‘In this post, Neil Newing and Olivia Flasch who both practice at Signature Litigation, comment upon the decision handed down by the UK Supreme Court in the matter of Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) [2020] UKSC 48. They ask: is the decision a missed opportunity?’
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UKSC Blog, 2nd February 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The actor Ricky Tomlinson is among a group of trade unionists seeking to overturn their criminal convictions arising out of an industrial strike that took place nearly five decades ago.’
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The Guardian, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Filters should not be applied to social media adverts if they exaggerate the effect of the product, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.’
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BBC News, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting seeks to recruit Full-Time Law Reporters.
Applicants must be a member of the Bar of England and Wales, or a solicitor on the roll of solicitors in England and Wales.
To apply, send a covering letter and your CV to recruitment@iclr.co.uk
Applications close on Monday 15th February 2021.’
‘A High Court judge has granted the London Borough of Islington a possession order for a development site where protesters are occupying a copse scheduled for destruction.’
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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Taking account of the vulnerability of parties and witnesses is to be added to the overriding objective as well as the factors used to determine the proportionality of costs.’
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Litigation Futures, February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An emergency application to the high court by environmental protesters to stop HS2 evicting them from a tunnel close to Euston station because of safety concerns has been rejected by a judge.’
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The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ben Hargreaves looks at the case law from R (Ebrahim) v Feltham MC [2001] 2 Cr.App.R. 23 through to R v Hewitt [2020] EWCA Crim 1247 and considers whether there is any prospect of turning the tide on the diminishing scope for successful abuse arguments in historic sex allegations.’
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Carmelite Chambers, 1st February 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘The teenage leader of a neo-Nazi group has become the youngest person in the UK to have committed a terrorist offence.’
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BBC News, 1st February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘William England and Mark Watson consider the widely reported instances of fraud in relation to the government’s coronavirus support schemes and the implications for prosecutions.’
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Carmelite Chambers, 28th January 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘The High Court judgment in R (DMA & Ors) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 3416 (Admin) upheld a significant judicial review challenge against the Secretary of State over systemic delays in the provision of adequate accommodation to destitute, refused asylum seekers.’
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EIN Blog, 1st February 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
”Buy now pay later’ (BNPL) firms are facing a crackdown amid fears they are helping shoppers to purchase items they can not afford, resulting in increased levels of debt.’
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The Independent, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Online casinos will be forced to overhaul slot machine games to slow them down and remove features that cause players to lose track of how much they are spending.’
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The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law firm which did the conveyancing work on two failed off-plan housing developments was not acting in a role that amounted to operating an unregulated collective investment scheme, the High Court has ruled.’
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Legal Futures, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A brain-damaged baby has died days after a judge ruled that doctors could stop providing life-support treatment.’
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BBC News, 1st February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“I was one of 15 charged for blocking a deportation flight. We’ve got justice, but victims of the UK’s hostile environment haven’t.”
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The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A severely mentally ill young mother died from a deliberate overdose after the removal of her disability benefits left her destitute, trapped in a months-long state of high anxiety and haunted by suicidal thoughts, an inquest has concluded.’
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The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The courts system is failing to collect vital information about the performance of judges and trials during the Covid-19 pandemic, an expert has told Parliament.’
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Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It was lawful and in the best interests of an 80-year-old care home resident with dementia and schizophrenia to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite the objections of her son, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection has ruled.’
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Local Government Lawyer, 27th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Jeremy Corbyn has lost a legal fight to force Labour to hand over documents before a possible high court challenge against his suspension from the parliamentary party.’
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The Guardian, 27th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
