‘The knotty matter of having to issue personal injury and fatal accident claims occurring on ships in the Admiralty Division of the High Court is soon to addressed by amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules which will be launched on 6 April 2023.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 20th March 2023
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘Employees are currently protected against harassment committed by their employer (s.26(2) EqA 2010). However, modern workplaces mean that many workers often interact with third-party contractors or partner organisations during their working days. Frequent interaction with customers is also of course common for many, and high-profile companies such as Ikea and McDonalds have recently signed up to agreements with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the Commission) relating to sexual harassment policies.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 24th March 2023
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘Recent reports suggest that some of the changes set out in the Ministry of Justice’s 2022 ‘Root and Branch Review of the Parole System’ may be brought forward in the Victims Bill.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 2nd March 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘The question decided by the court in this case was whether, by the Claimant revealing in a witness statement that his solicitors “took time to make progress with my claim, primarily because they felt that the business Fashion did not look at all valuable and did not appear to present a target worth pursuing“, he could be said to have waived privilege in relation to the advice given to him, such that it was appropriate to order disclosure of supporting documentation relating to the subject matter of the waiver.’
Exchange Chambers, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
‘Czernuska is the latest of a series of judgments determining whether injuries sustained during competitive sporting fixtures were caused by negligence. This blog considers the general principles and themes on liability that emerge from this kind of litigation by looking at Czernuska v King [2023] EWHC 380 (KB), Fulham Football Club v Jones [2022] EWHC 1108 (QB) and Tylicki v Gibbons [2021] EWHC 3470 (QB).’
12 King's Bench Walk, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
‘These cases, which were appeals from the County Court to the Court of Appeal, dealt with the construction of section 3 of the Civil Liability Act 2018 (“the Act”). The Court of Appeal was divided on a 2:1 majority (with the Master of the Rolls dissenting). This summary will focus of the binding decision of the majority judgment.’
3PB, March 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘In December 2017 the claimant (a solicitor) was dismissed for falsifying a timesheet. In March 2018 she issued proceedings in the Employment Tribunal alleging that the managing partner, RVT, had subjected her to sexual harassment. The Tribunal dismissed the claimant’s claims noting that her personal WhatsApp messages (18,000 of which were included in the hearing bundle) undermined her credibility and demonstrated some of the conduct she complained of had not taken place.’
Blackstone Chambers, 7th March 2023
Source: www.employeecompetition.com
‘This blog by Dan Tobin examines the Court of Appeal decision in TRX v Southampton Football Club [2022] EWHC 3392 (KB).’
Costs Litigation Blog, 10th March 2023
Source: costsandlitigationfunding.com
‘The claimant worked as a Customer Assistant for the respondent from 8 September 2008 until he was dismissed on 5 September 2018. The respondent asserted that the claimant was dismissed because, during a shopping trip in his own time, the claimant had an altercation with a store manager. He was also alleged to have been abusive to a shopper and refused to sign his training record.’
3PB, March 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘Early numbers indicate that the controversial policy had a minimal or even beneficial impact on the Crown Court backlog, contrary to some fears. So why has it been abolished so soon?’
3PB, 14th March 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘Braintree District Council has secured an interim injunction temporarily blocking Home Office plans to accommodate asylum seekers at an airbase, ahead of a High Court hearing on the matter next week.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison after “senselessly” murdering a 16-year-old boy in a Somerset town car park.’
The Independent, 12th April 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new offence of failure to prevent fraud will be created by an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill tabled by the government today. Under the measure, an organisation where a fraud has been committed must be able to demonstrate that it had ‘reasonable measures in place to deter the offending’ or be liable to an unlimited fine.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th April 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Employers across the UK must ensure that the focus on improving racial equality in their workforces does not wane.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th April 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘There are two matters of interest in this unusual judgment by Mr Justice Mostyn in respect of a claim for judicial review brought by a teenager against a local authority, originally published on The National Archives as TT v Essex County Council [2023] EWHC 721 (Fam) but replaced as [2023] EWHC 826 (Admin).’
Transparency Project, 10th April 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Adverts for Etihad have been banned for making exaggerated claims about the airline’s efforts to achieve “sustainable aviation”.’
The Independent, 12th April 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s policy on torture has been described as “fatally flawed” after a watchdog identified non-compliance by intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Defence.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local people who were affected by the devastating Grenfell Tower fire have agreed on a settlement of their civil claims arising from the blaze.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Excalibur & Keswick Groundworks Ltd v McDonald [2023] EWCA Civ 18, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the difficulty of removing QOCS protection from a claimant who discontinues at the last moment. This follows previous decisions in the same spirit, such as Mabb v English [2017] EWHC 3616 (QB).’
3PB, March 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘The High Court has dismissed an application to set aside a sanctions designation issued by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. This was the first challenge to be brought under section 38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“SAMLA”).’
Blackstone Chambers, 15th March 2023
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
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