Current Awareness – Page 379 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

The New Football Regulator – Blackstone Chambers

Posted March 31st, 2023 in chambers articles, news, sport by sally

‘On Thursday 23 February 2023, following much anticipation, the UK Government Department for Culture, Media & Sport (‘DCMS’) published its White Paper “A sustainable future – reforming club football governance.”1 It has been described as the “biggest shake up in football for decades”, “revolutionary” and “landmark”. These are not exaggerations. The government proposals represent the first and only independent statutory regulator of football.’

Blackstone Chambers, March 2023

Source: www.blackstonechambers.com

The Illegal Migration Bill and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol: The return of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 31st, 2023 in asylum, bills, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, Northern Ireland by sally

‘This is not a post about the conflict between the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill and the European Convention on Human Rights (an issue which has already attracted a considerable amount of critical academic commentary – see here and here). Instead, it is a post about the Bill’s potential conflict with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (“CFR”) and the UK’s commitments under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, whether (and why) such a conflict matters in domestic law and how (if at all) that conflict could be resolved.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 31st March 2023

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

BSB “assessing” self-reports from barristers over cab-rank rule defiance – Legal Futures

Posted March 31st, 2023 in barristers, climate change, demonstrations, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) said last night that it was assessing self-reports from barristers who say they will defy the cab-rank rule.’

Legal Futures, 31st March 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bitcoin Security: Should Developers Be Held Liable? – 3PB

Posted March 31st, 2023 in appeals, chambers articles, cryptocurrencies, fiduciary duty, news by sally

‘Most of us have experienced the sense of frustration and helplessness when losing a purse or wallet. Imagine your wallet was digital, and contained $4 billion in assets. Now imagine the device which held your wallet containing $4 billion in assets was hacked, and your assets disappeared into the ether.’

3PB, 2nd March 2023

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

UK to clamp down on sanctions loopholes used by Wagner group head – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2023 in costs, defamation, media, news, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine, war by sally

‘UK ministers have tightened up sanctions rules to avoid a repeat of a recent controversy in which lawyers acting for the head of the Wagner group obtained an exemption from curbs to sue a British journalist.’

The Guardian, 30th March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Why are there so many cases against lawyers for contempt of court? – 4 New Square

Posted March 31st, 2023 in chambers articles, contempt of court, news, solicitors by sally

‘There has been a spate of cases in the past couple of years where contempt of court proceedings have been brought against lawyers. Prompted by the recent decision by Leech J to imprison struck off solicitor Soophia Khan for a further period of 12 months for failing to deliver up her firm’s files to SRA intervention agents, Helen Evans KC examines what is going on. When can contempt proceedings be brought against lawyers, and are they becoming more frequent?’

4 New Square, 20th March 2023

Source: www.4newsquare.com

A Summary Assessment of Dishonesty: Gupta v Shah [2023] EWHC 540 (Ch) – Tanfield Chambers

Posted March 31st, 2023 in banking, chambers articles, fraud, news, theft by sally

‘The High Court recently handed down judgment in the case of Gupta v Shah [2023] EWHC 540 (Ch), a double-barrelled summary judgment and strike out application in an idiosyncratic international fraud worth $14 million. The case involved extravagant defences of clandestine US-Iranian Commercial dealings, secret caches of US dollar reserves, Chinese State Security, and a systematic theft of funds by major multinational banks.’

Tanfield Chambers, 28th March 2023

Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Home Office accused of building delays into plan to speed asylum claims – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2023 in asylum, delay, government departments, immigration, news, refugees by sally

‘Immigration lawyers have accused the Home Office of building delays into a scheme meant to speed up decisions on 12,000 asylum claims.’

The Guardian, 30th March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Reforming surrogacy law in Great Britain – Law & Religion UK

Posted March 31st, 2023 in children, families, Law Commission, news, surrogacy by sally

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have published a joint report on surrogacy: Building families through surrogacy: a new law. They recommend a comprehensive range of reforms to make the law of surrogacy work better for children, surrogates and intended parents and ensure that surrogacy continues to operate on an altruistic rather than a commercial basis.’

