Charity appeals for urgent change in law to prevent mass evictions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 8th, 2020 in charities, coronavirus, housing, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repossession by sally

‘Housing charity Shelter has called for emergency changes to the Housing Act to prevent large numbers of private renters from being evicted when the ban on evictions ends on 23rd August.’

Full Story

Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Legal action threatened over Boris Johnson’s ‘unlawful’ green recovery plans – The Guardian

‘Boris Johnson’s much-vaunted green recovery plans are inadequate and “clearly unlawful” as they do not match up to the government’s legal obligations under the Paris climate agreement and the UK’s own net zero emissions target, green campaigners have said.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 7th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Covid-19: What Are My Redundancy Rights? – Each Other

Posted July 8th, 2020 in company law, coronavirus, employment, news, redundancy by sally

‘In the past week, thousands of people have lost their jobs across the UK due to the impact of Covid-19.’

Full Story

Each Other, 7th July 2020

Source: eachother.org.uk

Lockdown challenge — permission refused – UK Human Rights Blog

‘Mr Justice Lewis has refused permission to bring a judicial review in what is arguably the most comprehensive and wide-reaching challenge brought to date to the legality of the lockdown Regulations and the decision to stop providing education on school premises (save for the children of key workers) in R (Dolan and Ors) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Secretary of State for Education [2020] EWHC 1786 (Admin).’

Full Story

UK Human Rights Blog, 7th July 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Are “squalid” prison conditions and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic breaching human rights? – UK Human Rights Blog

‘The latest reports of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights lay bare the conditions in some British prisons.’

Full Story

UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

MP: Criminal lawyers need immediate help to survive – Legal Futures

‘Shadow justice minister Karl Turner has called for an “immediate increase” in legal aid rates if criminal law firms are to survive, along with measures to save the Bar.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 7th July 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Vos: Crisis must be followed by “blue sky thinking” – Litigation Futures

Posted July 7th, 2020 in civil justice, coronavirus, dispute resolution, news, remote hearings by sally

‘The Chancellor of the High Court has said “the one thing” he really wants to come out of the coronavirus crisis is “blue sky thinking” about how to improve commercial dispute resolution.’

Full Story

Litigation Futures, 7th July 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Challenge to Lawfulness of “Lockdown” Regulations: Permission Refused – Coronavirus: Guidance for Lawyers and Businesses

Posted July 7th, 2020 in coronavirus, human rights, judicial review, news, regulations, ultra vires by sally

‘In the judgment today in Dolan & Ors v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care & Anor[2020] EWHC 1786 (Admin) Mr Justice Lewis refused permission to seek a judicial review of the Regulations made as a result of coronavirus. One specific issue has been deferred for later consideration.’

Full Story

Coronavirus: Guidance for Lawyers and Businesses, 6th July 2020

Source: lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com

Religious services ban in England may have been illegal, judge rules – The Guardian

‘Banning religious services may have been illegal but other restrictions imposed by the government in England during the coronavirus lockdown were legitimate, a high court judge has ruled.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 6th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Grenfell Tower inquiry resumes but distancing rules anger families – The Guardian

‘Builders behind the disastrous Grenfell Tower refurbishment are finally set to face public questioning over the June 2017 fire that killed 72 people, as the delayed public inquiry resumes on Monday with strict social distancing rules that have angered the bereaved.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 6th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Leicester residents could be fined up to £3,200 for breaching new lockdown laws – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2020 in coronavirus, emergency powers, enforcement, fines, freedom of movement, news by sally

‘The government has published its local lockdown rules for Leicester, which will see most businesses shutting their doors once again.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 3rd July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Scope of the duties on the state to protect life under Article 2 ECHR (R (Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner) – Dispute Resolution Blog

‘In R (Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde & Others [2020] EWCA Civ 738, the Court of Appeal considered whether the enhanced procedural duty to investigate death under Article 2 ECHR applied to the inquest touching upon the death of a vulnerable individual subject to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (“DoLS”) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 living in a care home. The Court of Appeal’s judgment is an important authority on the scope of the substantive positive duties on the state to protect life under Article 2 ECHR.’

Full Story

Dispute Resolution Blog, 30th June 2020

Source: www.lexisnexis.co.uk

High court hears legal challenge to England’s lockdown restrictions – The Guardian

‘The government’s lockdown, which has closed schools, premises and companies while limiting free movement, is the “most sweeping and far-reaching” restriction on fundamental rights since the second world war, the high court has been told.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 2nd July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

New video platform to be rolled out across civil courts – Litigation Futures

‘The new video platform enabling more remote cases to be heard in the criminal courts will rolled out to the civil courts over the coming months, the Ministry of Justice confirmed yesterday.’

Full Story

Litigation Futures, 2nd July 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

5 Things You Should Know About Local Lockdowns – Each Other

‘Who decides whether my area needs to go into local lockdown? How will it be enforced? What is being done to protect the most vulnerable? These are a few of the questions on people’s minds after England’s first local lockdown came into force this week.’

Full Story

Each Other, 3rd July 2020

Source: eachother.org.uk

Covid 19: The impact of the crisis on competition law and tax issues in sport – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted July 2nd, 2020 in competition, coronavirus, news, sport, taxation by tracey

‘Covid 19: The impact of the crisis on competition law and tax issues in sport.’

Full Story

Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 2nd July 2020

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Council persuades High Court judge to quash judgment in default in data breach claim after papers posted to empty office during lockdown – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 2nd, 2020 in coronavirus, default judgments, news, postal service, service by tracey

‘The High Court has quashed a judgment in default awarded against the London Borough of Tower Hamlets because pandemic restrictions had made it impossible to the council to receive the claim concerned.’

Full Story

Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

New research reveals full impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the self-employed Bar – The Bar Council

Posted July 2nd, 2020 in barristers, coronavirus, press releases, self-employment by tracey

‘New research from the Bar Council has revealed the challenge faced by many self-employed barristers in England and Wales as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.’

Full press release

The Bar Council, 1st July 2020

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Case Management and COVID-19: A New Road to Consistency? – Family Law Week

Posted July 2nd, 2020 in case management, coronavirus, family courts, news by tracey

‘John Jupp, Solicitor, and Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex, considers whether family judges are making consistent case management decisions during the pandemic.’

Full Story

Family Law Week, 24th June 2020

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

MoJ favours ‘Nightingale’ crown courts to tackle huge backlog of cases – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2020 in coronavirus, criminal justice, Crown Court, delay, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey

‘Plans for non-jury trials to speed up efforts to tackle a backlog of more than 40,000 crown court cases appear to have been sidelined as the Ministry of Justice opts instead for extended opening hours, emergency “Nightingale” courts and, possibly, smaller juries.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 2nd July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com