‘On 17th July 2020, the Ogden Working Party published the 8th Edition of the Ogden Tables, the first new edition
in almost a decade and the first under a new Chairman, William Latimer-Sayer QC.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 18th August 2020
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘Whilst much could be (and most of it has already been) written about the Government’s recent white paper on planning, two things struck me in particular.
First, how generous of Whitehall to offer such fertile ground to article-writing lawyers and other commentators searching for occupation during Covid-enforced idleness. There is only so much nourishment available via Zoom, and anyway, in terms of professional development, thanks to my planning bar colleagues and their prodigious supply of webinars (manifestly exceeding the need, whether assessed on a 5 year supply, standardised, or any other basis of your choice) all of us now know literally everything about the current policy and legislative regime that there is to know. Or at least, most of us do. Others have employed the unexpected gift of time more imaginatively: my two young sons and I, for example, are on the verge of perfecting the Frontside 180, which I reckon isn’t at all bad for three pre-lockdown non-skateboarders.’
Guildhall Chambers, 25th August 2020
Source: www.guildhallchambers.co.uk
‘Legal activity has bounced back to 130% of pre-Covid levels with conveyancing continuing to rise steadily and several other practice areas also buoyant, new figures have shown.’
Legal Futures, 28th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who stabbed his cousin 27 times before he fled when she played dead has been jailed for attempted murder.’
BBC News, 27th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Most councils issue less than one fine a week to litterers, according to data obtained via freedom of information rules, with one in six issuing no fines at all across a year.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Administrative Court)
Saptelei v Judecatoria Hunedoara, Romania [2020] EWHC 2341 (Admin) (25 August 2020)
Trybek v Regional Court In Kielce, Poland [2020] EWHC 2343 (Admin) (25 August 2020)
Ostrowski v Polish Judicial Authority [2020] EWHC 2342 (Admin) (25 August 2020)
Dmitrijev v Lithuanian Judicial Authority [2020] EWHC 2340 (Admin) (25 August 2020)
Rubak v Circuit Court In Warsaw, Poland [2020] EWHC 2333 (Admin) (25 August 2020)
Niedzwiedz v The Regional Court In Poznan, Poland [2020] EWHC 2337 (Admin) (25 August 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Malik v Hussain Jr & Ors [2020] EWHC 2334 (Ch) (28 August 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Last Tuesday the Court of Appeal (Sir Terence Etherton MR, Dame Victoria Sharp PQBD and Singh LJ) allowed the appeal of the civil liberties campaigner, Edward Bridges, against the decision of the Divisional Court which had dismissed his claim for judicial review of South Wales Police Force’s use of live automated facial recognition technology (“AFR”).’
39 Essex Chambers, 17th August 2020
Source: www.39essex.com
‘When a catastrophic event or systemic failure results in death or injury, the justice system must provide a framework to understand what happened and to prevent recurrence.’
JUSTICE, 24th August 2020
Source: justice.org.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ghai & Ors v Chahal & Anor [2020] EWHC 2319 (Ch) (27 August 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Loches Capital Ltd v Goldman Sachs International [2020] EWHC 2327 (Comm) (27 August 2020)
Scott & Ors v Singh [2020] EWHC 1714 (Comm) (27 August 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber has ordered that a reconstituted panel of the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) should hear a dispute between the London Borough of Croydon and the parents of Child G over which school he should attend.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th August 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On the 8th of August 2020, the Local Government Association (“LGA”) called for a new temporary public health or COVID-19 licensing objective to be inserted into the Licensing Act (“LA”) 2003.’
No. 5 Chambers, 14th August 2020
Source: www.no5.com
‘The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) is winding down in advance of its complete closure on 31 October 2020. This short article will discuss some of the practical and legal challenges that employers face in bringing workers back to work and how these can be met.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 26th August 2020
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Issue #37 of Spire Barristers’ Family Law Newsletter: edited by Connie Purdy and Taz Irshad; news and Case Reviews by Georgina Dalton. Georgina commences pupillage at Spire Barristers in September 2020.’
Spire Barristers, 26th August 2020
Source: spirebarristers.co.uk
‘With more businesses reopening their previously closed premises and following the Prime Minister’s recent encouragement for employees to return to work, it is important that commercial landlords and tenants consider their statutory health and safety obligations and enact all appropriate measures.’
Thomas More Chambers, 5th August 2020
Source: www.thomasmore.co.uk
‘The “flexible tenancy” was the latest, and mercifully the last, in a long line of new “tenancies” created by Parliament to address perceived deficiencies within social housing. The flexible tenancy is a fixed term secure tenancy that is capable of determination at the end of its term by not becoming a secure periodic tenancy. Its purpose was to enable a greater churn of social housing and to ensure that such housing went to those tenants in greatest housing need. The flexible tenancy did not prove popular—there are said to be only 30,000 flexible tenancies in existence—and Parliament’s proposal to make such tenancies mandatory (under the Housing and Planning Act 2016) has never been brought into force.’
Tanfield Chambers, 11th August 2020
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘A QC representing bereaved families in the Grenfell Tower public inquiry has backed calls for a statutory duty of candour, saying she has often found inquests far more adversarial than any criminal case she has done. ‘
Law Society's Gazette, 26th August 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A costs judge has struck down three conditional fee agreements (CFAs) in a big-money commercial case for having the potential to lead to a claim for a success fee exceeding 100%.’
Litigation Futures, 27th August 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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