‘James Mallery-Nelson analyses a 1996 High Court decision that established a key precedent, providing commercial landlords with a common law mechanism to enforce tenants’ repairing obligations under their leases.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A scammer who sold fake tickets for Liverpool’s 2022 Champions League final in Paris against Real Madrid conned football fans out of £40,000, police have said. Lee Waldron, 41, was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of acquiring, using and possessing criminal property.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from November and December 2024.’
Football Law, 13th January 2025
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘Section 375(1) of the Insolvency Act 1980 provides: “Every court having jurisdiction for the purposes of the Parts in this Group may review, rescind or vary any order made by it in the exercise of that jurisdiction.” Parliament’s decision to enact s.375(1), and the jurisdiction it creates, is inconsistent with the normal approach to the finality of litigation.’
33 Bedford Row, 14th January 2025
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘Tanveer Qureshi has written an informative article on health and safety offences prosecuted in England and Wales.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 9th January 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘There has been some media coverage which suggests that, as part of our burials consultation, the Law Commission is proposing that Commonwealth war graves (graves of servicemen and women who died in the first and second world wars) should be reused. This is not the case.’
Law Commission, 14th January 2025
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘A former commercial director with London firm Mishcon de Reya was unfairly dismissed after he was not paid commission owed to him for three years, a tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An order made by a High Court judge to restrain the naming of judges who sat in proceedings concerning the late Sara Sharif, who was murdered by her father and stepmother, infringed upon the principle of open justice ‘in a manner that is without any known precedent’, the Court of Appeal heard today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A home caring for people with dementia where concerns about “sexual safety” and falls were raised has been placed in special measures.’
BBC news, 15th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A blind man sacked during his probation at a bakery amid claims he made mistakes has won £18,500, including £12,000 for injury to feelings.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is expected to reactivate a piece of legislation aimed at protecting free speech on university campuses. The Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act, which could have seen universities fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech, was passed under the previous, Conservative government in 2023. But its implementation was stopped shortly after Labour’s election win last summer over concerns the law was potentially damaging to student welfare. A government source has said the legislation is now being recommenced to make it workable.’
BBC news, 15th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Andrew Malkinson has called the former head of the miscarriage of justice watchdog “shameless” as she resigned from the job saying she had been “scapegoated for entirely legitimate decisions” taken over his case.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A hospital trust has admitted liability for the actions of a doctor found to have used invasive and intimate procedures on patients for sexual gratification.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fr Stavros Bozos was the priest of the Greek Orthodox parish of the Three Hierarchs in Leeds, seconded from the Church of Greece and under the authority of the Archbishop of Great Britain and Thyateira. His contract of employment included celebrating the Divine Liturgy on Sundays and Great Feast Days and monthly at the Greek School, preaching at the Liturgy, catechism classes for children and adults, helping and supporting the community and church and taking care of the “cleanness and seemly appearance of the Church interior”. He had refused to work from the church after the COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted, insisting on working from home and arguing that he should not be obliged to commute to the church because the community’s computer was located at his home, making the commute a waste of time.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th January 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A recent High Court of England and Wales decision highlights the speed at which the law is continuing to evolve and must continue to, so that it can properly deal with digital assets such as cryptocurrency, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘UK plc and public sector organisations are ramping up pressure on staff to come in to the office as pandemic memories fade. Law firms seeking to follow suit need to be aware that there are risks attached.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘This is a response to the FRJ blog post by Nicholas Allen KC and Philip Tait, “Ma v Roux: Can You Strike Out a Set Aside Application?” (25 September 2024), which posed the question as to whether the court is empowered to strike out an application to set aside a financial remedy order. ‘
Financial Remedies Journal, 8th January 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The ex-boyfriend of a vulnerable young mother has been found guilty of assault and subjecting her to a prolonged campaign of abuse, but cleared of her manslaughter, after she left a suicide note claiming “I was murdered”.’
The Independent, 13th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A GP who sexually assaulted women while examining them has been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three police officers are facing misconduct hearings following the death of a young mother who had suffered prolonged domestic abuse.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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