‘In Episode 123 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Joshua Rozenberg about his new book Enemies of the People? How Judges Shape Society and discusses attacks on judges and lawyers by the media and the government.’
Law Pod UK, 1st September 2020
Source: audioboom.com
‘A dementia charity is seeking a judicial review of the government guidance on care home visits.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Couples could soon be free to get married on the beach, in a private garden or at sea, according to proposed changes to outdated wedding laws.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘This was the question the court was asked to answer in RSK Environmental Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 26th August 2020
‘A defendant’s potential exposure to paying the premium for after-the-event (ATE) insurance necessary to meet its demand for security for costs was “not relevant” to the question of security, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 1st September 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has criticised public law practitioners for letting judicial reviews “evolve exponentially” so that the claim advanced at the hearing bears “little resemblance” to that for which permission was granted.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd September 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A 29-year-old man has been jailed for 56 weeks for trading in endangered species.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th August 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A jealous man who murdered his partner and shared images of her body on a messaging app with her family has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 12-year-old boy with brain injuries will have his treatment withdrawn after a High Court judge found it was not in his best interests to prolong life.’
BBC News, 1st September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has spent more than £120m in taxpayers’ money fighting disability benefit claims in the last two years – despite losing three-quarters of tribunal appeals, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 1st September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The parents of Harry Dunn have dropped plans to sue the US government over his death in a crash allegedly involving the wife of an American intelligence official. Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn said they had made the decision in the hope the Trump administration would allow suspect Anne Sacoolas to face the UK justice system.’
The Independent, 1st September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother who fears her 19-month-old child will forget their father if prison visits do not resume soon has begun preliminary legal action against the Ministry of Justice.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd v Revenue And Customs [2020] EWCA Civ 1128 (28 August 2020)
Assetco Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 1151 (28 August 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
AB v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania [2020] EWHC 2348 (Admin) (27 August 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hopkins v Revenue And Customs [2020] EWHC 2355 (QB) (01 September 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Media regulator Ofcom is under fresh scrutiny after historian David Olusoga accused it of failing to hold broadcasters accountable for their lack of diversity. EachOther spoke to industry experts about their views on his call for a new diversity regulator and what it should look like.’
Each Other, 28th August 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘In his article “A Force to be Reckoned with” for the New Law Journal, John Bowers QC reflects on 20 years since the ground breaking case that lifted the ban on gay men and women serving in the military. John acted for one of the applicants in this case, alongside David Pannick QC, Laura Cox, the late Peter Duffy and others.’
Littleton Chambers, 20th August 2020
Source: littletonchambers.com
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