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6 Apr 2021 10:20
Adapting the single justice procedure for Coronavirus (COVID-19)When the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) was first introduced in 2015, nobody could have foreseen how vital it would become just a few years later, supporting the justice system as it dealt with the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In March 2020, when much of the country was forced more...
6 Apr 2021 10:15
Unsung heroes of the criminal justice systemThe origin of the jury is much disputed by historians. Most agree, however, that it began with the English king, Æthelred the Unready, who ascended to the throne in 978. He issued a legal code stating that 12 leading ‘thegns’ (minor nobles) of each district were required to swear on holy relics to more...
6 Apr 2021 10:10
Post-inquest allegations of foul play must have some foundationFarrell v Senior Coroner North East Hampshire [2021] EWHC 778 (Admin) 30.3.21 (judgment here) In this strongly worded dismissal of a s.13 application the Divisional Court (including the new Chief Coroner) were perhaps signalling to Coroners that, whilst there may be an understandable wish to more...
6 Apr 2021 09:51
Should a parent shop their child to the police for sexual assault?On Monday Chief Constable Simon Bailey, the police chiefs’ lead for child protection, encouraged parents to report sexual assaults their children had suffered and those their sons had perpetrated. The police are setting up a helpline so those teenagers who have experience of misogyny and abuse can more...
1 Apr 2021 15:45
Letter before action template and guidance for small claimsBefore you consider bringing a small claim in court there are certain preliminary steps that you will need to take, including sending the other side a letter before action. Not only is this a requirement of the rules of the court, but it is also a great prompt to show the other side that you are more...
1 Apr 2021 15:35
Health and safety policy template: Generate yours now!A health and safety policy template sets out your arrangements for health and safety at your workplace. Staff handbook and policies includes a health and safety policy template; you can choose to generate the policy either on its own or as part of a full staff handbook. Your health and safety policy more...
29 Mar 2021 15:31
‘Vulnerable parties’ in catastrophic injury claims: costs and case management after 6th April 2021Chris Gutteridge In February 2020, the Civil Justice Council published a report on ‘Vulnerable Witnesses and Parties within Civil Proceedings’[1] which contains wide ranging recommendations towards improving access to justice for vulnerable parties and witnesses in the civil courts. The report more...
29 Mar 2021 15:26
Reflections of working in courts and tribunals during the COVID pandemicAs essential workers, courts and tribunals staff have worked throughout the pandemic. Here, some of our people reflect on their experience of working on the frontline. Nicholas Blackmore is a County Court Bailiff based in Hampshire. Although some of his work, such as evictions, stopped because of more...
29 Mar 2021 15:23
Trials with multiple defendants: progress in the Crown CourtRecovery work in the criminal courts is moving at pace. The outstanding caseload in the Magistrates’ Court is now almost 50,000 lower than at its peak last July. In the Crown Court between 4 January and 21 February, we listed an average of 309 trials each week – compared to 432 pre-COVID – with 241 more...
29 Mar 2021 15:19
Open Justice and Remote Inquests: Allowing public and media video access to hearingsThe principles of open justice and transparency are fundamental to our justice system. They must be cherished and protected as vital to preserve the rule of law. However, a simple legislative oversight at the start of the pandemic has meant that, whilst most other courts increased their more...
Life As A Barrister During Covid-19 – Sima Najma
It’s a year now since Covid-19 became the number one concern of almost everyone worldwide. It’s had an unimaginable effect on our lives, in every conceivable way. Families have been separated as people have had to shelter at home, while the lockdowns also caused the rest of us to stay in our homes more...
Barristers and Solicitors: The Differences Explained – Sima Najma
If you’re currently studying law, and wondering which direction to take your career, then I hope this will prove to be a useful tool in your decision making process. As you come to the conclusion of your undergraduate studies, the legal training for prospective Barristers and Solicitors will begin more...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Britain’s Courts — Sima Najma
For an already under-pressure Court system, the Covid-19 outbreak has almost proven to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. During the first lockdown, Courts shut completely and only re-opened at the end of May 2020. That two-month shutdown caused hearings planned for the summer of 2020 to be more...
24 Mar 2021 12:01
Lawyers Falling Out: Who Can Sue for What?In a world where it sometimes seems that everyone sues everyone else sooner or later Simon Wilton reflects on the decision in McFarland-Cruickshanks v England Kerr Hands Solicitors Ltd (t/a England Kerr Hands) and asks what potential there is for lawyers to sue each other when litigation on which more...
24 Mar 2021 11:56
COVID: one year onLast March, I don’t think any of us could have imagined the challenges we’d face in the next 12 months. Those challenges have come into every part of our lives. They’ve changed how, and sometimes where, we work; they’ve affected how we spend our free time; they’ve led to us missing our loved ones; more...
24 Mar 2021 11:53
Let’s support prisoners to turn their lives around, not force them onto courses which don’t workWhen Transform Justice was researching courses for those who committed domestic abuse, we asked what proof there was that they changed behaviour. In the case of the main statutory course – Building Better Relationships (BBR) – there was no evaluation which measured its impact on offending. 9 years more...
Immigration Law Webinar - Quotes from Classic Immigration Cases: Old & New
Immigration Law Webinar - Quotes from Classic Immigration Cases: Old & New ‘Deportation, Article 8, Long Residence, Credibility, Asylum, EEA Law and much more’ In this webinar I go through some of my recent immigration law images which I have posted online. The webinar covers recent and older more...
16 Mar 2021 12:44
The road to Silk: How Giles Maynard-Connor QC achieved his career dreamGiles Maynard-Connor QC is a name that sounds right at home in the upper echelons of the legal profession. But this down to earth Yorkshireman does not fit the stereotype of a lawyer born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Giles’ elevation to silk, which takes effect today (15 March 2021), is the more...
15 Mar 2021 12:34
Two important points to consider in international child abduction cases following Dorian Day and Sarah Tierney's success in the CoADorian Day and Sarah Tierney successfully represented the Appellant mother in Re G (Abduction: Consent/Discretion) [2021] EWCA Civ 139. The case highlights two important points for practitioners to consider in international child abduction cases: The exercise of judicial discretion under Article 13 more...
The New Graduate Immigration Route
New Video - The New Graduate Immigration Route In this Immigration Law Update Video I look at Appendix Graduate introduced by HC 1248 which comes into force on 1st July 2021. The Graduate route is for international students who want to work following the successful completion of a course of study at more...
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