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26 May 2021 10:01
Supreme Court judgment in Matthew v SedmanWhen limitation comes down to nanoseconds: Alice Nash considers the decision of the Supreme Court in Matthew v Sedman. The case concerned the calculation of the limitation period in cases where the time for doing an act expires on the stroke of midnight, and the failure to do that act gives rise to more...
26 May 2021 09:59
How the Family Public Law digital service helped local authorities and children during the pandemicThe Family Public Law service lets users submit an online application for a court order to make arrangements for a child or resolve a dispute about their upbringing. A few months ago we updated on how we helped local authorities to support vulnerable children, by making improvements to the online more...
26 May 2021 09:56
Preparing courts for sobriety tagsSobriety tags, or Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement (AAMR) as they are formally known, generated a lot of media interest when their introduction came into law in England at the end of March. Many positive reports focused on the expected impact on the reduction in alcohol-related crime, more...
26 May 2021 09:40
Court of Appeal holds modern slavery conclusive grounds decisions are NOT admissible as expert evidenceR v Brecani [2021] EWCA Crim 731 — judgment here On 19 May 2021 the Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether a Conclusive Grounds Decision made by the Single Competent Authority (“SCA”) that a person is a victim of modern slavery is admissible evidence in a criminal trial. Respectfully more...
26 May 2021 09:35
Manus McMullan QC, Christopher Lewis QC and Peter Land help to secure US$272m for the Panama Canal AuthorityThe International Chamber of Commerce has issued interim and final awards in favour of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in another of the disputes arising from the Third Set of Locks Project – one of the largest engineering projects in the world at the time. The awards concerned a number of elements more...
26 May 2021 09:29
Keeping you up to date on court safetyNow that we’re able to hug our loved ones and go to restaurants and pubs, I am tentatively welcoming the prospect of summer. As we slowly emerge from the restrictions of past months, I can’t help but reflect on the work that’s kept justice functioning. On my visits to courts across the country, I’ve more...
26 May 2021 09:26
Louis Browne QC successfully resists contempt of court application after four-day High Court trialAfter a four-day High Court trial in front of Mr Justice Robin Knowles, Louis Browne QC from Exchange Chambers, instructed by Brabners, has successfully resisted an application from an NHS Trust to have his client (DP) committed for contempt of court. DP, through another firm of solicitors, had more...
21 May 2021 11:09
MA responds to Victims' Commissioner's special measures reviewThe Victims' Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, has published a new review of special measures, exploring their current provision from the initial assessment of witnesses' needs all the way to trial. The review draws on testimony from criminal justice professionals and victim support services, outlining more...
20 May 2021 12:45
Private bigotry, public disciplineA group of police officers exchange off-duty, sexist, degrading, racist, antisemitic, homophobic and disability-mocking WhatsApp group chat messages, as well posting crime scene photographs of current investigations. No crime was committed. That’s a private matter, isn’t it? No. It isn’t. So held more...
20 May 2021 12:37
Amsterdam Court orders reinstatement of Uber drivers dismissed by algorithmIn October 2020 the App Drivers & Couriers Union (‘ADCU’) filed a legal challenge against Uber Technologies Inc. for the dismissal of drivers by an algorithm in the UK and Portugal. The District Court of Amsterdam heard claims by the ADCU on behalf of three drivers from the UK, and a fourth driver more...
20 May 2021 12:30
London International Disputes WeekLIDW (London International Disputes Week) 2021 – we have just completed a stimulating week of morning to evening sessions on a diverse range of topics of greatest interest to all of us engaged in dispute resolution. Thus and to mention just some of the fascinating sessions I participated in: – more...
20 May 2021 12:20
Looking back over 10 years of HMCTSTen years ago, when I visited courts and tribunals across the country, I’d carry a mound of paperwork to keep me busy on the train. Now, I can pick up my laptop, wander through the office and read my emails. I am never out of contact (which can be a blessing and a curse). Life has changed, and as we more...
20 May 2021 11:52
A different understanding? How the CJS discriminates against those with autismThis is the second of two guest posts by Alex Reid. The first provides helpful context In 2019 my son Rob, 35, was convicted of harassment by a magistrates’ court. Because of his make-up, ASD (autism spectrum disorder) combined with mild mental illness, he had a faulty understanding of why he’d been more...
20 May 2021 11:47
INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF A BABYSufiyan Rana represented the family of Lily Mae Teale (10 months old) at a 3-day multi party inquest at Doncaster Coroners Court following which the Coroner made two Regulation 28 reports relating to the walk-in centre and the treating GP. On 22 November 2017, Lily woke up at around 4.30am crying more...
Entry Clearance, Article 8 & Meeting the Rules
New Video Update: Entry Clearance, Article 8 & Meeting the Rules In this immigration law update video I look at the decision in Begum (employment income, Rules/Article 8) Bangladesh [2021] UKUT 115 (IAC) (14 April 2021). Head Note: (1) In an application for entry clearance as the partner of a more...
When deportation is not unduly harsh
Video Update: When deportation is not unduly harsh In this Immigration Law update video I consider the Court of Appeal decision in TD (Albania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 619 (29 April 2021), which is the latest decision grappling with the unduly harsh test in more...
14 May 2021 16:33
Much Ado About Nothing: Technical Breaches of Directors’ Disclosure Duties in Fairford Water Ski Club v Cohoon & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 143In Fairford Water Ski Club Ltd v Cohoon & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 143, the Court of Appeal considered a highly technical breach of the duty imposed on company directors to disclose any interest in a contract or proposed contract entered into by their company. The decision considers several more...
14 May 2021 14:20
Planning for the future: is remote working here to stay?Working from home has become the norm across many sectors over the course of the last 15 months, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimating that 35.9% of the employed population undertook some work at home in 2020. This was a rise of 9.4 percentage points since 2019. For many more...
Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications
Video Update: Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Late Applications In this video I look at the deadlines for applications under Appendix EU and the provisions for late applications. I summarise the Home Office guidance on how they will deal with late applications. Resources referred more...
11 May 2021 12:31
Home Office Set to Restart Asylum Seeker EvictionsHuman rights campaigners and charities have come together to condemn the apparent decision by the Home Office to restart evicting some asylum seekers from their accommodation, after this was put on hold for nearly 12 months as a result of the coronavirus crisis. This is according to internal more...
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