‘The High Court has provided a comprehensive summary, in the case of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) V Avacade Ltd & Ores [2020] EWHC 26, of the relevant authorities when it comes to applying for an adjournment on the grounds of ill-health.’
St Ives Chambers, 6th February 2020
Source: www.stiveschambers.co.uk
‘One can appreciate the desire to bypass the cumbersome mechanics of Parliament to save the country from a potentially deadly virus. But in the fullness of time, the resulting Regulations might well be held up as an excellent advertisement for Parliamentary scrutiny.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Planning analysis: In Haden v Shropshire Council, the High Court rejected a legal challenge to a local planning authority’s (LPA’s) decision to grant planning permission for development of a sand and gravel quarry in the green belt. Nina Pindham, a barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers and counsel for the defendant, considers the case and its implications.’
No. 5 Chambers, 23rd January 2020
Source: www.no5.com
‘The profession needs to create a healthier culture around alcohol, including never asking people at events why they are not drinking, the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has urged.’
Legal Futures, 6th January 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘British American Tobacco (BAT) and three other e-cigarette firms have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog from promoting their vaping products on public Instagram pages in a ruling described as “a huge step forward” by health campaigners.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has by a 3-2 majority allowed appeals by Lancashire County Council and NHS Property Services over whether statutory incompatibility defeats an application to register land as a town or village green where the land is held by the public authority for statutory purposes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The future government has been urged to consider every available measure to curb the current drug death “crisis”, including decriminalisation, in an unprecedented plea from the UK’s major drug treatment providers.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Judicial review proceedings have been launched on behalf of Maternity Action, a leading maternity rights charity, challenging the Secretary of State for Health’s NHS Charging Regime. The disproportionate effect of charging is most stark amongst destitute pregnant women, new mothers, survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and Female Genital Mutilation and destitute migrant families supported by local authorities, who are overwhelmingly women.’
Garden Court Chambers, 15th October 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK’s ad regulator.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The high court is to be asked to decide whether the statutory regulation of homeopaths is safe, amid concerns that some of those on an accredited register are offering an anti-vaccine “cure” for children with autism.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Many practices are refusing to take new patients without checks that breach NHS rules.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four children with the neurodegenerative condition Batten disease have been given permission to bring a judicial review challenge over a decision to not make a potentially life-saving treatment available through the NHS in England.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An advert claiming a chocolate bar slowed the ageing process and helped people heal from plastic surgery has been banned by the watchdog.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important Children Public Law cases.’
Family Law Week, 31st July 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Women are facing discrimination over their periods in the workplace and colleagues are not taking their pain seriously and subjecting them to scathing comments, according to a new poll.’
The Independent, 31st July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police in England and Wales must offer female detainees free sanitary products in case they are on their period while in custody, under new legislation.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two million low-paid workers may for the first time be entitled to statutory sick pay under proposals that the government hopes will also encourage more people with disabilities and long-term conditions back into work.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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