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3 Aug 2021 15:55
Successful Drugs Conspiracy Prosecution for Alex Menary and Eddison FlintProsecuting on behalf of Leeds CPS, Alex Menary and Eddison Flint have secured further convictions in a multi-handed drugs conspiracy following a recent trial at Leeds Crown Court. Originally 4-handed, the trial surrounded a drugs exchange involving 6 kilos of import-strength cocaine with a street more...
3 Aug 2021 15:23
Case managers arranging access to sex workers. Gerard Martin QC and Matthew Stockwell represent IRCM Pro Bono in Court of AppealGerard Martin QC and Matthew Stockwell from Exchange Chambers are representing the Institute of Registered Case Managers (IRCM), on a Pro Bono basis, as intervenors in a case regarding sexual capacity and support from case managers at the Court of Appeal this week. The IRCM represents the interests more...
30 Jul 2021 11:32
Justice Select Committee report on legal aidThe Justice Select Committee’s Third Report of their Inquiry into the Future of Legal Aid has been published, with the MA welcoming its main findings which are in line with our evidence to the Committee. The report calls for urgent reforms to legal aid, warning that a rigid system of fixed fees and more...
29 Jul 2021 14:35
A return to orthodoxy – Supreme Court decides on Triple Point v PTT: Case analysis by Mathias Cheung for Lexis®PSLThe following case analysis, produced by Mathias Cheung, in partnership with LexisNexis, discusses the recent Supreme Court judgment in Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd [2021] UKSC 29 (16 July 2021). A return to orthodoxy—Supreme Court decides that accrued liquidated damages more...
29 Jul 2021 14:31
The discordant and disproportionate ways the criminal law, private law children and public law children systems treat domestic abuseThe criminal law, private law children, and public law children systems treat domestic abuse cases and those embroiled in them, including children, in discordant and disproportionate ways. I was struck by this thought when writing a short article about the passage of the Domestic Abuse Bill for more...
29 Jul 2021 14:23
Challenge to the admissibility of EncroChat evidence to go to the Court of AppealDove J, having ruled against the defence in Operations Embossed and Estervan, has granted leave to appeal his ruling to the Court of Appeal. As before, the lead team consisting of Imran Shafi QC from Exchange Chambers, Simon Csoka QC and Oliver Cook will make submissions on behalf of all the more...
29 Jul 2021 14:19
If in doubt, don’t assume it’s a solicitor’s undertakingYou may be aware that the decision in Harcus Sinclair LLP v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32 was handed down last week; it is an interesting read. The case concerned the enforceability of non-compete undertakings, in this case given by one law firm to another in contemplation of collaboration on more...
29 Jul 2021 14:14
ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD V EFOBI [2021] UKSC 33David Flood, led by David Reade QC for the Respondent Royal Mail Group Ltd, has provided initial comments on the judgment in the Supreme Court Case of Royal Mail group Ltd v Efobi [2021] UKSC 33. David commented: “In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi the primary issue for the Supreme Court was whether more...
29 Jul 2021 14:08
Dixon Coles & Gill v Baines [2021] EWCA Civ 1097Introduction In determining, for the first time, whether the Partnership Act 1890 operates so as to render innocent partners ‘party or privy’ to the frauds of another partner, Asplin LJ, Nicola Davies LJ and Sir Timothy Lloyd allowed the appeal against the Judgment given below by HHJ Saffman and more...
29 Jul 2021 13:40
And The Gold Medal Goes To…! Recognising And Rewarding Success At WorkAs Olympics fever grows and we celebrate the success of athletes performing at the top of their game, you might feel inspired to reward the success of your own star performers. Offering development opportunities and incentives can be a great way to recognise the talents and achievements of your more...
28 Jul 2021 15:52
David Kemeny puts the brakes on electric scooters’ law and regulations3PB pupil barrister David Kemeny (pictured here), whose pupillage has a particular focus on personal injury, has published a review of the current regulations and law concerning electric scooters (e-scooters). Cities and towns across the UK are seeing a huge increase in the number of electric more...
28 Jul 2021 09:39
Health And Safety Update – COVID-19 Rules From 19 July 2021From 19 July 2021, most coronavirus restrictions (including social distancing and work from home requirements) have been lifted in England. However, you still have health and safety obligations towards staff, and other visitors to your workplace, to minimise the risks of COVID-19. These include more...
26 Jul 2021 13:57
The Nationality and Borders Bill Has Now Entered ParliamentThe government’s New Plan for Immigration is gathering pace, setting out radical changes to the asylum system, with the new nationality and borders bill having entered Parliament on July 6th. Freedom of movement has already ended with the EU and a points-based immigration system introduced, with the more...
21 Jul 2021 10:22
H V AN ADOPTION AGENCY (NO.2) (DECLARATION OF PARENTAGE AND PUBLIC POLICY) [2021] EWHC 1943 (FAM)Lorraine Cavanagh QC led Eleanor Keehan in a case before Mr Justice MacDonald in H v An Adoption Agency (No.2) (Declaration of Parentage and Public Policy) [2021] EWHC 1943 (Fam). This follows MacDonald J’s previous decision H v An Adoption Agency [2020] EWFC 74. The novel issue in this case was more...
21 Jul 2021 10:19
The Weekly Round-Up: Migrant Rights, Virginity Testing and RacismIn the news: Immigration and migrant rights have been at the forefront of the news this week. An investigation has revealed that many undocumented migrants in the UK are being denied access to a vaccine, even though NHS England policy states that ID is not required to register with a GP (needed to more...
21 Jul 2021 10:17
Success in Supreme Court for James Howells QC and Nicholas Maciolek in Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd [2021] UKSC 29In Triple Point Technology, Inc (respondent) v PTT Public Company Ltd (appellant) [2021] UKSC 29, James Howells QC and Nicholas Maciolek represented the successful appellant in a hearing before the Supreme Court whose outcome has been the subject of considerable interest and speculation in the wider more...
21 Jul 2021 10:05
Child Tax Credit: Two-Child Limit and the Limits of ReviewSC, CB and 8 children, R. (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Ors [2021] UKSC 26 (9 July 2021) The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against the two-child limit on the individual element of child tax credit payments. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Lord more...
21 Jul 2021 09:59
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC and Charles Morgan consider a case concerning the consensual disposal of judicial review proceedings, developments near COMAH sites, the Southern Water saga and announce a new book on flood claims. Defra found in compromising position more...
21 Jul 2021 09:56
Double success for Alex Menary in Police Misconduct ProceedingsAlex Menary from Exchange Chambers has recently conducted two successful defences of police officers in South and West Yorkshire respectively. In the first misconduct hearing, DC W was accused of making sexual comments towards a vulnerable victim before sexually assaulting her in her own home whilst more...
21 Jul 2021 09:38
Sunyana Sharma publishes a review of the impact of prevention of future deaths reports in the Coroners CourtOne of 3PB’s senior public and regulatory barristers’ Sunyana Sharma has published a review for legal publishers LexisNexis on Prevention of Future Deaths reports and considers whether Coroners should be given more powers to compel improvements. The review discusses Prevention of Future Deaths more...
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