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The Tories’ tough talk on crime is shameless and cynical
The government is undermining public confidence by spreading misinformation about how the justice system works. In the spirit of the party conference season, let me start with a platitude: everybody wants dangerous criminals to be dealt with properly. But what “properly” actually means depends more...
2 Oct 2019 14:16
HMCTS publishes response to report on use of dataHM Courts & Tribunals Service welcomes recommendations of Dr Natalie Byrom’s report on use of data. Dr Natalie Byrom, Director of Research and Learning at The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF), has today (2 October 2019) published the findings and recommendations of her report into the use of data more...
2 Oct 2019 11:30
The Ponzi Scheme Was Not My Fault! Liability for Third Parties under FSMA 2000, Agency, and Vicarious Liability at Common LawAnderson & Ors v Sense Network Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1395 The Court of Appeal considers the different ways in which one person may be held liable for the acts and omissions of another in the business and financial context. Background Under section 19 of the Financial Markets and Services Act 2000 more...
1 Oct 2019 14:38
Solicitors at the Bar – making a successful transitionThis article was originally published in September 2019 edition of The Legal 500 fivehundred magazine – Issue 09. By Bill Braithwaite QC For many years there has been talk about the amalgamation of the solicitors’ and barristers’ professions; a fused profession, a one-stop shop, and so on. It seems more...
1 Oct 2019 14:33
A new legal duty on doctors to report deaths to CoronersWritten by Josiah Kirpalani & Bridget Dolan QC The Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 [1] (here) come into effect on 1 October 2019 and will place a legal duty on ALL doctors who come to know of a death to ensure it has been reported to a Coroner where any of the circumstances that might more...
30 Sep 2019 14:27
How can we assess the competence of solicitor advocates?The truth is often difficult to pin down and the truth about advocacy is indeed elusive. The Jeffrey Review (2014) was commissioned by the government to assess and make recommendations about the quality of defence advocacy in England and Wales. Bill Jeffrey, a former senior civil servant, was not more...
30 Sep 2019 14:25
Boundary Fares CPO stayed pending Mastercard in Supreme CourtThe Competition Appeal Tribunal has ordered a stay in the pending application for a Collective Proceedings Order in the “Boundary Fares” claims brought by Mr Justin Gutmann as the proposed representative of class of rail passengers against the operators of the South Eastern and Southwestern rail more...
26 Sep 2019 13:22
The assessing science authority and proportionality in judicial review (R (on the application of Actegy Ltd) v Advertising Standards Authority)Max Schofield analyses, for LexisPSL, the practical implications of the Admin Court’s decision in R (on the application of Actegy Ltd) v Advertising Standards Authority Ltd [2019] EWHC 2374 (Admin). This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 12/09/2019. Click here to read Max's analysis. more...
25 Sep 2019 10:16
Proportionality in litigation costs: Guidance from the Court of AppealClaire Acklam, a Senior Associate in Walker Morris’ Commercial Dispute Resolution Team, highlights a Court of Appeal case which offers important guidance on the application of the test for proportionality of litigation costs. Hot on the heels of the first High Court decision to deal with the more...
25 Sep 2019 10:03
Supreme Court judgment: what now for the Agriculture Bill?The constitutional ramifications of today’s Supreme Court judgment will be debated and commented on for years to come. Of immediate interest to farmers and everyone involved in agricultural policy-making is what the Court’s judgment means for the Agriculture Bill. The Agriculture Bill was, until the more...
25 Sep 2019 09:40
The Round-Up: Prorogation Declared ‘Unlawful’The verdict is in. The Supreme Court has unanimously held that Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen to prorogue Parliament until October 14 was ‘unlawful, void and of no effect’, since it had the effect of frustrating Parliament. As such, the prorogation was itself void. The full judgment and more...
24 Sep 2019 15:54
Google v CNIL: Court of Justice limits territorial scope of the Right to be ForgottenGoogle vs Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) In a landmark judgment for freedom of expression and access to information, the Court of Justice of the European Union has today held that the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ under EU law does not require search engines to de-list more...
24 Sep 2019 09:05
Judgment issued in MOD race discrimination claim - 3PB’s Simon Tibbitts acted on behalf of the MODTwo former paratroopers brought claims of victimisation, direct race discrimination and harassment against the MOD. 3PB’s employment barrister Simon Tibbitts represented the MOD throughout. The victimisation claims were all struck out at a preliminary hearing in April 2019 with the direct race more...
23 Sep 2019 11:52
Does the public understand and agree with criminal sentences?Boris Johnson is not a fan of our criminal justice system. In his efforts to garner Conservative party votes he called it “cock-eyed crook-coddling” and committed to change the way the most serious crimes are sentenced “When the police catch a violent criminal, it is vital they get the sentence more...
23 Sep 2019 11:37
Seb Oram to speak at White Paper Conference "Construction Contracts: Hints, Tips and Solution-Focused Answers"3PB Construction Barrister Seb Oram has been invited by White Paper to speak at their conference on "Construction Contracts: Hints, Tips and Solution-Focused Answers" taking place in London on Tuesday 12th November. This one-day conference aims to "answer 11 Thorny Questions: Directly from 7 of the more...
Immigration Law Update: Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Appendix W
Immigration Law Update: Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Appendix W In this brief video I look at the closing of the entrepreneur category, the new routes under Appendix W and some alternatives. For more details book on to one of my upcoming seminars. more...
Article 8 & Families with Children Update
In this short video I give an update on developments in Article 8 cases involving families with children following KO (Nigeria) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2018] UKSC 53 (24 October 2018). I hope it is useful. more...
Upcoming Immigration Law Training Events: Birmingham, London, Manchester & Online
Here is a quick list of my upcoming immigration law training events through various organisations. I have provided links to the online booking forms. Book now and do come and say hello. There are a range of events and locations across the country. Adam Immigration Update - Article 8 and More Webinar more...
16 Sep 2019 11:33
The demise of local justice?What price local justice? Unfortunately no one has been able to identify and quantify the value of local justice. Malcolm Cowburn recently sent me his article on the memories of retired magistrates in North Devon. There, all the local courts have been closed apart from Barnstaple. Historic more...
16 Sep 2019 11:24
Facial Recognition Technology: High Court gives judgmentR (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin) The High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review regarding the use of Automated Facial Recognition Technology (AFR) and its implications for privacy rights and more...
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