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17 Aug 2021 10:52
Are You Ready For Natasha’s Law?The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 and the Food Information (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (better known as ‘Natasha’s Law’) come into effect from 1 October 2021, and require food businesses to provide clear allergen information on all pre-packed food for direct sale more...
12 Aug 2021 14:32
Listing Rule changes: special purpose
acquisition companiesIn our podcast Reverse takeovers by SPACs, we run through the new rules and guidance in Listing Rule 5.6 describing the circumstances in which the FCA will allow a SPAC to undertake a reverse takeover without triggering a listing suspension. The new regime, which came into effect on 10 August 2021, more...
12 Aug 2021 11:15
Businesses Named And Shamed For Underpaying Staff: Are You Up To Speed With The Minimum Wage Rules?Last week, the Government named and shamed 191 businesses for breaking minimum wage law by underpaying their staff. An investigation by HMRC found that breaches of minimum wage rules between 2011 and 2018 had resulted in £2.1 million being owed to over 34,000 staff. The breaches, which also resulted more...
10 Aug 2021 15:00
Poland’s disciplinary chamber for judges threatens rule of law – ECJI have posted on the extraordinary goings-on in Thuringen, Germany where two Weimar judges, one family and one administrative, have been subject to searches by the public prosecutor’s office following their respective rulings containing comments critical of the various lockdown and testing measures more...
4 Aug 2021 15:20
“A question of liability” – Sir Robert Akenhead and David Johnson for Building MagazineThe recent decision in Mott vs Trant suggests the courts are unwilling to overrule clauses that exclude or limit liability, writes Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from David Johnson. Originally published in Building on 26 July 2021. Much judicial ink has been spilled on the proper approach to more...
4 Aug 2021 15:11
Alexander Whatley shares guidance on instructing counsel to members of Bournemouth and District JLD3PB’s specialist civil law barrister, Alexander Whatley recently teamed up with Conor Maher, Treasurer for Bournemouth and District Junior Lawyers Division and Litigation Solicitor at Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP, to present a webinar to junior lawyers on ‘’tips for instructing counsel’’. Alex Whatley more...
4 Aug 2021 15:05
Germany’s federal court declares Facebook’s hate speech curbs to be in breach of citizens’ constitutional rightsThe Federal Court of Justice in Germany (the Bundesgerichtshof, or BGH) has ruled against the social network provider that deleted posts and suspended accounts amid allegations of “hate speech”. The ruling was handed down on the 29th of July (Bundesgerichtshof, Urteile vom 29. Juli 2021 – III ZR 179 more...
4 Aug 2021 14:56
Nicole Bollard on the clarification of the test for the tort of causing loss by unlawful meansIntellectual Property and Commercial law barrister Nicole Bollard reviews Secretary of State for Health and another v Servier Laboratories Ltd and others [2021] UKSC 24 and the Supreme Court’s recent decision concerning the economic tort of causing loss by unlawful means. The court examined in more...
4 Aug 2021 14:40
An update on Police BailAnna Bond and Emily Hassell discuss the duration of pre-charge bail, 2017 reforms to pre-charge bail, and the legality of extending these measures Introduction Under part 4 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), the police in England and Wales can grant pre-charge bail (police bail) to more...
4 Aug 2021 14:38
To indicate or not to indicate? Definitive guidance on credit for a guilty plea issued in R v Plaku [2021]The Court of Appeal considered a number of appeals in relation to the apparently never-ending issue of when full credit is available to a defendant for their early guilty plea in Plaku & Ors [2021] EWCA Crim 568, observing that there was “still some misunderstanding” concerning the Reduction in more...
4 Aug 2021 14:28
Does diversion from court have an image problem?Soft justice? Diversion and out of court disposals (the ways in which the police can deal with people who commit crime without sending them to court) get a bad rep in the media, often labelled as “soft justice” and letting people off. This might go some way to explain why, over the last ten years, more...
3 Aug 2021 15:59
Insolvent Clients and Solicitors’ Liens: Candey Limited v Tonstate Group Limited [2021] EWHC 1826 (Ch)Section 73 of the Solicitors Act 1974 allows the court to grant a charging order in favour of a solicitor over property recovered or preserved in litigation. This supplements, but does not replace, the solicitor’s common law right to a lien. In Candey Limited v Tonstate Group Limited [2021] EWHC 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...
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 14:08
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 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...
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 09:33
Safely increasing capacity in our buildings from 19 JulyThe Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday 12 July 2021 means that we are taking the next step on the roadmap out of national restrictions in England. This marks a turning point in our recovery – and a milestone in our journey back to normality. The government has confirmed that the legal more...
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