‘The High Court has ruled out giving a litigant in person a free hard copy of the bundle prepared for two forthcoming trials, with the judge noting that parties do not necessarily need to have equal resources.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The lord chief justice and senior president of tribunals want all judges to feel confident to speak up about any wrongdoing, according to a new whistleblowing policy unveiled this week. The 12-page Judicial Whistleblowing Policy: How to report wrongdoing document was published on the judicial intranet on Wednesday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A black NHS worker who was shot with a stun gun seven times in front of his child by Greater Manchester police officers is to push ahead with a damages claim against the force, lawyers have said.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The backlog of crown court cases in England and Wales has hit a record number of almost 60,000 as waiting times rocket for victims and defendants.’
The Independent, 24th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police officers often accuse young victims of child sexual abuse of lying when they try to report crimes, a report has found.’
The Independent, 24th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A public inquiry into Covid should be launched immediately, a senior retired judge has said with a warning that if it does not report back for four or five years “it ceases to form a useful function”.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A jury has been discharged following its failure to reach a verdict on allegations that a police officer assaulted the former footballer Dalian Atkinson with a baton after he was felled by a stun gun on the night he died.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Competition officials are to examine whether people and businesses have been able to post fake reviews online with too much impunity. The Competition and Markets Authority has opened a formal investigation into whether Amazon and Google have done enough to crack down on the practice.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Richard Furlong considers the Court of Appeal decision in Barnet v Kamyab, and the prospect of Edis LJ conducting a fact-finding confiscation hearing. An interesting issue arises as to the first-instance defendant’s right of appeal from that exercise.’
Carmelite Chambers, 6th June 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the key issues and provides some take-away points for defence representatives.’
Carmelite Chambers, 6th June 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘In TT (Children: Discharge of Care Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 742 the Court of Appeal sets out the tests to be applied on an application to discharge a care order and also considered the relevance of attachment theory in welfare evaluations. Mostyn J’s approach to these issues in the recent case of GM v Carmarthenshire County Council [2018] EWFC 36, [2018] 3 WLR 1126 (‘GM”) was overruled.’
Becket Chambers, 15th June 2021
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘Vanessa Reid discusses the significant changes soon to be implemented by the revised guidelines for assault offences.’
Carmelite Chambers, 6th June 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘In Stokoe Partnership Solicitors v Grayson & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 626, the Court of Appeal considered the test for ordering the cross-examination of an individual, prior to trial, on the content of his sworn affidavit which had been provided pursuant to a Norwich Pharmacal order.’
The 36 Group, 15th June 2021
Source: 36group.co.uk
‘This week, the Undercover Policing Inquiry referred the first suspected miscarriages of justice, identified through its investigations, to a dedicated panel set up by the Home Office.’
Garden Court Chambers, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘What level of credit are you going to submit the Defendant is entitled to for his guilty pleas in the following scenario?’
Broadway House Chambers, 1st June 2021
Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk
‘This article reviews the Court of Appeal case of R v Plaku [2021] EWCA 568 which provides guidance concerning credit for guilty plea indications.’
25 Bedford Row, 2nd June 2021
Source: www.25bedfordrow.com
‘What does it mean for a belief to not be worthy of respect in a democratic society? In Maya Forstater v CGD Europe and Others UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ, the Employment Appeal Tribunal sought to answer this question.’
No. 5 Chambers, 11th June 2021
Source: www.no5.com
‘Why is it important to show that the parties are “associated persons” for the purposes of FLA 1996 (FLA 1996)?’
Becket Chambers, 17th June 2021
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘A record number of class actions has been filed across Europe in recent years, with more than half of them brought in the UK, according to new research.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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