‘Criminal lawyers took their fight for government support direct to the legal aid minister yesterday, haranguing him mercilessly during an online meeting and complaining that barristers were operating on “petrol fumes” due to the absence of jury trials.’
Legal Futures, 21st July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Payne & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2020] EWCA Civ 889 (20 July 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Newby v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 937 (20 July 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Wawrzyniak v District Court In Legnica, Poland [2020] EWHC 1955 (Admin) (20 July 2020)
Robinson, Review of the tariff in the case of [2020] EWHC 1935 (Admin) (20 July 2020)
Prince, Review of the tariff in the case of [2020] EWHC 1936 (Admin) (20 July 2020)
Sarkar v The General Medical Council (GMC) [2020] EWHC 1896 (Admin) (20 July 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Phones 4u Ltd v EE Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 1943 (Ch) (20 July 2020)
Paragon Offshore Plc, Re [2020] EWHC 1925 (Ch) (20 July 2020)
Paragon Offshore Plc, Re (Costs) [2020] EWHC 1945 (Ch) (20 July 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Elite Property Holdings Ltd & Ors v BDO LLP [2020] EWHC 1937 (Comm) (20 July 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Surrey Heath Borough Council v Robb & Ors [2020] EWHC 1952 (QB) (20 July 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A five-year battle over the status and rights of Uber drivers reaches the supreme court in a case that lawyers believe has the potential to transform the gig economy in Britain.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of rape cases being charged by prosecutors remains among its lowest for a decade, according to figures due to be released this week that will dismay campaigners.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The former head of business development at a leading defendant law firm has been jailed for four years after a police raid discovered 6,000 indecent images of children on his computer and other devices.’
Legal Futures, 21st July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman who says her son was effectively given “a life sentence” for stealing a mobile phone is calling on the UK government to change the rules.’
BBC News, 20th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The locations of 10 emergency “Nightingale courts” created by the Ministry of Justice for socially distanced trials to tackle the massive backlog in cases in England and Wales have been announced.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A young solicitor at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), who left only six months after completing her traineeship because her fixed-term contract (FTC) had expired, was not unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 20th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The parents of a student with severe social anxiety who took her own life on the day she was scheduled to face “the ordeal” of an important oral test have launched legal proceedings against her university, claiming she was the victim of negligence and disability discrimination.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of knife crimes In England and Wales has risen to a new record high, says the Office for National Statistics.’
BBC News, 17th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City regulator will on Monday begin a test case on behalf of thousands of businesses that claim they should have been paid by insurers to cover closures during the coronavirus pandemic.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 30 March 2018, whilst working on the demolition of an oil tanker on the beach at Chittagong, Bangladesh, Mr Mollah fell to his death.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th July 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Independent websites providing impartial information on the quality of legal services providers are needed to guide people looking for a lawyer, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Minicab drivers will launch a legal bid to uncover secret computer algorithms used by Uber to manage their work in a test case that could increase transparency for millions of gig economy workers across Europe.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In the evening of Friday 17 July, The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 appeared, having apparently been laid earlier that day. These will come into force on 23 August 2020.’
Nearly Legal, 18th July 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
M (A Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 922 (17 July 2020)
S (A Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 923 (17 July 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Black v R. [2020] EWCA Crim 915 (17 July 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Kpogho v London Borough of Brent [2020] EWHC 1905 (Admin) (17 July 2020)
Demeter v District Court In Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic [2020] EWHC 1934 (Admin) (17 July 2020)
Feledi v Regional Court of Miskolc (Hungary) [2020] EWHC 1931 (Admin) (16 July 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
LIV Bridging Finance Ltd v AD Solicitors LLB [2020] EWHC 1908 (Ch) (17 July 2020)
Shah v Shah [2020] EWHC 1840 (Ch) (17 July 2020)
Performing Right Society Ltd v Qatar Airways Group QCS [2020] EWHC 1872 (Ch) (17 July 2020)
Phones 4U LtD v EE Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 1921 (Ch) (17 July 2020)
Sidhu v Rathor [2020] EWHC 1916 (Ch) (17 July 2020)
GFS Flex Ltd v Brymec Ltd [2020] EWHC 1907 (Ch) (17 July 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Navigator Equities Ltd & Anor v Deripaska [2020] EWHC 1798 (Comm) (17 July 2020)
Altera Voyageur Production Ltd v Premier Oil E&P UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 1891 (Comm) (17 July 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
Father v Mother [2020] EWHC 1930 (Fam) (17 July 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
JXJ v The Province of Great Britain of the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools (“The De La Salle Brothers”) [2020] EWHC 1914 (QB) (17 July 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Community R4C Ltd v Gloucestershire County Council [2020] EWHC 1803 (TCC) (17 July 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The parents of a young black man who died after being restrained in a mental health hospital are asking why a law passed in his name almost two years ago has not yet been enacted by the government.’
The Guardian,, 20th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fewer than one in 70 recorded rapes resulted in a charge last year, as tens of thousands of victims did not support demands from police and prosecutors and withdrew from the process.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK is the country Shamima Begum was born, raised, groomed and radicalised in. Like any Briton accused of any crime – she must have the right to a fair trial, writes human rights lawyer Shoaib M Khan.’
Each Other, 17th July 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
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