Defending cycling pothole claims – Local Government Lawyer
‘A recent High Court ruling could help with the defence of cycling pothole claims, writes John Goodman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New measures to protect victims of domestic abuse – Ministry of Justice
‘Domestic abusers will be ordered to stay away from their victims and face tougher restrictions with the launch of new protective orders today.’
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Government “at risk of breaching duty” to provide access to justice – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice is at risk of not meeting its statutory duty for civil legal aid to deliver access to justice, according to research it commissioned.’
Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers – Home Office
‘Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.’
Home Office, 28th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
CPS sets out Action Plan to tackle disproportionality in charging decisions – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An ambitious plan to tackle racial disproportionality and safeguard fair prosecution decision-making for all has been published today by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th November 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Enacting Just and Equal Laws: the Mayflower 400 Lecture by the Lady Chief Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the 2024 Mayflower 400 Lecture at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 28 November.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th November 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
CoA rejects late claim in spite of its merits – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a litigant who missed a deadline should not have been granted leniency merely because she appeared to have a strong case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Women not appealing conviction ‘because they fear rocking the boat’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Women are less likely than men to appeal their convictions because they fear “rocking the boat” and doing anything that could increase their sentence, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has revealed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Child Maintenance and Mortgage Payments – New Guidance: LM v SSWP & NM [2024] UKUT 259 (AAC) – Financial Remedies Journal
‘What happens if the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has determined that a non-resident parent (NRP) is required to pay child maintenance to the parent-with-care (PWC), but payments are also being made towards the mortgage secured on the property in which PWC still lives with the qualifying child/children (QC)? Does it matter if the property is jointly owned by NRP and PWC? Will those mortgage payments reduce the amount of child maintenance?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 29th November 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
Shared parental leave ‘failing working families’ – BBC News
‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding – BBC News
‘Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school – The Guardian
‘The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK, Home Office admits – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof that they are allowed to be in the country.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns – The Independent
‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rupert Grint asked to pay more than £1.8m after losing tax battle – The Independent
‘Former Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint must pay more than £1.8m in tax after losing a legal battle with HM Revenue and Customs. Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the franchise, was ordered to pay the sum in 2019 after HMRC launched an investigation into his tax return from the 2011-12 tax year.’
The Independent, 30th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Assisted dying bill passes after vote paving the way for historic change – The Independent
‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Emambux v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 1459 (28 November 2024)
Switaj v McClenaghan [2024] EWCA Civ 1457 (28 November 2024)
Bangs v FM Conway Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1461 (28 November 2024)
Howe v Brent London Borough Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1444 (27 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Freda v Bochum Local Court, Germany [2024] EWHC 3065 (Admin) (28 November 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Panel On Takeovers and Mergers v Balfour-Lynn & Ors [2024] EWHC 3044 (Ch) (28 November 2024)
Grierson v Grierson [2024] EWHC 3048 (Ch) (27 November 2024)
KRF Services (UK) Ltd, In the Matter Of [2024] EWHC 2978 (Ch) (26 November 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aabar Holdings SARL v Glencore PLC & Ors [2024] EWHC 3046 (Comm) (27 November 2024)
4VVV Ltd & Ors v Spence & Ors [2024] EWHC 3035 (Comm) (27 November 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
General Dental Council v KK & Anor [2024] EWHC 3053 (Fam) (25 November 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
BCLI v Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis [2024] EWHC 3018 (KB) (27 November 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Robert Heath Heating Ltd v Orbit Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3039 (TCC) (27 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote – The Guardian
‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
