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5 Jul 2021 14:25
Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20A controversial simplification of the law on the scope of duty of professional advisors… Giles Maynard-Connor QC and Jodie Wildridge Introduction Briefly put, the House of Lords decision in Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd: South Australia Asset Management Corpn v York more...
5 Jul 2021 13:58
Material contribution - not as complicated as you thinkWritten by Simon Fox QC Am I the only one who thinks that the legal tests in clinical negligence are sometimes harder to understand than they should be ? The case law on my favourite topic – Bolam and other tests for breach of duty – is littered with confusion. And it strikes me that Material more...
5 Jul 2021 13:54
Seb Oram successful in High Court VAT dispute3PB’s specialist commercial and construction law barrister Seb Oram (pictured here) was successful in the recent High Court matter of Deluxe Property Holdings Ltd v SCL Construction Ltd, a case concerning VAT repayment disputes and trusts. Seb was instructed by DAC Beachcroft LLP to act on behalf of more...
5 Jul 2021 13:52
‘Hybrid’ Trials – Are We Ready?This article was originally published in AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter June 2021. In this article, Lee Speakman candidly draws on and shares his own experience of representing a claimant in a complex clinical negligence case. I’ve recently had the privilege to represent at trial a man who sadly more...
5 Jul 2021 13:39
EU to lift ban on animal by-products for livestock foodOver ten years ago I posted on the wasteful prohibition under the EU Animal By-Product Regulation on feeding meat and bone meal – waste from slaughterhouses – to omnivorous farm animals, poultry and pigs. See Pigswill and public health: a load of EU Bull, 7 January 2021. While this regulation has more...
5 Jul 2021 13:35
Max Schofield takes a closer look at VAT repayments and trusts for the British Tax Review3PB’s specialist tax and commercial law barrister Max Schofield (pictured here) has analysed the case of Deluxe Property Holdings Ltd v SCL Construction Ltd for the British Tax Review. This detailed case analysis is a must-read for legal professionals specialising in business law as it addresses the more...
5 Jul 2021 13:33
Oliver Ingham in key Inheritance Act caseIn 2020, Cohen J issued his decision in Re H [2020] EWHC (Fam) 1134 which found for the first time that a Court could order an Estate to pay for a CFA Uplift as part of an award under the Inheritance Act 1975. Further, an award was made by video link in circumstances where the Defendant (who was more...
5 Jul 2021 13:31
The impact of Covid-19 on residential property3PB’s specialist property and commercial law barrister Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby joined Tim Baldwin from Garden Court Chambers to record a webinar on ‘‘The impact of Covid-19 on residential property’’ for Lexis Nexis. In this webinar, the duo of barristers take a look at the impact of covid-19 on more...
Article 8 & Adult Relatives
New Immigration Update Video: Article 8 & Adult Relatives In this immigration law update I consider the recent Court of Appeal decision in Mobeen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 886 (14 June 2021) which looks are Article 8 family life and adult relatives. more...
29 Jun 2021 11:22
When Should You Choose A Settlement?Legal disputes have many stages before they reach a judge to deliver a verdict, for both civil and criminal cases. Continue reading here https://www.hillhousechambers.co.uk/post/when-should-you-choose-a-settlement more...
Qualifying Children & the Reasonableness Test
Immigration Law Update Video: Qualifying Children & the Reasonableness Test In this video I look at qualifying children under 276ADE(1)(iv) & §117B(6) and the latest decision from the Court of Appeal, NA (Bangladesh) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 953 (24 more...
25 Jun 2021 10:33
EU Nationals Face Deadline To Apply For Settled StatusEU nationals currently employed in the UK have until 30 June to apply for settled status, or they will automatically be classed as illegal immigrants. This will leave them without basic rights, such as being able to work, open a bank account, access healthcare, or rent accommodation, and they may more...
Appendix EU Zambrano Applications by those with Limited Leave to Remain
New Video: Appendix EU Zambrano Applications by those with Limited Leave to Remain In this video I consider the recent case of Akinsanya, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1535 (Admin) (09 June 2021) which found the definition of ‘a person with a more...
23 Jun 2021 10:09
Hardwicke to become Gatehouse ChambersHardwicke Chambers is proud to announce that from next month it will be operating as Gatehouse Chambers. During the course of 2020 and the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd, a number of legal bloggers started to investigate historic legal figures, including Lord more...
23 Jun 2021 10:00
Khan (Respondent) v Meadows (Appellant)In this clinical negligence case note Justin Meiland and Charlotte Wilk discuss the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Khan (Respondent) v Meadows (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 21, examining the implications of this important decision. You can read the full case note here more...
23 Jun 2021 09:57
Simon Gorton QC successfully represents Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust at Royal Courts of JusticeSimon Gorton QC from Exchange Chambers has successfully acted for Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust at the Royal Courts of Justice (Mrs Justice Thornton). The Claimant is a consultant paediatric neurosurgeon employed by the Defendant, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, since 2009. The claim more...
23 Jun 2021 09:45
Cases against the medical profession: an extended review by Marina Wheeler QCDuring the pandemic, the public’s gratitude to the medical profession has been palpable. But rightly, practitioners continue to be regulated, supervised by the Courts. Here we report a clutch of decisions highlighting some common themes: the importance of transparency and maintaining public more...
23 Jun 2021 09:40
Simon Gorton QC successfully acts for Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police at Employment Appeal TribunalSimon Gorton QC from Exchange Chambers has successfully acted for the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (the appellant) at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mrs Justice Stacey). In Ashton and others v Greater Manchester Police, the Appeal Tribunal considered issues of judicial proceedings more...
23 Jun 2021 09:38
FOUR CONVICTED OF CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATIONTwo men and two 17-year-olds have been found guilty of sexually exploiting two teenaged girls. David Korosi, Adrian Demeter and the two teenagers were convicted after a six-week trial at Stafford Crown Court. Staffordshire Police said the offences took place in the town between February 2018 and more...
23 Jun 2021 09:35
Criminal charges against Councillor dropped after representation from Imran Shafi QCImran Shafi QC from Exchange Chambers was privately instructed to defend a Councillor facing serious criminal allegations. No further details are set out here in order to protect the Councillor’s privacy. Following various targeted and comprehensive disclosure requests and representations being made more...
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