‘Late on 12 May 2020, the Housing Secretary published a plan to re-start the housing market: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/housing-secretary-sets-out-plan-to-restart-housing-market. The measures are intended to support the economy and make progress in an industry where much been paused during the lockdown.’
4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 13th May 2020
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘A provocative title, to be sure.
But on 7 May 2020, HM Government published through the Cabinet Office a document entitled “Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts impacted by the Covid-19 emergency” (the “Note”).’
Littleton Chambers, 11th May 2020
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘Government lawyers have rejected a claim brought by eight Commonwealth army veterans, dismissing their allegations that, on discharge, officials failed to assist them with complex, unaffordable immigration rules, leaving them classified as illegal immigrants.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The resumed inquest into the Guildford pub bombs in 1974 will have access to more than 700 classified files, a pre-inquest review (PIR) has been told.’
BBC News, 20th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The multimillionaire founder of Matalan is suing his accountants for allegedly giving him ineffective tax avoidance advice – weeks after his retail empire received tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer support during the Covid-19 pandemic.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Individuals under investigation by law enforcement bodies have a reasonable expectation of privacy up to the point they are charged, the Court of Appeal has confirmed. Dismissing an appeal by a news agency barred from revealing the identity of a US businessman identified in documents concerning a bribery probe, the court ruled that the fact that an individual is the subject of a criminal investigation is genuinely of a different character from allegations about the conduct being investigated.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th May 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Following the rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system, undertaken by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory at the request of the President of the Family Division, the Civil Justice Council have now embarked on a similar consultation in relation to the civil courts.’
Transparency Project, 19th May 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2020] EWHC 1263 (Ch) (19 May 2020)
Stubbins Marketing Ltd v Stubbins Food Partnerships Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 1266 (Ch) (19 May 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Nitron Group BV v Nitron Group BV & Ors [2020] EWHC 1244 (Comm) (19 May 2020)
GFH Capital Ltd v Haigh & Ors [2020] EWHC 1269 (Comm) (19 May 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Riley & Anor v Heybroek [2020] EWHC 1259 (QB) (19 May 2020)
Bannister (Estate of) v Freemans Public Ltd Company [2020] EWHC 1256 (QB) (19 May 2020)
Zenith Insurance Plc v LPS Solicitors Ltd [2020] EWHC 1260 (QB) (19 May 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘As elite-level leagues, sporting associations and other stakeholders debate whether competitions can be restarted in an era of physical distancing, it has been reported that some professional football and rugby clubs are proposing to require players to sign disclaimers in relation to the health risks posed by Covid-19 before they resume training.’
Littleton Chambers, 14th May 2020
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘Anxiety among aspiring solicitors has “skyrocketed” as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, a survey has found, with 75% of trainees and paralegals expecting it to lead to “significant job losses at my level of seniority”.’
Legal Futures, 20th May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Body cameras must now be worn by all specialist firearms officers after a man was shot dead by police.’
BBC News, 19th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has refused the Welsh Ministers’ application for permission to appeal a ruling that s.73 permissions cannot alter the description of development, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th May 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Whether a case proceeds by remote hearing must be decided on the sometimes competing factors of the individual case. However, pushing forward to achieve remote hearings must not be at the expense of a fair and just process. The decision of the President distils a number of key principles to be borne in mind. Just because a matter can be heard remotely does not mean it must be. In this case the delay in proceedings was outweighed by the fact that the hearing could not be properly or fairly conducted without the physical presence of the mother before the judge in the courtroom. As a result of that decision, the President re-listed the matter until such time that the restrictions relating to Covid-19 are lifted.’
Park Square Barristers, 14th May 2020
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will not resume until July at the earliest, organisers have said.’
BBC News, 19th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Terrorism suspects who have not been convicted of any offence face expanded and potentially never-ending measures to control their lives under proposed counter-terrorism laws unveiled by the UK government.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The first Justice of the Supreme Court to be appointed direct from academia, Professor Andrew Burrows, will be sworn in at a closed ceremony on 2 June, it has been announced.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th May 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Shortcomings and legal anachronisms: how can we achieve best evidence if current guidance is dangerously out of date on the law on special measures? asks Laura Hoyano.’
Counsel, May 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
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