High Court shows willingness to accept jurisdiction in absence of legal assistance access – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A recent High Court of England and Wales ruling once again demonstrates the English courts’ willingness to accept jurisdiction in the face of arguments that a party would be unable to access appropriate legal assistance in their own countries, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd April 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

First-tier Tribunal is “suitable alternative remedy” to judicial review in EHC plan dispute, High Court rules – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The High Court has dismissed a judicial review application brought on behalf of a young person with complex needs over the lawfulness of an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan issued by the London Borough of Islington, after finding that the First-tier Tribunal is a “suitable alternative remedy”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd April 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Motor finance commission in the Supreme Court – predicting the impact on credit brokers and other professionals – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted April 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Niels Bohr, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, reportedly said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”. With that warning firmly in mind, this article comprises a (very cautious) look at what the future may hold for professionals in the context of commission payments, after the Supreme Court hears the linked appeals in Johnson v FirstRand in April of this year.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 25th March 2025

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk

Street preaching injunction application paused in face of challenge – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The council issued its application for an injunction last month pursuant to section 22 of the Local Government Act 1972 and sections 1 and 2 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd April 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Family unlawfully killed in head-on motorway crash – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Two children, their father and his partner were unlawfully killed when they crashed head-on with a car being driven the wrong way on a motorway by a suicidal man, a coroner has ruled.’

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BBC News, 3rd April 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Subsidies and the “proportionality” standard of review – UK-EU Relations

Posted April 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘In this post, Luke Kelly and Michael Bowsher KC discuss the Court of Appeal’s judgment in R (British Gas Trading and E.ON) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2025] EWCA Civ 209.’

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UK-EU Relations, 3rd April 2025

Source: eurelationslaw.com