‘The family of a football fan who suffered horrific injuries at the hands of hooligan opposition fans are campaigning for a change in the law.’
BBC News, 24th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has refused to reconsider a decision that comprehensively rejected a disability discrimination claim brought by a paralegal who worked for well-known personal injury firm Ralli.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Harsher sentences for people who attack police officers “would be very welcome”, the head of the national body for police bosses has said.’
BBC News, 25th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A transgender woman made redundant by the Times has lost an employment tribunal in which she claimed to have experienced discrimination and unfair dismissal.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Imagine a case where lawyers, seek damages on behalf of a client which include their unrecovered costs in earlier litigation where they acted for the same client. If the new claim fails, are they personally liable for the winner’s costs? This was the startling proposition advanced in this case. Rose LJ has said that it is wrong.’
Hailsham Chambers, 9th August 2019
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘A rough guide to Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Litigation for Professional Indemnity Lawyers.’
Hailsham Chambers, 13th August 2019
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘UK immigration reform is imminent. The Government’s 2018 White Paper proposals for a new immigration system appear to be here to stay and a no deal Brexit looks more likely than ever.’
Garden Court Chambers, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Akçil and others v Koza Ltd and another [2019] UKSC 40 (see Supreme Court judgment) unanimously overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal ([2017] EWCA Civ 1609) regarding the interpretation of the the exclusive company law jurisdictional provisions in Article 24(2) of the Brussels I (Recast) Regulation (1215/2012).’
39 Essex Chambers, 2nd August 2019
Source: www.39essex.com
‘Changes to the use of police bail were designed to prevent suspects remaining on pre-charge bail for months on end pending investigation and decision about charge. Criticism of the use of Release Under Investigation (‘RUI’) has mostly focussed on the high numbers of suspects it is used for, the sharp fall in charging decisions and the fewer cases reaching court.’
23 Essex Street, 20th August 2019
Source: www.23es.com
‘In Robinson v. Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2014] EWCA Civ 15 the Court of Appeal held that “the Caparo test applies to all claims in the modern law of negligence”. By the time the case reached the Supreme Court that well-known three-stage test had been held to be of no practical application. How and why did this volte-face occur? And where does that leave lawyers and judges when deciding whether a duty of care is owed or not? Mark Cannon QC and Joshua Folkard discuss.’
4 New Square, 13th August 2019
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘The Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) [2019] that all courts and tribunals that exercise the judicial power of the state are subject to the ‘open justice’ principle.’
4 KBW, 6th August 2019
Source: www.4kbw.net
‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dulgheriu & Anor v The London Borough of Ealing [2019] EWCA Civ 1490 (21 August 2019)
Moher v Moher [2019] EWCA Civ 1482 (21 August 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Zhunus & Ors [2019] EWHC 2287 (Comm) (21 August 2019)
Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd & Anor v The Hut Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 2191 (Comm) (21 August 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
MR v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1970 (QB) (21 August 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A solicitor’s 55 years of practice have come to an end after he was struck off for overcharging probate clients.’
Legal Futures, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Campaigners have renewed calls for the government to create “safe-zones” around abortion clinics across the country after the Court of Appeal upheld a ban on pro-life protests near a west London health centre.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A wife who was sued by her husband after it was revealed that her eight-year-old son is not his must reveal the name of the biological father to her husband and child.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three Extinction Rebellion activists involved in protests in central London in April have been convicted of public order offences at a trial which heard a message of support for them from the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There is still “quite a lot of ignorance” among solicitors about adjudication as a “swift and relatively inexpensive” way of settling professional negligence disputes, a barrister adjudicator has said.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has proposed the introduction of revised standards for the Higher Rights of Audience qualification.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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