‘Robert Bowker considers how the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dealt with fire safety cases where an improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 has been served and an application for a remediation order under s. 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 has been made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Matthew Watts and Sarah Orchard briefly explore the changes being proposed in the Renters’ Rights Bill and consider some of the impacts on the supported housing sector, where flexibility in management of housing stock is often key.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The leaders of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday refused to apologise to the profession about the Axiom Ince collapse as they dismissed the report criticising its actions as just opinion.’
BBC news, 6th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The former head of a police force’s professional standards department has been banned from driving after “swerving all over the road” while drink-driving.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A nurse who had a relationship with a patient at a high-security psychiatric hospital before resuming it years later has been struck off.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scores of taxi drivers have been able to obtain licenses despite having convictions for violent offences, a charity has found. Data obtained following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals drivers with convictions, including for violent crimes like assault, battery and harassment, have still been given licences even though licensing authorities are aware of the offences they committed.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A domestic abuse victim said she was left fearing for her life after a company which obtains restraining orders accidentally leaked her home address to her ex-partner.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A ban to stop children from legally smoking tobacco when they become adults is set to be introduced in Parliament.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As every southerner knows, people from the north of England will not eat chips without gravy, insist on talking to every stranger they meet and often sport a flat cap when walking the whippet. But do they also swear more? In an employment tribunal judgment that raises further questions about regional stereotypes, a judge has suggested that swearing in the workplace is particularly common in the north.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats on sale. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Eurostar ads across Instagram and Facebook for £39 tickets from London to Amsterdam and Brussels were misleading, the second time it has censured its ads this year.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ballard & Ors v Buzzard [2024] EWHC 2765 (Ch) (04 November 2024)
Nardelli & Ors v Richardson & Anor [2024] EWHC 2740 (Ch) (04 November 2024)
Blower v GH Canfields LLP [2024] EWHC 2763 (Ch) (04 November 2024)
Maxima Creditor Resolutions Ltd v Fealy & Anor [2024] EWHC 2694 (Ch) (01 November 2024)
Wythe & Ors v Zavos [2024] EWHC 2784 (Ch) (01 November 2024)
Abrey v Abrey & Ors [2024] EWHC 2689 (Ch) (31 October 2024)
Thomas v Southwark Council [2024] EWHC 2739 (Ch) (31 October 2024)
Ponsford & Anor v Sali & Anor [2024] EWHC 2748 (Ch) (31 October 2024)
Shorts International Ltd v Google LLC [2024] EWHC 2738 (Ch) (31 October 2024)
Barclays Bank PLC v Dylan & Ors [2024] EWHC 2776 (Ch) (30 October 2024)
Kagbara & Ors v Leigh Day Solicitors (A Firm) [2024] EWHC 2759 (Ch) (30 October 2024)
Rollerteam Ltd v Riley & Anor [2024] EWHC 2736 (Ch) (30 October 2024)
Lloyds Bank PLC v Mealham & Anor [2024] EWHC 2737 (Ch) (29 October 2024)
SP Commodities Ltd, Re [2024] EWHC 2747 (Ch) (29 October 2024)
Light SA, Re [2024] EWHC 2733 (Ch) (28 October 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Thurrock Council & Anor v Adams & Ors [2024] EWHC 2750 (KB) (30 October 2024)
Pacini & Anor v Dow Jones & Company Inc [2024] EWHC 2714 (KB) (29 October 2024)
Duke v Moores & Ors [2024] EWHC 2746 (KB) (29 October 2024)
Lowry Trading Ltd & Anor v Musicalize Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 2653 (KB) (28 October 2024)
HM Solicitor General v Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) [2024] EWHC 2732 (KB) (28 October 2024)
M & S Restorations Ltd v Banco Santander Totta SA [& Ors [2024] EWHC 2724 (KB) (28 October 2024)
Souurce: www.bailii.org
‘A trainee police officer who joked about raping a colleague has been told he would have been sacked had he not already resigned.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, is said to be the first phase of delivering Labour’s 2Plan to Make Work Pay” and follows the Government’s manifesto commitment to introduce (draft) legislation within the first 100 days of coming to office.’
12 King’s Bench Walk, 4th November 2024
Source: 12kbwemploymentlaw.wordpress.com
‘This month’s issue reviews the summaries of two cases decided in May 2024: (i) MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2024] UKSC 18 and (ii) Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) Plc v RAV Bahamas Ltd [2024] UKPC 11.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 4th November 2024
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
Supreme Court
JR222, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2024] UKSC 35 (30 October 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Malik v Malik [2024] EWCA Civ 1323 (04 November 2024)
Meta Platforms Inc & Ors v Gormsen [2024] EWCA Civ 1322 (01 November 2024)
R (Child Abduction: Parent’s Refusal to Accompany) (Rev1) [2024] EWCA Civ 1296 (30 October 2024)
R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 1302 (30 October 2024)
M (Children: Findings of Fact) [2024] EWCA Civ 1290 (29 October 2024)
Parsdome Holdings Ltd v Plastic Energy Global SL [2024] EWCA Civ 1293 (29 October 2024)
Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1291 (29 October 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hanna & Anor v Rex [2024] EWCA Crim 1315 (04 November 2024)
AEB & Ors, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1320 (01 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Veres v Pecs Regional Court Hungary [2024] EWHC 2790 (Admin) (04 November 2024)
Jipa v Hunedoara County Court (Romania) [2024] EWHC 2785 (Admin) (01 November 2024)
Kubik v Polish Judicial Authority [2024] EWHC 2772 (Admin) (31 October 2024)
Werndl v District Court In Krakow, Poland [2024] EWHC 2771 (Admin) (31 October 2024)
Orsos v Tribunal of Pecs Hungary (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2766 (Admin) (31 October 2024)
District Court of Bratislava (Slovakia) v Soltes [2024] EWHC 2754 (Admin) (30 October 2024)
Milewska v Regional Court of Bialystok, Poland [2024] EWHC 2760 (Admin) (30 October 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
NMC Health Plc v Ernst & Young LLP (No. 1) [2024] EWHC 2792 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
NMC Health Plc v Ernst & Young LLP (No. 2) [2024] EWHC 2793 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
NMC Health Plc v Ernst & Young LLP (No. 3) [2024] EWHC 2794 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
Capgemini UK PLC v Dassault Systemes UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 2728 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
SATA Internacional – Azores Airline SA v Hi Fly Ltd [2024] EWHC 2762 (Comm) (31 October 2024)
SIA Investment Industry v Pardus Wealth Ltd [2024] EWHC 2774 (Comm) (31 October 2024)
Corfield v Howard [2024] EWHC 2727 (Comm) (30 October 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The introduction of Kim Leadbeater’s Private Member’s Bill which will, if enacted, legalise assisted suicide for “Terminally Ill Adults” in England and Wales has, unsurprisingly, drawn significant commentary from many quarters, including some legal academics and practitioners. This is despite the fact that, as yet, Leadbeater’s Bill has not been published.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th November 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB).’
Quarterly Medical Law Review , 28th October 2024
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘Many law firms treat anti-money laundering (AML) training as a “tick-box exercise”, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.’
Legal Futures, 5th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters, published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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