‘The lengthy multi-year sentences handed to Just Stop Oil activists are “not acceptable in a democracy”, a UN special rapporteur has said, as the government faced growing pressure to reverse the previous administration’s “hardline anti-protest” approach.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘BT has been fined more than £17m for missing 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused the emergency call handling service to be disrupted for nearly 11 hours last summer.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A report on the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s handling of the Andrew Malkinson case has laid bare “a catalogue of failures”, finding that he could have been exonerated almost a decade earlier.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The inclusion of both the Hillsborough Law and Martyn’s Law in the King’s Speech is a big moment for people power.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has clarified the requirement for appropriate assessment in multi-stage consents. Barristers at Landmark Chambers explain the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Baird report, which was commissioned by Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, and released on Thursday morning [18 July], examined 14 cases of 11 women and three men who had been treated unfairly by Greater Manchester police (GMP). It found wrongful arrests, a lack of care for domestic and sexual abuse survivors, and strip-searches being conducted forcefully on vulnerable women.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) [2024] UKSC 23 the Supreme Court decided unanimously that the collateral warranty in issue was not a construction contract for the purposes of the 1996 Act and that most collateral warranties will also be regarded as the same. This overrules the decision of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Wales and West Ltd [2013] EWHC 2665 (TCC). The Supreme Court’s judgment provides much-needed clarity for the industry.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Mrs Melling and her husband Paul from Leyland, Lancashire, were each fined £120 after taking their children out of primary school for a trip to Egypt.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The failures and weaknesses in the UK’s pandemic preparations are expected to be laid out in the first report published by the Covid inquiry.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A major general who helped carry Prince Philip’s coffin has admitted disgraceful conduct after playing with a woman’s hair and kissing her without consent.’
The Independent, 17th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A disqualified driver who killed his girlfriend after speeding into a garden wall has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.’
BBC News, 17th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the council had “failed to effectively implement sufficient measures” to protect its systems from attack.’
The Independent, 17th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A driver who hit a seven-year-old boy in his van and left the scene of the crash has been given a suspended sentence at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court.’
BBC News, 17th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has held that regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017/1012 can require an assessment (i.e. a habitats regulations assessment, “HRA”) to be undertaken at the discharge of conditions stage – even if the outstanding conditions do not themselves concern habitats matters. This is important because it means the discharge of conditions cannot simply ride on the coat-tails of the outline permission.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square , 15th July 2024
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘In this article, 4 New Square Chambers’ Douglas James considers the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd (Respondent) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 23 and its implications for adjudication business.’
4 New Square, 15th July 2024
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘The Skilled Worker Visa is designed for skilled individuals who wish to work in an eligible role in the UK.’
EIN Blog, 16th July 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A West Yorkshire firm has been fined by the regulator for charging personal injury clients higher fees than allowed under the rules on damages-based agreements.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has refused to adjourn the three-day trial in a claim where Leigh Day is accused of making unauthorised disbursements from a settlement fund in a £55 million case. The Nigerian claimants argued they had not been given formal notice of the trial date.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A gang of cowboy builders who preyed on more than 20 homeowners across England and Wales, defrauding them out of a collective £1.2m, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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