‘A High Court judge has urged parties not to expect to be given sympathy in future if they continue to flout procedural rules and file evidence late.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st July 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A controversial immigration detention centre where several deaths have occurred in recent years is to close.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Family courts are responsible for “state-sanctioned abuse” of domestic abuse victims as they allow violent parents to torment their ex-partners through the legal process, London’s victims commissioner has warned.’
The Independent, 22nd July 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
Choudhary v Prosecutor at the Creteil Tgi, France [2020] EWHC 1966 (Admin) (22 July 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Goldtrail Travel Ltd v Grumbridge [2020] EWHC 1757 (Ch) (22 July 2020)
Awendale Resources Incorporated v Pyxis Capital Management Ltd [2020] EWHC 1978 (Ch) (22 July 2020)
ARC Aggregates Ltd v Branston Properties Ltd [2020] EWHC 1976 (Ch) (22 July 2020)
State Bank of India & Ors v Mallya [2020] EWHC 1981 (Ch) (22 July 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Smith v Secretary of State for Transport [2020] EWHC 1954 (QB) (21 July 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Empyreal Energy Ltd v Daylighting Power Ltd [2020] EWHC 1971 (TCC) (22 July 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The ban on conditional fee agreements (CFAs) in family cases should not be read across to third-party litigation funding, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd July 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has given his reasons for granting, despite his misgivings, the London Borough of Hackney an interim injunction against anti-social behaviour in a park.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The number of personal injury claims registered with the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) fell over the last year to the lowest point in a decade, newly published figures have shown.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd July 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A 14-year-old boy who pushed a boy, 13, into a river before he died will not be prosecuted, a review has concluded.’
BBC News, 20th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In July 2019, the Pensions Advisory Group (PAG) published its essential guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce. The report is available on the Nuffield Foundation website. The impact of the report can be seen in the weight attached to it in three recent decisions concerning the treatment of pensions on divorce.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th July 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The percentage of clinical claims against the NHS being resolved before issue has continued to climb to new levels, although claimant legal costs have also increased over the past year.’
Litigation Futures, 21st July 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The UK and the US have agreed to amend an “anomaly” that allowed Harry Dunn death suspect Anne Sacoolas to claim diplomatic immunity.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An asylum seeker who became infected with Covid-19 after an outbreak in his accommodation – despite assurances from the Home Office that he would not be at risk from the virus there – is taking legal action against the government.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020
The Community Infrastructure Levy (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020
The National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Enterprise Act 2002 (Share of Supply) (Amendment) Order 2020
The Global Human Rights Sanctions (Overseas Territories) Order 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
A v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 948 (21 July 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Brake & Ors v Swift & Anor [2020] EWHC 1959 (Ch) (21 July 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘In Sutherland v Her Majesty’s Advocate, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was compatible with the accused person’s rights under ECHR article 8 to use evidence obtained by “paedophile hunter” (“PH”) groups in a criminal trial.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st July 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘MPs could be banned from foreign trips or made to take anger management classes under a proposed revamp of Parliament’s sanctions regime.’
BBC News, 21st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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