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4 May 2021 14:19
Youth Defendants in the Crown CourtLast month the Judicial College published a specific bench book for dealing with youth defendants in the Crown Court. It is billed as “everything relating to young defendants that a Crown Court Judge needs to know” and will plainly become an essential judicial reference tool. The introduction more...
‘Obstacles and Aspirations’ A Conversation with Bushra Ali on her journey in the legal profession
New Video ‘Obstacles and Aspirations’ A Conversation with Bushra Ali on her journey in the legal profession In this wide ranging conversation I chat to Bushra Ali about her career journey from growing up in North Wales to becoming President of the Leicestershire Law Society and founding the Bushra more...
29 Apr 2021 13:10
Webinar – Growing your business in uncertain timesMissed our live webinar and Q&A? Watch it on demand below! In this webinar hosted by Osome on 27 April 2021, we teamed up with Outfund and Osome to discuss ways for businesses to thrive and survive in these uncertain times. From the key lessons learnt from Brexit and COVID-19, to preparing your more...
29 Apr 2021 09:33
Immigration removal and an Article 2 inquestR (Lawal) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2021), Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), Unreported, JR/626/2020 (V) — read judgment The death of an immigration detainee, as with all prisoners, is rightly subject to legal scrutiny. This is because detainees are completely more...
29 Apr 2021 09:31
The missing Rule 35 mechanism for immigration detention in prisonThe Court of Appeal in MR (Pakistan) and Another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 541 recently dealt with appeals regarding the absence of a process to assess the vulnerability of a person detained under immigration powers at Her Majesty’s Prisons (“HMPs”). This absence more...
28 Apr 2021 12:58
The Self-Employment Income Support SchemeOn 26 March 2020, the Chancellor provided details about a temporary scheme to provide grants to individuals who are self-employed or who are members of a partnership and who have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak; the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Over the last year more...
27 Apr 2021 12:18
No5 barristers appear on radio show Breaking StereotypesThree No5 barristers Saleema Mahmood, Nabila Mallick and Sultana Tafadar have appeared as guests on Ramadan Radio in a live discussion on Breaking Stereotypes episode ‘Your career, your faith’. The show is aimed at overcoming barriers within religion which can be caused by individual opinions more...
27 Apr 2021 12:15
Commercial Court dismisses in its entirety the Danish Government’s claims in Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital PartOn 27 April 2021 Mr Justice Andrew Baker handed down judgment in Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP (in special administration) and others [2021] EWHC 974 (Comm), dismissing a landmark case brought by the Kingdom of Denmark’s tax revenue more...
27 Apr 2021 12:11
The Court of Appeal gives guidance on s36 Limitation Act 1980: HMRC v IGE USA Investments & OrsThe Court of Appeal (Henderson LJ, with whom Asplin and Birss LJJ agreed) has handed down judgment in HMRC v IGE USA Investments and others, an important appeal about the scope of the notoriously difficult section 36 of the Limitation Act 1980. Section 36 provides that the time limits for claims more...
27 Apr 2021 11:30
International intra-group corporate liability: An update on Okpabi v ShellWhen can a parent company be liable for the acts of an international subsidiary? The question has hit the UK courts several times in recent years. Nick Lees offers some practical advice on the complex questions of jurisdiction and intra-group corporate liability. Jurisdiction and liability The more...
27 Apr 2021 11:24
Breathing Space - giving debtors time to breatheAs of 4th May 2021, there will be a new scheme, which will allow struggling debtors time to ‘breathe’ and time to sort out their financial struggles. This new scheme is called The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) Guidance and comes from a new piece of legislation called The Debt Respite Scheme more...
27 Apr 2021 11:23
Dog bite compensation claimsDuring “lockdown”, owning a dog has become a popular choice for many people particularly those living alone and facing months in isolation or those looking for a reason to enjoy the great outdoors. However, many are coming to realise that having a dog is not all fun and games. A dog is hard work more...
27 Apr 2021 11:18
The Weekly Round-up: Home Office deaths and Post Office “thefts”In the News: The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has found that Priti Patel breached her procedural obligations under Article 2 of the ECHR in respect of deaths in immigration detention. The application for judicial review arose following the death of Oscar Lucky Okwurime on 12 more...
27 Apr 2021 11:17
Home Office Windrush decision was irrational, holds High CourtR (On the Application of Hubert Howard (deceased, substituted by Maresha Howard Rose pursuant to CPR 19.2(4) and PD 19A)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1023 (Admin) — read judgment Hubert Howard was born in 1956 and came to the United Kingdom in 1960, aged almost 4 from more...
27 Apr 2021 11:08
Business and Property Courts in Liverpool gear up for growthThe Business and Property Courts in Liverpool are gearing up for growth as Covid-19 restrictions ease. In November 2020, Neil Cadwallader was appointed as Liverpool’s first full time, Business and Property Court Judge for Chancery and Circuit Commercial cases, following a long and successful career more...
27 Apr 2021 11:03
HUNT V ANNOLIGHT LTDDouglas Denton recently acted for one of the Defendants in an appeal in the High Court in Birmingham in the case of Hunt v Annolight Ltd. Mr Justice Saini dismissed the Claimant’s appeal from the Order of His Honour Judge Godsmark QC and held that the Court did have jurisdiction to require a more...
Entry Clearance Appeals Must be Started Online: Presidential Practice Statement No1 of 2021
New Video - Entry Clearance Appeals Must be Started Online: Presidential Practice Statement No1 of 2021 In this latest immigration law update video I look at the FTT IAC Presidential Practice Statement No1 of 2021 which takes effect from 26th April 2021. Amongst other things this Practice Statement more...
26 Apr 2021 15:36
Robin Howard acts as counsel for three brothers in high profile contested will dispute over £ 850,000 family house3PB’s experienced barrister Robin Howard acted as counsel for three brothers who have lost an appeal for an inheritance claim for £ 850,000 after the initial trial was made unfair because of the attitude of the original trial judge. The case came to court in 2019 and the judge ruled that all £ more...
26 Apr 2021 15:24
Bankruptcy annulment and divorce (Lin v Gudmundsson (a bankrupt) and others)This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 8 April 2021. Restructuring and Insolvency analysis: The courts recognise the possibility of party to divorce proceedings attempting to use the protection of a bankruptcy order as a shield against the claims of the spouse for ancillary relief. Where a more...
26 Apr 2021 15:18
To blindly go? Learning (or not) from pandemic policingHow did policing adapt during the pandemic? And now lockdown is lifting, which changes should we keep and which should we lose? Two new reports from the body responsible for inspecting police forces (HMICFRS) attempt to address these questions, with mixed success. One welcome contribution is the more...
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