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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...
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 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...
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 15:48
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 14:54
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...
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 15:42
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...
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...
2 Jun 2021 15:03
Discriminatory behaviour, misconduct charges and police misconduct hearingsThe question of how misconduct proceedings should address allegations of discrimination or harassment has now been the subject of a handful of High Court decisions. What falls from them is the importance of the misconduct allegations setting out the specific heads of discriminatory behaviour said to more...
2 Jun 2021 14:55
Virgin Active and New Look: A new dawn for the rescue culture?Lisa Linklater Introduction As companies emerge from the restrictions of lockdown brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, many will be facing a period of rapid adjustment and have incurred significant debt, particularly to landlords. Many businesses have benefited from the breathing space afforded more...
2 Jun 2021 14:50
A reminder on recent changes in Fatal Accident ClaimsChristopher Barnes Two relatively recent changes may have passed practitioners by and are worth highlighting: On 1st May 2020 the award for bereavement damages increased to £15,120 (for deaths occurring on or after that day). On 6th October 2020 the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order came more...
2 Jun 2021 14:49
Once a litigation friend – not always a litigation friendGerard Martin QC In the last few weeks I have had a contested hearing (remotely) before HHJ Godsmark QC in Nottingham to remove from a protected party’s case his litigation friend on the ground that she, his sister, was incapable of acting fairly and competently within the meaning of CPR 21.4 (3) (a more...
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