legal group Foxglove have sent the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) a letter before action over its use of a computer algorithm when deciding on who should be investigated for fraud.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This was Mr Minott’s appeal from a judicial review that upheld Cambridge’s refusal to accept a second homeless application.’
Nearly Legal, 19th February 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Everyone in the UK should be legally entitled to equal access to nature, wildlife campaigners will tell the government.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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