Law & Religion UK, 30th March 2023

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

Guardianship Orders: A Cut Out and Keep Guide Based on One I Made Earlier – Parklane Plowden Chambers

Posted March 30th, 2023 in chambers articles, guardianship, missing persons, news by sally

‘The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 (“the Act”) came into force three and half years ago on 31 July 2019. Informally known as “Claudia’s Law” after Claudia Lawrence who disappeared in 2009, the purpose of the Act is to empower the court to appoint a guardian to deal with the property and financial affairs of people who have gone missing.’

Parklane Plowden Chambers, 1st March 2023

Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk

Directors Accountability and Burdens of Proof – New Square Chambers

Posted March 30th, 2023 in chambers articles, civil procedure rules, company directors, documents, news by sally

‘In our latest article, James Saunders examines burdens of proof in claims against directors, the duty of directors to account for company assets and the ambit of CPR 32.19 notices to prove documents.’

New Square Chambers, 13th March 2023

Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk

Financial Sanctions in the UK – No. 5 Chambers

Posted March 30th, 2023 in chambers articles, export controls, money laundering, news, Russia, sanctions, terrorism by sally

‘With the financial sanctions imposed against Russia has been widening and deepening over the past year, more and more businesses and investors have paid attention to the regulatory obligations for compliance.’

No. 5 Chambers, 8th March 2023

Source: www.no5.com

Admissibility of foreign convictions in proceedings under the Children Act 1989 – Family Law Week

Posted March 30th, 2023 in care orders, child abuse, children, foreign jurisdictions, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Samuel Arksey, a pupil barrister at Senate House Chambers considers the admissibility of foreign convictions in proceedings under the Children Act 1989.’

Family Law Week, 15th March 2023

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

R (Milburn) v Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman – St John’s Buildings

Posted March 30th, 2023 in chambers articles, jurisdiction, local government, news, ombudsmen, special educational needs, tribunals by sally

‘In R (Milburn) v Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman [2023] EWCA Civ 207, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of HHJ Sephton KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) that the Claimant’s complaints regarding the local authority’s conduct in an appeal before the First-Tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) well within the remit of the Tribunal, and therefore fell outside of the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction due to s.26(6) of the Local Government Act 1974.’

St John's Buildings, 15th March 2023

Source: stjohnsbuildings.com

High Court Dismisses Application to Exclude Expert Evidence at Trial – Ropewalk Chambers

Posted March 30th, 2023 in chambers articles, evidence, expert witnesses, news, personal injuries by sally

‘In Fawcett v TUI UK Ltd [2023] EWHC 400 (KB), Dexter Dias KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, considered an application by the Claimant to exclude the Defendant’s expert evidence in a personal injury trial. The application was dismissed.’

Ropewalk Chambers, 15th March 2023

Source: ropewalk.co.uk

Nuisance law and a diverging of judgments – Solicitors’ Journal

Posted March 30th, 2023 in judgments, news, nuisance, privacy, Supreme Court by sally

‘Gordon Wignall explores a nuisance case in the Supreme Court about the Tate Modern and Richard Roger’s glass dwellers’ lack of privacy.’

Solicitors' Journal, 27th March 2023

Source: www.solicitorsjournal.com

Health and safety update – recent legal developments by Amy Taylor – Six Pump Court

Posted March 30th, 2023 in chambers articles, fines, health & safety, news by sally

‘In this Health and Safety Update, Amy Taylor discusses recent health and safety cases, the most expensive health and safety fines of 2022 and the past and future strategy of the HSE.’

Six Pump Court, 29th March 2023

Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk

Family Law Newsletter – Spire Barristers

Posted March 30th, 2023 in care orders, chambers articles, divorce, family courts, financial provision, news by sally

‘Family Law Newsletter Issue #65; including articles from around the web, Legislation updates and Case Updates from Care Proceedings and Financial Remedy matters.’

Spire Barristers, 2nd March 2023

Source: spirebarristers.co.uk

Rakusen v Jepsen: Sam Madge-Wyld comments on the decision – Tanfield Chambers

Posted March 30th, 2023 in houses in multiple occupation, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repayment, Supreme Court by sally

‘On 1 March 2023, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Rakusen v Jepsen [2023] UKSC 9. In a unanimous decision delivered by Lord Briggs and Lord Burrows in a joint judgment, the court held that the Court of Appeal had been correct in its interpretation that a Rent Repayment Order (RRO) could only be made against the immediate landlord of a tenancy that generates the relevant rent.’

Tanfield Chambers, 3rd March 2023

Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk

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