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27 Apr 2021 12:18
No5 barristers appear on radio show Breaking StereotypesThree No5 barristers Saleema Mahmood, Nabila Mallick and Sultana Tafadar have appeared as guests on Ramadan Radio in a live discussion on Breaking Stereotypes episode ‘Your career, your faith’. The show is aimed at overcoming barriers within religion which can be caused by individual opinions more...
27 Apr 2021 12:15
Commercial Court dismisses in its entirety the Danish Government’s claims in Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital PartOn 27 April 2021 Mr Justice Andrew Baker handed down judgment in Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP (in special administration) and others [2021] EWHC 974 (Comm), dismissing a landmark case brought by the Kingdom of Denmark’s tax revenue more...
27 Apr 2021 12:11
The Court of Appeal gives guidance on s36 Limitation Act 1980: HMRC v IGE USA Investments & OrsThe Court of Appeal (Henderson LJ, with whom Asplin and Birss LJJ agreed) has handed down judgment in HMRC v IGE USA Investments and others, an important appeal about the scope of the notoriously difficult section 36 of the Limitation Act 1980. Section 36 provides that the time limits for claims more...
27 Apr 2021 11:30
International intra-group corporate liability: An update on Okpabi v ShellWhen can a parent company be liable for the acts of an international subsidiary? The question has hit the UK courts several times in recent years. Nick Lees offers some practical advice on the complex questions of jurisdiction and intra-group corporate liability. Jurisdiction and liability The more...
27 Apr 2021 11:24
Breathing Space - giving debtors time to breatheAs of 4th May 2021, there will be a new scheme, which will allow struggling debtors time to ‘breathe’ and time to sort out their financial struggles. This new scheme is called The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) Guidance and comes from a new piece of legislation called The Debt Respite Scheme more...
27 Apr 2021 11:23
Dog bite compensation claimsDuring “lockdown”, owning a dog has become a popular choice for many people particularly those living alone and facing months in isolation or those looking for a reason to enjoy the great outdoors. However, many are coming to realise that having a dog is not all fun and games. A dog is hard work more...
27 Apr 2021 11:18
The Weekly Round-up: Home Office deaths and Post Office “thefts”In the News: The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has found that Priti Patel breached her procedural obligations under Article 2 of the ECHR in respect of deaths in immigration detention. The application for judicial review arose following the death of Oscar Lucky Okwurime on 12 more...
27 Apr 2021 11:17
Home Office Windrush decision was irrational, holds High CourtR (On the Application of Hubert Howard (deceased, substituted by Maresha Howard Rose pursuant to CPR 19.2(4) and PD 19A)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1023 (Admin) — read judgment Hubert Howard was born in 1956 and came to the United Kingdom in 1960, aged almost 4 from more...
27 Apr 2021 11:12
Philip Bambagiotti appointed to international arbitration after East African Port Fire3PB international commercial and construction arbitrator Philip Bambagiotti has been appointed to act for the port owner in a claim against a prominent European-based international equipment provider over fire damage to an East African port. Amongst the many practical issues in the case are: the more...
27 Apr 2021 11:08
Business and Property Courts in Liverpool gear up for growthThe Business and Property Courts in Liverpool are gearing up for growth as Covid-19 restrictions ease. In November 2020, Neil Cadwallader was appointed as Liverpool’s first full time, Business and Property Court Judge for Chancery and Circuit Commercial cases, following a long and successful career more...
27 Apr 2021 11:03
HUNT V ANNOLIGHT LTDDouglas Denton recently acted for one of the Defendants in an appeal in the High Court in Birmingham in the case of Hunt v Annolight Ltd. Mr Justice Saini dismissed the Claimant’s appeal from the Order of His Honour Judge Godsmark QC and held that the Court did have jurisdiction to require a more...
Entry Clearance Appeals Must be Started Online: Presidential Practice Statement No1 of 2021
New Video - Entry Clearance Appeals Must be Started Online: Presidential Practice Statement No1 of 2021 In this latest immigration law update video I look at the FTT IAC Presidential Practice Statement No1 of 2021 which takes effect from 26th April 2021. Amongst other things this Practice Statement more...
26 Apr 2021 15:36
Robin Howard acts as counsel for three brothers in high profile contested will dispute over £ 850,000 family house3PB’s experienced barrister Robin Howard acted as counsel for three brothers who have lost an appeal for an inheritance claim for £ 850,000 after the initial trial was made unfair because of the attitude of the original trial judge. The case came to court in 2019 and the judge ruled that all £ more...
26 Apr 2021 15:24
Bankruptcy annulment and divorce (Lin v Gudmundsson (a bankrupt) and others)This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 8 April 2021. Restructuring and Insolvency analysis: The courts recognise the possibility of party to divorce proceedings attempting to use the protection of a bankruptcy order as a shield against the claims of the spouse for ancillary relief. Where a more...
26 Apr 2021 15:18
To blindly go? Learning (or not) from pandemic policingHow did policing adapt during the pandemic? And now lockdown is lifting, which changes should we keep and which should we lose? Two new reports from the body responsible for inspecting police forces (HMICFRS) attempt to address these questions, with mixed success. One welcome contribution is the more...
26 Apr 2021 14:59
R V THOMAS ANDERSONAndrew O’Byrne QC and David James represented Thomas Anderson who was sentenced on 16 April 2021 to 20 years imprisonment for the attempted murders of three men during a a shooting spree in Skelmerdale. The case was covered on the BBC and in the Liverpool Echo. more...
26 Apr 2021 13:57
Susan Jones in 5-week inquest after the death of a prisoner on remand3PB regulatory lawyer and inquest specialist barrister Susan Jones was recently instructed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to represent a registered mental health nurse in a 5-week, Article 2 and hybrid/partially-remote, inquest before Her Majesty’s Assistant Coroner Darren Stewart OBE and a more...
23 Apr 2021 14:04
Reflections on Stephen Lawrence DayThe Magistrates Association is proud to be involved in marking Stephen Lawrence Day. Stephen’s murder on 22 April 1993 shocked us all; a young life so brutally ended by an unprovoked racist attack. We can never bring Stephen back, but we can honour his memory by working to ensure that the tragic more...
22 Apr 2021 13:51
The Academy Awards 2021 are nearly here: a reminder to protect your creative work!The highly anticipated Oscars are coming up this weekend and will showcase achievements in film, art, science and writing. It’s a timely reminder to make sure your own creative work is protected! Whatever industry your business is in, creative ideas, designs and written work are very valuable and more...
19 Apr 2021 15:44
William Waldron QC and Mark Mulrooney settle catastrophic injury case for £4.4mThe Claimant, a 28 year old semi-professional snowboarder, was catastrophically injured in a road traffic accident in 2017 when the motorbike that he was riding was hit by the Defendant when changing lanes. The Claimant had no recollection of his accident but it was caught on CCTV. The Claimant was more...
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