Review launched into police ‘race discrimination’ – BBC News
‘The police watchdog is launching a review into whether officers across England and Wales racially discriminate against ethnic minorities.’
BBC News, 10th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Judges quash decision not to prosecute diplomat over alleged trafficking – The Guardian
‘A woman who says it seems the Crown Prosecution Service did not consider her “trafficked enough” after being brought into the UK by a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates is celebrating after a high court ruling quashed a decision not to prosecute him.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Landmark Supreme Court Judgment on Interchange Fees – Monckton Chambers
‘On 17 June 2020, the Supreme Court (Lords Reed, Hodge, Lloyd-Jones, Sales and Hamblen) handed down a landmark judgment on whether certain fees which are paid by merchants to banks under the Visa and Mastercard payment card schemes breach competition law. The judgment finally settles years of litigation in the UK courts, and deep divisions in the rulings which had been given in the lower courts and tribunals. It is also the first judgment of the Supreme Court dealing with the Court of Appeal’s powers of remittal.’
Monckton Chambers, July 2020
Source: www.monckton.com
Is COVID-19 a Barder Event? Considering the enforceability of financial settlements in light of COVID-19 – Thomas More Chambers
‘The potential short and longer-term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis upon the global and national economy are now well-known. Financial remedy practitioners have been anticipating a number of queries from clients potentially seeking to make an application to set aside their concluded financial settlements, because of the effect current events have had or may have upon their finances. Questions therefore arise about whether or not the effects of COVID-19 are capable of being treated as a Barder Event by the family courts, and thus to act as a basis to revisit final financial remedy orders.’
Thomas More Chambers, 6th July 2020
Source: www.thomasmore.co.uk
Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield [2020] EWCA Civ 760 – Tanfield Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal held that the failure to serve a gas safety certificate on a tenant before the tenant took up occupation of the demised premises was not fatal to the landlord’s later ability to serve a section 21 notice.’
Tanfield Chambers, 30th July 2020
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Housing Ombudsman publishes new Complaint Handling Code – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Housing Ombudsman has published its new Complaint Handling Code in preparation for its assumption of greater powers at the end of the year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ex-Kasabian singer’s community order ‘inappropriate’, say domestic abuse charities – The Guardian
‘Domestic abuse charities have criticised as inappropriate the sentence of community service given to the former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan for assaulting his former fiancee.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
London councils call on government to suspend NRPF immigration status – The Guardian
‘London councils have called on the government to suspend the controversial “no recourse to public funds” (NRPF) immigration status during the coronavirus pandemic to prevent a rise in homelessness.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Security for Costs – International Pipeline Products Ltd v IK UK Ltd. and others – NIPC Law
‘This was an application by several defendants to a claim for breach of contract, conspiracy, breach of confidence and patent, copyright and unregistered design right infringement for security for costs. It was heard by Mr David Stone sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 1 May 2020. He gave an extemporary judgment on the day of the hearing and delivered detailed reasons on 24 June 2020.’
NIPC Law, 8th July 2020
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
LGBT asylum seekers routinely see claims rejected in Europe and UK – The Guardian
‘People seeking asylum in the UK and Europe on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity are routinely seeing their claims rejected because of a widespread “culture of disbelief” and an “impossible burden of proof”, researchers have said.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
SRA to review regime for checking solicitors’ competence – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to launch a review of its approach to solicitors’ continuing competence, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 9th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Pubs, Pandemics and Privacy: 5 Things You Need To Know – Each Other
‘Hundreds of pubs across England have reopened their doors after months of lockdown – with a handful having to close again after punters reported testing positive for Covid-19.’
Each Other, 8th July 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
Green light given for judicial review challenge of £350 million hospital redevelopment plan – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judicial review into the allocation of funding for hospital services in Hertfordshire is to take place after campaigners for a new hospital successfully applied for a judicial review of the plan to redevelop the area’s existing hospitals.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Met carried out 22,000 searches on young black men during lockdown – The Guardian
‘Young black men were stopped and searched by police more than 20,000 times in London during the coronavirus lockdown – the equivalent more than a quarter of all black 15- to 24-year-olds in the capital.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Expanded Scope to the Package Holidays Regulations: An Overview – 33 Bedford Row
‘The package travel industry is going through unprecedented times, however, there may be some positive signs on the horizon. Travel is likely to return and, as Augustine of Hippo said, the world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page. Taking a long term view, it might be said that, in keeping with Augustine’s description of the world, people will continue to read as many pages as possible, because normally, holiday travel is a key event in most people’s annual calendar. It is estimated that 9 in 10 people from the UK went on a holiday in 2019 and in the same year, outbound travel contributed £37.1Bn to the UK economy.’
33 Bedford Row, 6th July 2020
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
Coronavirus and property: keep taking the medicine – Falcon Chambers
‘In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic Parliament has been, and continues to be, very active. This note provides a quick update in relation to the latest developments on four fronts: (1) forfeiture; (2) CRAR; (3) insolvency; (4) planning.’
Falcon Chambers, 29th June 2020
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
OHL v Qatar Foundation and tribunal’s powers to correct awards and scope of permissible challenges – Atkin Chambers
‘Challenges were brought by a contractor (JV) under sections 67 and 68(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) in respect of an addendum award (the Addendum) issued by an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal. The Addendum was issued following an application by the employer to correct a fourth partial award. JV’s challenges were dismissed and the judge gave helpful guidance as to the scope of AA 1996, ss 67 and 68 and the scope of a tribunal’s power to correct and/or interpret its award. Written by Simon Lofthouse QC and Zulfikar Khayum, barristers, at Atkin Chambers, and counsel for Qatar Foundation.’
Atkin Chambers, 6th July 2020
Source: www.atkinchambers.com
Inquiry was “right to refuse” participants choice of lawyer – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has upheld a decision refusing two ‘core participants’ in the infected blood public inquiry the right to nominate their own solicitors.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Breathing space’: the impact of a more consensual approach – 3 Hare Court
‘On 27 April 2020 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) published Breathing Space – a Concept Note on the effect of the pandemic on commercial contracts. The central thesis is that to mitigate the damaging effects of COVID-19 on the global economy, private law should encourage compromise and mediation rather than a zero-sum rush to terminate contracts and then to litigation and arbitration.
3 Hare Court, 29th June 2020
Source: www.3harecourt.com
