New Video: The Benefits of Yoga, Mindfulness and Breathing for lawyers and professionals In this conversation Katy Insley and I discuss the benefits of yoga, mindfulness and breathing for lawyers and professionals. This conversation is especially helpful as we spend more time working from our desks more...

By Chloe Fordham and Harriet Lavin With the detonation of recent press coverage on Encrochat, this article will discuss some of the issues raised in early press releases. We discuss what could constitute an interception and the importance of disclosure, with particular reference to the case of more...

In R (Reprieve & Ors) v Prime Minister [2020] EWHC 1695 (Admin), the High Court made a preliminary ruling that Article 6(1) of the ECHR does not apply to the forthcoming judicial review of the Government’s decision not to establish a public inquiry into allegations that the UK intelligence more...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall and Natasha Hausdorff consider the extent of overflows from the sewerage system, the assessment of waste within the Transfrontier Shipment Regulations and new legislation making e-scooters legal. More leaky pipes? Much has more...

This week the government said that they would like the police (or rather the CPS) to prosecute “minor” shoplifting. Shopkeepers have complained to the government that nothing happens to those who steal items worth less than £200. They say the police think its not worth pursuing such crimes. Kit more...

New Video: Building Confidence and Improving Performance in Uncertain Times for Lawyers and Professionals In this conversation I chat to Dani Grieveson about how lawyers and other professionals can build confidence and improve performance during these uncertain times. For Dani’s upcoming online more...

By Richard Littler QC Introduction Prosecutions are commenced ordinarily by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) or by the officers of governmental or quasi-governmental organisations (such as local authorities, the Environment Agency and the Department for Work and Pensions). more...

It is just over five years since the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Obergefell v Hodges (26 June 2015), and just over fifty-one years since the Stonewall riots (28 June 1969). To the many important dates in Pride Month must now be added 15 June 2020, the date of the more...

This month the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield [2020] EWCA Civ 760 and ruled that a failure to serve a gas safety certificate before a tenant enters in to occupation of the property will not create an absolute bar on residential landlords more...

New Video - Immigration Law Conversations: Investors,Innovators, Global Talent and Sole Reps In this Immigration Law Conversation I chat to Shara Pledger from Latitude Law about the various business options for entrepreneurs wishing to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. We discuss Investors, more...

University Hospital and Warwickshire NHS Trust v K and another [2020]  EWCOP 31 This case is a timely illustration of the unenviable task faced by judges, doctors and mental health professionals during Lockdown. This judgment was delivered following a remote hearing conducted on a video conferencing more...

New Video: Leadership, Strengths and the Growth Mindset for Lawyers and Professionals A Conversation with Hannah Miller leadership coach, trainer and development consultant In this conversation I chat to Hannah Miller about Leadership, Strengths and the Growth mindset and why this is so important more...

New Video - Immigration Law Conversations: Cessation of Refugee Status In this Immigration Law Conversation Stephen Vokes and Emma Rutherford discuss the cessation of refugee status and the decision of the Court of Appeal in Secretary of State for the Home Department v MS (Somalia) [2019] EWCA Civ more...

This article first appeared in The Legal 500 fivehundred magazine. By John Jones QC (Exchange Chambers), Ian Whitehurst (Exchange Chambers) and Adam Irwin (CCL Group) Corporate crime in the United Kingdom takes many forms and the increasing dominance of the digital economy has only sought to more...

In Re X (Parental Order: Death of Intended Parent Prior to Birth) [2020] EWFC 39 the Family Court read down section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 to enable a parental order to be granted where an intending parent died shortly before the child’s birth. This ensured the child’s more...

New Video - Immigration Law Conversations: Country Guidance Case Law Update In this Immigration Law Conversation Stephen Vokes, Emma Rutherford, and Alex Barnfield discuss the latest Country Guidance cases in respect of Iran, focussing on conversion cases, and the safety of return to Afghanistan. more...

New Video - Welcome to Britain: A Conversation with Colin Yeo In this Immigration Law conversation I chat to Colin Yeo about his new book 'Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System'. Colin Yeo is an immigration and asylum barrister, blogger, writer and consultant at Garden more...

Eason Rajah QC, Georgia Bedworth and James Kirby act for the successful claimaint in Hinduja v Hinduja in the High Court on Tuesday. “The billionaire Hinduja brothers are locked in a bitter High Court battle over the family’s vast assets. Srichand Hinduja, 84, is suing his brothers Gopichand, more...

The vigilant gaze of the European Commission will begin to turn away from UK when the post-Brexit transition period ends at the turn of the year. The Commission has used its powers as the ‘guardian of the treaties’ to enforce EU laws relating to nature conservation, waste and air pollution. Its more...

New Video: Wellbeing in the Workplace for Lawyers and Professionals In this conversation I chat to Brendan Beder about wellbeing in the workplace for lawyers and professionals. Brendan is an executive coach and an experienced immigration lawyer. Brendan and I discuss wellbeing, mental health and more...