Switaj -v- McClenaghan [2024] EWCA Civ 1457 – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted January 10th, 2025 in appeals, chambers articles, fees, housing, landlord & tenant, news, repossession by sally

‘The Court of Appeal recently considered whether or not fees which were paid by a tenant before the enactment of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“TFA”) could preclude a landlord from recovering possession under s.21 of the Housing Act 1988.’

Full Story

Gatehouse Chambers, 6th December 2024

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk

Summary judgment – entire agreement and estoppel arguments in shareholder dispute – Littleton Chambers

Posted January 10th, 2025 in chambers articles, estoppel, law firms, news, shareholders, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court yesterday handed down judgment in JMW Solicitors LLP & Others v Injury Lawyers 4U & Others [2024] EWHC 3103 (Ch), a reverse summary judgment application on a shareholder dispute.’

Full Story

Littleton Chambers, 5th December 2024

Source: littletonchambers.com

A review on causation in the Coroner’s Court – St John’s Chambers

Posted January 10th, 2025 in causation, chambers articles, coroners, inquests, media, news, suicide by sally

‘At the recent inquest touching the death of Steve Dymond, HM Area Coroner Jason Pegg concluded there was no clear and reliable causal connection between Mr Dymond’s unfortunate death and his recent appearance on the ITV Jeremy Kyle Show. It was concluded that whilst “possible” the experience added to his distress it was not “probable”, reiterating the often-nuanced complexities of causation in the Coroner’s court.’

Full Story

St John's Chambers, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk

Family Court reporting provisions to extend to all family courts in England and Wales – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Family Court reporting pilot is to be rolled out nationally from Monday 27 January through changes to the Family Procedure Rules.’

Full Story

Local Government Lawyer, 9th January 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Commercial Court claims fall to lowest number in decade – Legal Futures

Posted January 10th, 2025 in appeals, Commercial Court, news, statistics, Supreme Court by sally

‘The number of new claims issued in the Commercial Court last year fell to the lowest figure in over a decade, new research has revealed.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 10th January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Judge halts attempt to retrieve £600m bitcoin wallet from Welsh dump – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2025 in cryptocurrencies, local government, news, Wales, waste by sally

‘A computer expert’s decade-long battle to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune he says has been lost in a council dump has been halted by a judge.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 9th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals – what has happened so far? – BBC News

‘In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had been sexually abused in England and Wales.’

Full Story

BBC News, 9th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk