‘The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is facing calls to resign over his handling of a sexual abuse case, days before he takes temporary charge of the Church of England.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People scheduled to stand trial could be “diverted” from the criminal justice system in efforts to tackle the “unsustainable” backlog of court cases, the head of a major justice review has said.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers are refusing to represent people charged with certain crimes amid a crisis over solicitors’ pay, with one burglary suspect turned away by 12 legal firms, the Law Society president has said.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A bus driver who was reading a piece of paper behind the wheel has been jailed for two years after hitting a woman crossing the road, police have said.’
The Independent, 13th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gunman who opened fire on the street with a submachine gun before fleeing in a Rolls Royce has been jailed for more than 15 years.’
The Independent, 14th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 BSA and regulation 6 of the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022 contain short time limits and detailed prescribed requirements for landlords to comply with in seeking leaseholder deeds of certificate.’
Falcon Chambers, 26th November 2024
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘”The company”, argued Gower and Davies: Principles of Modern Company Law in 2003, “is a dominant institution in our society, and all the more so with the retreat in recent decades of the government-owned or public sector of the economy”.’
King's Law Journal, 11th December 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘The actions of armed police who surrounded and arrested a 13-year-old boy after an officer mistook his water pistol for a real gun were “reasonable in the circumstances”, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Professional negligence claims are somewhat more susceptible to the many procedural pitfalls in civil litigation. Passage of time, lengthy negotiations before issue, insolvency.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 26th November 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘A rioter who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years – the joint highest sentence passed down so far for the nationwide disorder over the summer.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The claimants had obtained judgment against the defendants and an interim charging order had been made against the defendants’ interest in a freehold house. The claimants sought an order that the charging order be made final. The interest charged arose under a contract of sale dated 9 January 2019 pursuant to which the defendants had contracted to purchase the property and occupied it pursuant to an AST pending completion. The sale had never completed. The freeholder/vendor (being the third-party in the proceedings) had served a notice to complete back in 2019. It was not complied with but the vendor did not rescind the contract. The defendants remained in possession paying rent under the AST. A deed of variation extending the date for completing was discussed but never finalised. In July 2024, after the interim charging order was made, the vendor wrote to the defendants purporting to rescind the contract.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 20th December 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected the evidence of an expert witness who had “little or no regard” to the Civil Procedure Rules and was “prepared materially to mislead the court”.’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In this case the Court applied traditional constructive trust principles to disputed facts in order to determine whether a specific property came within the estate of a bankrupt. It will be of interest to practitioners advising in the area of challenged transfers in the context of insolvency.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 20th November 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘Jury trials could be abandoned for some criminal cases in England and Wales under a radical overhaul proposed by ministers as the crown courts backlog hit a record high.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This post considers the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in Blomfield v Monier Road Limited (Smoke House & Curing House) LON/00BG/HYI/2023/0024.’
Falcon Chambers, 12th November 2024
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘This case not only dealt with the nuances of the law of domicile in cross-border adoption, but also addressed the legal principles and applicability of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to private and family life), to cases of cross-border adoptions.’
Five Pump Court, 14th November 2024
Source: www.5pumpcourt.com
‘Two animal rights activists have been sentenced to community orders over milk-pouring stunts at two high-end department stores in central London.’
BBC News, 12th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Judgment of the Divisional Court of Griffiths J and HHJ Jarman KC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) is the most significant treatment of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“RH(W)A”) and the wider regulatory regime for Electrical Condition Reports (“ECR”) and fitness for human habitation to date.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 13th November 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
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