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23 Jun 2021 09:31
Article 2, Arguability and Automatic CasesR (Morahan) v HM Coroner for West London [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin) 11.6.21 here Arguments about the application of Article 2 ECHR remain one of the most taxing legal issues in the coronial jurisdiction. That the European Convention was never intended to be applied as fixed black letter law, but to more...
22 Jun 2021 15:06
Magistrates recognised in Queen's Birthday HonoursThe MA wishes to extend our congratulations to our members who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. We would like to particularly congratulate our former National Chair, John Bache JP on his OBE for his services to the Magistracy and the Administration of Justice. Fellow members more...
21 Jun 2021 15:58
Simon Taube QC appears before Privy Council in ITG Ltd and others (Respondents) v Fort Trustees Ltd and another (Appellants) (Guernsey)The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is considering whether the assets of an insolvent trust should be distributed on a pari passu basis between former and current trustees or between the same as ranked according to time? Does a trustee or former trustee have priority for sums claimed by it more...
21 Jun 2021 15:55
David Sandiford acts for Defendant against Leading Counsel in High Court Fatal Accident ClaimDavid Sandiford from Exchange Chambers has recently concluded a very high value High Court fatal accident claim. The claimant was represented by both Leading and Senior Junior counsel. David advised one of the two defendants from the outset following an in-house instruction from a large regional more...
21 Jun 2021 15:48
Sharing data with crime reduction partnershipsR (on the application of M) v Chief Constable of Sussex [2021] EWCA Civ 42 is an important decision from the Court of Appeal regarding an information sharing agreement (“ISA”) between a police force and a local business crime reduction partnership (“BCRP”). The ISA was held not to breach the Data more...
21 Jun 2021 15:04
Andrew Ward represents the Ministry of Justice in an Article 2 Jury InquestAndrew Ward from Exchange Chambers represented the Ministry of Justice on behalf of the Prison Service at a 5-day Article 2 jury inquest held in person before Mr. Darren Stewart OBE, Assistant Coroner for Surrey, at Surrey Coroner’s Court between 7th and 11th June 2021. The inquest related to the more...
21 Jun 2021 14:59
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC, Charles Morgan and Natasha Hausdorff consider lawful development certificates, the Environment Agency’s National Waste Crime Agency and the dangers of sewage sludge. Nocado: not about air quality, but important points of law more...
21 Jun 2021 14:54
Barely legal? The experience of remote tribunal hearingsLast week two experiences brought home how wary we should be of assuming that remote communication is as good as in person. I went to my first in-person conference for a long time in a hotel near Woking. It was a socially distanced conference on police custody. For the most part it felt like going more...
17 Jun 2021 13:15
Things are hotting up! A Midsummer’s holiday guide for employersNext week marks both this year’s summer solstice and Midsummer’s Day in the UK, and with the weather hotting up we’ve got summer holidays on our mind! If your business’s holiday year tracks the calendar year, you might also be approaching the midway point. Whilst you might typically be able to rely more...
17 Jun 2021 10:40
Takeover Code changes: Are you prepared?Are you prepared for the important changes to the Takeover Code coming into effect on 5 July 2021? In our podcast Takeover Code changes: Offer timetable, we take you through the new, more flexible, offer timetable and what it means for contractual takeover offers going forward. In Takeover Code more...
Challenging Sham Marriage Allegations in Immigration Law
Immigration Law Conversations: Challenging Sham Marriage Allegations in Immigration Law In this conversation I chat with barrister Priya Solanki about her new book ‘A Practical Guide to Challenging Sham Marriage Allegations in Immigration Law’. This conversation is for information purposes only and more...
14 Jun 2021 15:45
Using mediation to resolve cross-border disputesFollowing Brexit, London arbitration awards remain subject to recognition and enforcement under the New York Convention abroad, but English court judgments are less straightforward to deal with. While enforcement remains possible under the 2005 Hague Convention, this does not apply to asymmetric more...
14 Jun 2021 15:42
High Court rejects ‘failure to remove’ abuse claimIn a significant adverse judgment for child abuse claimants, DFX v Coventry City Council [2021] EWHC 1382 (QB), Mrs Justice Lambert rejected a claim brought by a number of claimants who alleged that the defendant council’s social services negligently delayed in instigating care proceedings and that more...
14 Jun 2021 13:58
Remote hearings: their role in extending access to justiceWhen the impacts of COVID-19 first hit the UK, we had to respond quickly and ramped up the use of remote hearings, working with the judiciary and legal professionals. This meant cases continued during the height of national lockdown. From mid-May to end of December 2020, audio or video remote more...
14 Jun 2021 13:55
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC and James Harrison consider the precautionary principle, the new Dutch case about Shell’s climate change obligations, the latest list of Enforcement Undertakings, and look forward to the UKELA conference. The Precautionary Principle as more...
11 Jun 2021 07:53
Divorce Lawyer Argues For Greater Tolerance Of AffairsAdultery should not lead to divorce as often as it does at present, a family lawyer has claimed. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, leading celebrity divorce lawyer Ayesha Vardag has said that people should not necessarily end their marriage if their spouse has cheated on them, arguing that there may more...
8 Jun 2021 14:51
SUCCESSFUL CICA APPEAL RESULTS IN MAXIMUM AWARDMatthew Mawdsley (instructed by Neil Sugarman of GLP Solicitors) successfully appealed an initial decision so that the maximum award allowed under the CICA Scheme of £500,000 was made. The applicant, still a child, was a baby when he suffered a brain injury as a result of an assault perpetrated upon more...
8 Jun 2021 14:47
Establishing causation in personal injury claims where there has been an inadequate system of inspection: Hall v Holker Estate Co Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1422When bringing a personal injury claim, you will almost always have to prove that the Defendant has done something wrong. However, this is not enough. You will have to also prove that the wrongdoing of the Defendant caused the injuries. Most of the time, this is straightforward. A driver crashes into more...
8 Jun 2021 14:43
The Tigray Conflict: Ethiopia’s Humanitarian Disaster — Harry SandersThis article was written by Harry Sanders, a content writer for the Immigration Advice Service. Since November 2020, the Tigray region in the north of Ethiopia has been the epicentre of an awful (and hugely underreported) humanitarian disaster. War and violence have sent the region’s inhabitants more...
8 Jun 2021 14:39
Charlotte Hadfield successful in High Court judicial review3PB’s specialist education and regulatory law barrister Charlotte Hadfield was successful in a recent judicial review challenge against Nottinghamshire County Council, in a case brought under s42 of the Children and Families Act 2014 whilst acting for the parents. The High Court Judgment, which was more...
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