Category: time limits

Mental health considerations in dishonesty cases, time limits and costs – 3PB

Posted November 23rd, 2023 in appeals, costs, doctors, mental health, news, time limits by sally

‘This judgment deals with an appeal brought by a doctor against her erasure from the GMC register. The judgment discusses the significance of the doctor’s mental health difficulties in the context of findings of dishonesty, the law on time limits, and it provides a helpful demonstration of how CPR 52.19 (applications to limit recoverable costs) may be applied in statutory appeals of this nature.’

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3PB, 26th October 2023

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Supreme Court dismisses commercial lender’s appeal over PPI claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 17th, 2023 in appeals, disclosure, insurance, news, Supreme Court, time limits by tracey

‘The Supreme Court has ruled that a claim over the misselling of a payment protection insurance policy was not time-barred as the commercial lender failed to disclose that it was charging a “substantial commission” on the policy.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 16th November 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Alerter by George Mallet & William Moody – Supreme Court Judgment on unfair relationships and PPI claims: Smith v RBS [2023] UKSC 34 – Henderson Chambers

Posted November 9th, 2023 in appeals, banking, chambers articles, compensation, insurance, limitations, news, Supreme Court, time limits by sally

‘The Supreme Court has given judgment in Smith and Burrell v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2023] UKSC 34, overturning the Court of Appeal and disagreeing with the bank’s limitation argument.’

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Henderson Chambers, 5th October 2023

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Firm wins challenge to legal aid out of time reduction – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 3rd, 2023 in delay, fees, law firms, legal aid, news, solicitors, time limits by tracey

‘A firm has successfully challenged a 20% late-submission penalty to a legal aid settlement.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Barrier to employment lifted for thousands of ex-offenders – Ministry of Justice

Posted October 30th, 2023 in criminal records, disclosure, employment, Ministry of Justice, news, recidivists, rehabilitation, time limits by tracey

‘Over 120,000 former offenders will find it easier to get work and turn their lives away from crime following a change in the law.’

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Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2023

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UK Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR) for cross-border tax avoidance arrangements – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 16th, 2023 in brexit, disclosure, HM Revenue & Customs, news, tax avoidance, taxation, time limits by tracey

‘New UK rules requiring disclosure of cross-border tax avoidance arrangements have been introduced to replace DAC6, the EU’s mandatory disclosure regime. Under the new Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR), disclosure has been extended to include arrangements wholly outside the UK/EU.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th October 2023

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Register your block of flats by 1 October 2023 – or go to jail! – Tanfield Chambers

Posted October 10th, 2023 in building law, chambers articles, health & safety, news, notification, penalties, time limits by sally

‘Mark Loveday gives a timely reminder as to the upcoming deadline for registration under the BSA 2022.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 15th September 2023

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English court reminds construction contract payment provisions to be ‘compliant’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 28th, 2023 in construction industry, contracts, news, time limits by tracey

‘An English court has reminded the construction sector of the importance of complying with the mandatory payment provisions in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (1996 Act) in payment provisions, in a case in which it found that a contract which requires the submission of VAT invoice to fix the final date for payment is not compliant.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2023

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One in four complaints to Legal Ombudsman outside new time limits – Legal Futures

Posted August 16th, 2023 in complaints, legal ombudsman, legal profession, legal services, news, statistics, time limits by sally

‘More than a quarter (27%) of complaints made to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) are outside the new time limits introduced at the beginning of April, it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 16th August 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Umbrella Interchange Fee Proceedings – Blackstone Chambers

Posted August 4th, 2023 in appeals, brexit, chambers articles, competition, EC law, fees, limitations, news, time limits by sally

‘On Wednesday [26 July], the Competition Appeal Tribunal handed down a judgment that is particularly significant for its analysis of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “2018 Act”) and the scope of retained EU law.’

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Blackstone Chambers, 28th July 2023

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Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after time limit to be freed from prison – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2023 in abortion, appeals, families, imprisonment, news, sentencing, time limits, women by tracey

‘A woman who was jailed for terminating her pregnancy after the legal time limit during lockdown will be released from prison and reunited with her children, after winning a court of appeal effort to reduce her sentence.’

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The Guardian, 18th July 2023

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Ruling confirms Building Safety Act’s impact on retrospective defect claims – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 17th, 2023 in appeals, building law, construction industry, limitations, news, statutory duty, time limits by tracey

‘A new ruling has highlighted how claims concerning building defects that would otherwise be time-barred can still be raised under the 2022 Building Safety Act, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2023

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CA rejects latest challenge to costs deduction from damages – Legal Futures

Posted July 17th, 2023 in appeals, damages, fees, law firms, news, personal injuries, solicitors, time limits by tracey

‘The time for a client to challenge a solicitor’s deduction from their damages runs from the time the deduction is made, without the client having to agree the specific amount, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 17th July 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Migration Bill: Lords reinsert child detention limits – BBC News

Posted July 13th, 2023 in amendments, bills, children, detention, immigration, news, time limits, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2023

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Interest on costs due on date of original £38m order, judge finds – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 3rd, 2023 in costs, interest, limitations, news, time limits by tracey

‘Interest on a £38 million costs order is due on the date of the original order and accrues from day to day thereafter, a judge has ruled followign a 10-year legal battle. The Honourable Mrs Justice Dias described the application before her in Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc as raising “a short but interesting point of statutory construction on which there is surprisingly no direct authority.”’

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Law Society's Gazette, 30th June 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The timing of procurement challenges – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 23rd, 2023 in civil procedure rules, local government, news, public procurement, time limits by tracey

‘Would-be challengers and defending contracting authorities need to be aware of a number of unique timing factors, and the notoriously short timeframes, for the initial stages of procurement challenges. The Altiatech judgment usefully examines some of the key risk areas, write Zachary Bourne, Lloyd Nail and Ian Tucker.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd June 2023

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Litigant denied relief after court confused by ‘XXXX’ name – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 16th, 2023 in appeals, delay, injunctions, loans, names, news, time limits by tracey

‘A litigant described as having a “relaxed and frankly reckless” approach to timely service of documents has been denied relief in the Court of Appeal.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Is it time to decriminalise abortion in the UK? – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2023 in abortion, news, podcasts, time limits by sally

‘After a distressing and controversial case in which a woman was jailed after taking abortion pills after the UK time limit, is it time to change the law?’

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The Guardian, 15th June 2023

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High Court clarifies effect of change of law during ongoing group litigation orders – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 17th, 2023 in class actions, HM Revenue & Customs, news, taxation, time limits by sally

‘A new ruling by the High Court in London has made clear that, in some circumstances, decisions in a test case might not apply to all claimants in a group litigation order (GLO).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2023

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UK Supreme Court clarifies law on ‘continuing nuisance’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 17th, 2023 in appeals, environmental health, news, nuisance, Supreme Court, time limits by sally

‘A ruling by the UK Supreme Court provides some clarifications on when the law of nuisance can be relied upon for raising environmental claims, but it has also left open some important questions, experts have said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2023

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