R (On the application of Day) v Shropshire Council [2023] UKSC 8 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1751

Land which is subject to a statutory trust in favor of the public is held by a local authority for the purpose of the public’s enjoyment. In order for local authorities to dispose of this type of land they must comply with statutory consultation requirements. The issue raised by this appeal is what happens to the public’s rights to use this type of land when the local authority disposes of the land but fails to comply with the statutory requirements.

This issue arose in the context of a challenge to the grant of

Idaho judge severs Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow case; trials will be held separately

FREMONT COUNTY, ID (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona’s Family has learned that a Fremont County, Idaho judge has severed the case of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow. They are suspected of being accused of the mysterious deaths of two of Vallow’s children and Daybell’s former romantic partner.

According to the CBS affiliate in Idaho Falls, Vallow appeared in court on Thursday in person while Daybell showed up via video conference. Local media had previously reported that discussions were underway to split the case after the request of Daybell’s attorney, who asked District Judge Steven Boyce to sever the case. Vallow’s trial

Rakusen v Jepsen and others [2023] UKSC 9 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2021] EWCA Civ 1150

This appeal is about Rent Repayment Orders. These are orders that can be made against landlords who have committed certain housing-related attacks. They require a landlord to repay an amount of rent paid by a tenant (or pay to a local housing authority an amount of universal credit paid in respect of rent). The question which arises is whether they can only be made against a tenant’s immediate landlord, or whether they can be made against a landlord higher up in a chain of tenancies (eg the landlord of the tenant’s immediate landlord)

R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and Anor – UKSCBlog

In this post, Ingrida Jakuseva, a paralegal within the Litigation and Arbitration department at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and Anor. The application for permission to appeal will be heard by the Supreme Court on 8 March 2023.

The Supreme Court is to consider whether an administrator appointed under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 is a “director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the corporate body” so as to fall within the Trade Union and Labor Relations (Consolidation) Act

Explainer-What’s the latest on Biden’s US student loan forgiveness?

(Reuters) – US President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive federal student loans, first announced in August, was blocked by two legal challenges. It is being scrutinized by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, clouding the financial future for millions of American students and graduates.

Biden said in November he was confident the plan was legal, and announced new, temporary relief for borrowers that may mean their next loan payment is not due until August 2023.

WHAT IS THE LATEST NEWS?

The US Supreme Court’s nine justices are hearing arguments in the Biden administration’s appeal of the two lower court rulings today.

Journalism has Changed: A New Standards Code for Modern Journalism

Author: Dr Peter Coe

Journalism has Changed: A New Standards Code for Modern JournalismOn the 16th of February Impress, the Press Recognition Panel approved regulator of the UK press, launched its new Standards Code and Guidance (the new Code and Guidance will come into force on the 1st of April 2023). As a member of the Impress Code Committee I was involved in the review process and in drafting the revised Code. In this post I explain some of the reasons behind the new Code, and some of the key changes.

Journalism has changed. One of the great things about the internet is that it has opened up journalism

This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 27th February 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Tuesday 28th February 2023the Court will hear the case of JTI POLSKA Sp. Zoo and others v Jakubowski and otherson appeal from [2021] EWHC 1465. The case concerns whether the Supreme Court should depart from the judgment of the House of Lords in Buchanan (under the Practice Statement (Judicial Precedent) [1966] 1 WLR 1234) and hold that excise duty payable in respect of goods which are stolen in the course of international carriage by road cannot be claimed under Article 23(4) of the CMR

UPDATE 3-EU adopts fresh sanctions amid vow to ramp up pressure on Moscow

(Adds comments by Zelenskiy, Russian human rights commission, Wagner head)

BRUSSELS, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The European Union vowed to increase pressure on Moscow “until Ukraine is liberated” as it adopted a tenth package of sanctions on Russia on Saturday, a day after the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.

“We now have the most far-reaching sanctions ever – depleting Russia’s war arsenal and biting deep into its economy,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter, adding the bloc was turning up the pressure on those trying to circumvent EU sanctions .

EU foreign policy chief