‘The UK financial watchdog is to investigate whether insurance companies are ripping off “vulnerable” customers who take out policies designed to financially protect them and their families in case of serious illness or death.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jones, R (On the Application Of) v Cornwall Council [2024] EWHC 2198 (Admin) (23 August 2024)
Lomas v Republic of South Africa [2024] EWHC 2210 (Admin) (23 August 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nilsson & Anor v Cynberg [2024] EWHC 2164 (Ch) (23 August 2024)
MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP v Wiseglass [2024] EWHC 2208 (Ch) (23 August 2024)
Rahman v Hassan & Ors [2024] EWHC 2209 (Ch) (23 August 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
An NHS Trust v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 2207 (Fam) (22 August 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Hawrami v Journalism Development Network Inc & Ors [2024] EWHC 2194 (KB) (23 August 2024)
Worcester v Hopley [2024] EWHC 2181 (KB) (21 August 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Mann v Martin (2024) EW Misc 23 (CC). Standalone section 4 Defective Premises Act 1972 cases are quite unusual. It is more common as an additional/secondary head in a disrepair claim, but this county court case is such a relatively rare beast.’
Nearly Legal, 26th August 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found fault in the actions of Devon County Council after it left a teenager with needs including Autism and ADHD less than a week away from being made homeless because the council had not decided where he should live when he became 18.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found that Birmingham City Council failed to provide suitable accommodation to a family placed in bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for more than 26 weeks, 20 weeks over the maximum time such accommodation can be used for homeless applicants with dependent children.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A judge has set aside his order for payment of a law firm’s administrator after new evidence raised “a sense of real unease and concern” about the decision.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Members of a people-smuggling ring have been jailed yesterday after being caught cramming 2 Afghan migrants into a tiny car boot.’
Home Office, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A clinical negligence claimant who saw their unrealistic costs budget slashed cannot claim for the costs of sorting out the argument, a court has ruled.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for judicial review in a case where legal aid for a Home Office asylum interview was refused because the interviewee had turned 18 by the time of his interview.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay.’
BBC News, 27th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of women who were sexually abused as children could be unable to obtain justice because of an anomaly in the law of England and Wales that is being challenged at the European court of human rights.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Keir Starmer’s most senior legal adviser has intervened in the contentious decision over whether to ban UK arms sales to Israel, the Guardian has learned, as officials struggle to distinguish between “offensive” and “defensive” weapons.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan Police has dropped its investigation into betting on the date of the general election, saying the bar for misconduct in public office had not been met.’
The Independent, 24th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An equality and diversity officer who successfully sued her university employer for discrimination has criticised the sector’s failures to tackle racism in an exclusive interview with The Independent.’
The Independent, 26th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother and son whose lives have been completely reshaped by living under witness protection have called for a wholesale review of the system, warning that instead of keeping people safe it can be “hostile” to innocents.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Since the two seminal decisions of the House of Lords, first in White v White [2000] 2 FLR 981 and then in Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] 1 FLR 1186, introduced practitioners to the potentially crucial distinction (in sharing cases, at least) between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property, and the decision of Nicholas Mostyn QC (as he then was) in GW v RW (Financial Provision: Departure from Equality) [2003] 2 FLR 108 introduced into orthodoxy the practice of treating seamless pre-marital cohabitation as, or at least as if it were, part of a marriage, the question of when parties commenced cohabitation has assumed an important significance (although, unlike the ES1, Form E still does not require them to set out when they say that was), alongside the question of when they separated.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 22nd August 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
High Court (Administrative Court)
Pigott v Crown Prosecution Service [2024] EWHC 2177 (Admin) (20 August 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Matthews v Matthews [2024] EWHC 2182 (Ch) (21 August 2024)
Pembrokeshire County Council v Cole & Anor [2024] EWHC 2187 (Ch) (21 August 2024)
Sheikh v Law Society of England and Wales & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2185 (Ch) (21 August 2024)
Fox & Anor v Bent & Ors [2024] EWHC 2179 (Ch) (20 August 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
Elkndo v Elsyed & Ors (Committal: Findings) [2024] EWHC 2204 (Fam) (22 August 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
IMX v Bicknell [2024] EWHC 2183 (KB) (21 August 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
CNO Plant Hire Ltd v Caldwell Construction Ltd [2024] EWHC 2188 (TCC) (21 August 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Before you can become a UK citizen, you must fulfil good character requirements. To assess this, the Home Office will assess your background to understand whether you have taken any actions that could be deemed as ‘anti-UK’ or dangerous to other people who live in the country.’
EIN Blog, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
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