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23 July 2021
Issue: 7942 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 23 July 2021

Asylum

R (on the application of Mahmud) v Upper Tribunal and another [2021] EWCA Civ 1004, [2021] All ER (D) 40 (Jul)

In the context of ‘Test of English for International Communication’ (TOEIC) litigation, the appellant’s appeal against a decision of the Administrative Court refusing him permission to apply for judicial review of a decision the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (UT), refusing him permission to appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT), would be dismissed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that, among other things, there was no arguable case, which had a reasonable prospect of success, of showing that the decision made by the UT had been wrong. TOEIC litigation was very fact-specific and the FTT had made a specific decision on the particular facts which could not sensibly be challenged.


Compensation

A and another v Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and another [2021] UKSC 27, [2021] All ER (D) 33 (Jul)

Excluding the appellant victims of human trafficking from compensation under the 2012 iteration

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 have now been announced, marking another outstanding celebration of excellence, innovation, and impact across the legal profession
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
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