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In this issue Equality and human rights Judicial review Information law International law Other public law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Equality and human rights Supreme Court rules on first Russia sanctions challenge (Shvidler v Foreign Secretary) The Supreme Court concluded, by a 4–1 majority, that the sanctions applied by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to Mr Shvidler, and, unanimously, that the actions taken by the Secretary of State for Transport against the yacht M/Y Phi owned by Dalston Projects, introduced immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were proportionate and lawful notwithstanding the recognised impact on the appellants’ rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. In a robust dissent, Lord Leggatt criticised the majority’s stance in Mr Shvidler’s appeal, holding that the measures against him, as a UK national, were disproportionate and thus unlawful. With...

In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Leasing property Property management Statutory compliance Investigating title Transferring property Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers Key developments and horizon scanning Further comment on general election manifestos The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued commentary and analysis on the general election manifestos of multiple parties — Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour, Green and Reform — with particular attention to housing and planning. In parallel, the British Property Federation has published its take on the Labour Party’s manifesto, following earlier remarks on the Liberal Democrat and Conservative platforms. See: LNB News 18/06/2024 25, LNB News 14/06/2024 33 and LNB News 19/06/2024 14. Source: UK General Election 2024: What it means for housing, Land and Rural Manifesto overview, BPF comments on the Labour Party manifesto and Labour Manifesto - BPF Analysis. Leasing property Forfeiture—breach notification covenant The Tropical Zoo Ltd...

In this issue Key developments and horizon scanning Forfeiture Service charges Disputes and remedies Trespass and adverse possession LexTalk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Latest Q&As Key developments and horizon scanning The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 secured Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, ahead of Parliament’s prorogation. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed this in a press release outlining the headline measures. See LNB News 28/05/2024 108. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reacted to the passage of the LFRA 2024. RICS welcomes the Act for bringing greater certainty to leaseholders, landlords and the market, while noting lingering ambiguities and points of concern. See LNB 29/05/2024 75. Forfeiture A delay in returning rent did not amount to a waiver of the right to forfeit (The Tropical Zoo Ltd v The Mayor...

Practice Note This Practice Note consists of two strands created to help dispute resolution practitioners remain up to date with developments in case law that affect their field, or which influence civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are highlighted below; see Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 summaries of significant appeal decisions in England and Wales (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and, where appropriate, certain judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Justice of the European Union), and ECtHR, which we have covered; see: Key forthcoming appeal cases—2022 You can navigate this content using the table of contents in the left-hand margin. Alternatively, search this tracker using [CTRL]+[F]. This material is not intended to be a comprehensive register of every appeal or major decision relevant to dispute resolution practitioners. Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 Tort and negligence ...

ARCHIVED: This tracker is archived and no longer updated. For an overview of Court of Protection cases from 2025 onwards, see: Court of Protection—table of cases. P, Re (Property & Affairs Deputyship: Jurisdiction) [2024] EWCOP 77 (T2) Court of Protection determines it has jurisdiction to consider whether P’s mother should continue as property and affairs deputy The proceedings related to P, an adult who sustained a brain injury in an accident and had a substantial personal injury claim. His mother had been appointed by the Court of Protection as his property and affairs deputy, and the present decision addressed an application seeking to revoke that appointment. The litigation had been protracted. Earlier, the court permitted ‘closed material’ to be withheld from P’s parents to facilitate capacity assessments; for a summary of that ruling, see here. Despite that step, neither the Official Solicitor nor the court gained clarity about P’s condition or even his location. It was reported that P was now residing in Italy. HHJ Burrows concluded that...

Careless or inconsiderate driving If someone drives a car carelessly on a road or in a public place, or acts without regard for other users of that road or place, they may commit the offence of careless or inconsiderate driving under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA 1988). Under RTA 1988, s 3, the offence is triable summarily only. Elements of the offence of careless driving To be convicted, it must be shown that a person: drives a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration, for other persons using the road or public place Drive Although the RTA 1988 does not define driving, the courts have ruled that driving is a physical act that only an individual can perform. The Divisional Court has determined that the expression does not extend to a limited company (Richmond London Borough Council v Pinn and Wheeler...

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF VEHICULAR RIGHTS ON HIGHWAY [ insert highway description and number ] ORDER [ insert number ] Acting pursuant to section 249 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (‘the Act’), the Council of the London Borough of [ insert name of borough ] (The Council) hereby issues this order...

London Borough of [ insert name of Borough ], Town and Country Planning Act 1990 The Council of the London Borough of [ insert name of Council ] gives notice of its intention to make an order, under section 249 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), to authorise the ending of vehicular rights over [ insert description of highway where vehicular rights are to be extinguished ], more particularly identified and delineated on the plan in the Schedule 1 below...