‘The case of Crofts Vets and others v Butcher 2013 UKEAT/0430/12/LA and UKEAT/0562/12/LA is perhaps an unusual but important illustration of how far the duty to make reasonable adjustments under disability discrimination legislation goes (now Section 20 of the Equality Act 2010).’
No. 5 Chambers, 4th December 2013
Source: www.no5.com
‘The recent Supreme Court decision in Pitt v Holt [2013] UKSC 26 has put into sharp focus a question which has vexed English lawyers for some time: when can a donor recover a gift mistakenly made? Their Lordships ruled that there had to be a ‘causative mistake of sufficient gravity’. In the light of this ruling, the lecture will explore and try to systematise the principal competing approaches towards the recovery of mistaken gifts and to assess their underlying assumptions. How can we distinguish between mistakes which are sufficiently serious and those that are not, and what are the implications of Pitt v Holt for the law of gifts more generally? It will be argued that a pure causative mistake test may in fact be preferable to the two-stage inquiry adopted by Pitt v Holt. Properly handled, such a test could accommodate many of the concerns that often drive the call for an additional criterion of ‘sufficient gravity’.’
Date: 13th February 2014, 6.00pm
Location: UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘The EAT, Mr Justice Langstaff sitting alone, has recently looked again at the application of the ‘reasonably practicable’ test in circumstances where a claim for unfair dismissal was lodged after the three month deadline had expired.’
No. 5 Chambers, 4th December 2013
Source: www.no5.com
‘Equitable rectification provides a separate, distinct and interesting remedy that is available to cure errors in executed agreements. The availability of the remedy can often be critical in circumstances, for example, where the transaction requires registration at the Land Registry or third party rights and interests are affected by the agreements. In landlord and tenant and real estate transactions the remedy has been granted in a myriad of circumstances ranging from disputes about break clauses, rent review, real estate transfers or sale and leaseback agreements. Rectification in these is therefore of more than passing academic interest, its grant nullifying potentially disastrous consequences when an executed agreement incorrectly records the agreement made between the parties. ‘
Hardwicke Chambers, 5th December 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘When do Employment Tribunals have jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal complaints brought by employees who work outside Great Britain? Nigel Brockley highlights the recent caselaw on this topic.’
No. 5 Chambers, 4th December 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘Organised by the Statute Law Society (www.statutelawsociety.org) and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
Speakers: Professor Neil Duxbury, London School of Economics.’
Date: 27th January 2014, 18.00-19.00
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
‘Professor Gillon would argue that the judgment in the case of a patient in prolonged and incurable ‘minimally conscious state’, that she must continue to be kept alive with artificial nutrition and hydration, despite the evidence from her loved ones that she would have rejected such treatment, manifests an excessive concern for the ‘sanctity of life’ and inadequate concern both for patients’ prior views values and autonomy and about the use of scarce health service resources on patients whose loved ones reliably report that they would have rejected those resources had they been able to do so.’
Date: 12th February 2014, 1.00pm
Location: Barnard’s Inn Hall
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Where the jurisdiction of the court is in issue the court should make a prompt determination of jurisdiction at or near the start of proceedings. In this case that determination of jurisdiction should have concluded with a declaration pursuant to BIIR, Article 17, that the English court had no jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction to make short term, provisional protective measures pursuant to BIIR, Article 20.’
Sovereign Chambers, 4th December 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
‘Organised with the London Legal History Seminar.
Speaker: Patrick Graham, Queen Mary, Univeristy of London.’
Date: 24th January 2014, 18.00-19.30
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Swinbourne, R v [2013] EWCA Crim 2329 (10 December 2013)
Criminal Practice Directions (Amendment No 1) [2013] EWCA Crim 2328 (10 December 2013)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Davidson v Aegis Defences Services (BVI) Ltd & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 1586 (11 December 2013)
Hatton & Anor v Connew & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 1560 (10 December 2013)
Firodi Shipping Ltd v Griffon Shipping Llc [2013] EWCA Civ 1567 (10 December 2013)
Gallop v Newport City Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1583 (11 December 2013)
Microsoft Corporation v Motorola Mobility Llc & Ors [2013] EWCA Civ 1613 (11 December 2013)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Kearns v Glencore UK Ltd [2013] EWHC 3697 (QB) (11 December 2013)
Nyang v G4S Care & Justice Services Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 3946 (QB) (11 December 2013)
IG Index Plc v Cloete [2013] EWHC 3789 (QB) (11 December 2013)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Rayner v The Lord Chancellor [2013] EWHC B24 (Ch) (02 December 2013)
Quiet Moments Ltd, Re [2013] EWHC 3806 (Ch) (04 December 2013)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Gurgur v London Borough of Enfield [2013] EWHC 3483 (Admin) (06 December 2013)
High Court (Commercial Court)
SC DG Petrol SRL & Ors v Vitol Broking Ltd [2013] EWHC 3920 (Comm) (09 December 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Law Commission has produced its eagerly awaited report on juror misconduct and internet publications, following extensive consultation. The Commission had been urgently tasked with considering reform in this area, following a number of high-profile contempt cases involving errant jurors and eager publishers.’
Legal Week, 10th December 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘The jury at the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan, shot by police, has retired to consider its ruling.’
BBC News, 11th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Employers “cannot simply rubber stamp” an occupational health adviser’s opinion that an employee is not disabled, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a case involving a local authority.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘While the Profumo affair took place just over 50 years ago, it never seems to have left the public arena for very long. This month sees a new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical open to tell the story of Stephen Ward, the man who “pimped” Christine Keeler, the call girl at the centre of the affair. It is also the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Denning Report into the British political scandal and an apt time to reflect on what the report teaches us about public inquiries and the atmosphere of the time.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Law is everywhere providing answers to almost everything. Ever larger numbers of students want to be part of the legal mechanisms that control us, regulate us and take over from politicians when politicians sense their own incapability. It is almost a new religion. In this lecture – and in the discussion to follow – some of the issues dealt with in earlier years by Professor Bogdanor (such as in his lectures, Judges or Legislators: Who Should Rule?, The Judges and the Constitution and The Human Rights Act: Cornerstone of a New Constitution) will be reviewed as will the effect of Europe on our law.’
Gresham College, 4th December 2013
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
‘A new review of “legal highs” could lead to sweeping changes to UK drug legislation, the Home Office has said.’
BBC News, 12th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved a significant revamp of the costs lawyer qualification.’
Litigation Futures, 12th December 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘I don’t really know what to think about the outcome of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing into the case of Alistair Brett, the former legal manager of The Times. Here was a man plainly admired by many in the media law world. Many watched with spine-tingling horror as his reputation disintegrated under cross-examination at the Leveson inquiry (you can still watch it online). But for that, he may well have escaped prosecution, let alone censure. It is a rare day that sees someone’s litigation tactics scrutinised under cross-examination by a QC and a Court of Appeal judge.’
Legal Week, 10th December 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss some of the key developments of 2013 & share a few predictions.’
New Law Journal, 11th December 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
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