Doctor who feared having to leave UK after visa blow wins Home Office U-turn – The Guardian
‘Doctor who feared having to leave UK after visa blow wins Home Office U-turn.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
A very unfit home – Circuit Judge decision on unfitness and damages. – Nearly Legal
‘Godagam & Edirisinghe v Hanson. Mayors & City of London County Court. 3 May 2024. A county court Circuit Judge judgment on a possession claim with disrepair and unfitness for human habitation counterclaim. Very interesting both as a relatively rare CJ decision on disrepair/fitness, and for the CJ’s viw on the appropriate approach to quantum for unfitness.’
Nearly Legal, 15th September 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
English institutions and law popular for global dispute resolution – OUT-LAW.com
‘New research shows the important role that English law, courts and arbitration bodies play in dispute resolution in a competitive global market, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
IR35: taxation of off-payroll workers explained – OUT-LAW.com
‘The off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, apply where a business engages an individual to provide services off-payroll and through an intermediary – commonly a company referred to as a ‘personal services company’ (PSC). IR35 targets the use of PSCs to avoid employment taxes.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Solicitor fined for statements made on “antisemitic” Iranian TV show – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor who appeared on an antisemitic television programme on the Iranian state-owned TV channel has been fined for comments he made about London law firm Mishcon de Reya.’
Legal Futures, 16th September 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Long read: Judges tire of gameplaying tactics in costs disputes – Law Society’s Gazette
‘In two rulings, claimants’ overstated costs budgets and the inability to settle issues without a hearing have attracted judicial ire. Experts are warning that parties are not immune from sanctions.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Take Post Office compensation scheme away from lawyers, say experts – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The adversarial nature of the compensation scheme for victims of the Post Office scandal is preventing them securing timely redress.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
They Think It’s All Over… It Is Not! Express Declarations, Subsequent Agreements and the Decision in Re Cynberg – Financial Remedies Journal
‘They Think It’s All Over… It Is Not! Express Declarations, Subsequent Agreements and the Decision in Re Cynberg.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 9th September 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
Father who is convicted rapist stripped of parental responsibility for daughter – The Guardian
‘A convicted rapist who was previously allowed to have unsupervised time with his child has been stripped of his parental responsibility.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Women ‘disheartened’ by UK decision to halt Harvey Weinstein charges – The Guardian
‘Women who were key to exposing the disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein have told of their frustration at the decision by UK prosecutors to discontinue two indecent assault charges against him.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Organised crime group sentenced after drugs bust – BBC News
‘An organised crime group that flooded a town with drugs worth more than £400,000 have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 14th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government defends early release scheme after freed prisoner charged with sexual assault – BBC News
‘The government has defended the early release of prisoners after it emerged a former inmate allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on the same day he was freed.’
BBC News, 14th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Public inquiries should be shorter and recommendations tracked, Lords says – The Guardian
‘Public inquiries should be shortened and the progress of their recommendations tracked, according to a House of Lords committee, which says a major overhaul is required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Valued GP ‘will be forced to leave UK’ after autistic daughter refused visa – The Guardian
‘An experienced and highly regarded doctor who is working at a GP surgery in east London says he has no choice but to walk away from his job because the Home Office is separating him from his wife and autistic daughter.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met Police Officer fined for assault after bus fare arrest has conviction quashed – The Independent
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who was fined £1,500 for assault after wrongly arresting a woman for evading a bus fare in Croydon has had his conviction quashed on appeal.’
The Independent, 14th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court clarifies ‘risk of dissipation’ in asset freezing order case – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent English High Court ruling serves as a timely reminder of the factors that the court will take into account when considering the risk of dissipation of assets in the context of a freezing order application.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Granting injunctions against ‘newcomers’ — practical guidance from property litigators – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court’s decision in Anglo International Upholland Ltd v Wainwright [2023] 5 WLUK 613 confirmed the court’s power to grant injunctions against so-called “newcomers”. In the second of two articles, Helena Davies, Oskar Musial, Laura Tweedy and Gemma de Cordova consider the recent developments in newcomer injunctions and how that was dealt with in Upholland.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Procedural steps not taken by employee irrelevant to constructive dismissal claim – Local Government Lawyer
‘An employee’s failure to fully complete every step of an internal grievance process will not impact their right to claim constructive dismissal, according to the recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) involving a local authority. Sharmin Chowdhury analyses the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
