#high-court-ruling

#high-court-ruling

Australia passed legislation in 2023 to mothball the planned embassy building after officials deemed it to pose a security threat. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at the time that his government decided to revoke the lease over the specific risk posed by the site, located about 300 metres (328 yards) from Parliament House. Russia, which blasted the move as Russophobic hysteria, challenged the legislation in court, arguing that it was not valid under the Australian Constitution.

Today, Epping Forest District Council finally lost its case with the Home Office over migrant hotels. The council had sought and initially secured an injunction against The Bell Hotel - the former residence of convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu - on the basis that by contracting with the Government to house asylum seekers, it had breached its planning permissions. Epping Forest's argument was that a commercial hotel becoming full-time immigration housing constituted a "material change of use", and thus required fresh planning permission.

I am acutely aware that the conclusion I have reached does not accord with [his] wishes and how that will feel for him... [He] has the talent, ability and intelligence to make this work together with his family. It will be difficult but they all have the common aim for [him] to return to live with his family.

Delivering her summary judgment, Justice Cockerill said the gowns failed to comply with a "validated sterilisation process", as explicitly required under the contract. While PPE Medpro had accepted this requirement during contractual negotiations, the gowns it supplied lacked the appropriate Notified Body numbers mandated under EU legislation for Class I sterile medical devices. "PPE Medpro breached the contract," the judge concluded, citing the absence of sufficient sterilisation certification and technical compliance.

The judge, Mr Justice Sheldon, halted his removal after a decision came through during the court hearing that his claims to be a victim of trafficking required further investigation. The ruling is a significant blow to the government because many of those due to be removed under the scheme are potential victims of trafficking. Because they have only recently arrived in the UK they have not had an opportunity to have their trafficking claim fully investigated nor to obtain expert medical and psychological reports.

"Judge Hodge ruled in favour of Gems House Residences, allowing refurbishment and rental increase of 16 flats in Marylebone, highlighting the validity of the mortgage exclusion clause from 2013."

A proscription would make it a crime to be a member of Palestine Action, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

"He had the equivalent of a very large unsanctioned and unsecured overdraft which had no upper monetary limit. ... a recipe for potential disaster."