‘On 7th April 2020, in one of the first hearings of its kind to be held remotely, the Court of Appeal set aside findings that a father perpetrated sexual abuse against his 9 year old daughter, X.’
Park Square Barristers, 29th April 2020
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘In a series of Blog posts, members of 6KBW have identified a number of ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has led to change in the administration of criminal justice, namely in relation to jury trials as presently conducted, the extension of audio/visual links and virtual hearings, through the offences created by the Coronavirus Act 2020 and in the context of extradition. As the country enters its second 3 week period of lockdown, this post seeks to look ahead to consider the possible next steps that the continued risk of infection by the virus may force on the administration of criminal justice in that most important but least socially detached component of the criminal justice system, the jury.’
6KBW College Hill, 27th April 2020
Source: blog.6kbw.com
‘On Friday 24 April 2020, the Government passed a statutory instrument making potentially significant changes to the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review Regulations 2010, and the obligations on local authorities imposed by those regulations. In addition to the amendments to the 2010 Regulations, other regulations were amended including the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005, and the Fostering Services Regulations 2011. This briefing note summarises the main changes to the requirements for local authorities.’
Spire Barristers, 28th April 2020
Source: spirebarristers.co.uk
‘The ‘hostile environment’ policy was introduced in 2012 by then Home Secretary Theresa May. It combines administrative and legal measures designed to make life in the UK so difficult for irregular migrants that they are forced to leave the country. The hallmark of the policy is the empowerment of private citizens and public servants to routinely carry out immigration checks as part of many aspects of everyday life, including renting a property, applying for jobs and accessing public services.’
5SAH, 7th May 2020
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘From the moment that the Government announced the possibility of lockdown measures being imposed, lawyers were inundated with questions about whether and how Child Arrangements Orders should be implemented over this period.’
Becket Chambers, 29th April 2020
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘Children are “coming in and out of the room” during remote family law hearings and in some cases witnessing their “distressed” parents, a major study has found.’
Legal Futures, 7th May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The current coronavirus crisis has paralysed possession proceedings, by means of the general stay imposed by paragraph 2 of the new practice direction PD51Z. The decision in University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust v MB [2020] EWHC 882 (QB), in which Chamberlain J granted an injunction requiring a hospital inpatient to vacate her ward, therefore sparked surprise and comment.’
Falcon Chambers, 23rd April 2020
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘During these unprecedented times, working from home on a full-time basis has become the ‘new normal’. This is in stark contrast to before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began, when out of 32.6 million people in employment, only 1.7 million regularly worked from home. The change to enforced homeworking was swift and represented significant changes to the lifestyle and routines of both employers and employees, which, in turn, creates a number of legal and practical issues for employers. It is currently unknown how long homeworking will last for, or indeed if the outbreak of COVID-19 will cause a shift towards homeworking on a permanent basis.’
Thomas More Chambers, 30th April 2020
Source: www.thomasmore.co.uk
‘An anti-abortion campaigner who is banned from displaying a poster featuring an image of a dead foetus alongside a picture of the Labour MP Stella Creasy has failed to overturn a council order against him.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This article focusses on the approach that reviewing officers should take when deciding whether someone has made themselves intentionally homeless following the Court of Appeal’s decision in LB v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2020] EWCA Civ 439.’
St Ives Chambers, 29th April 2020
Source: www.stiveschambers.co.uk
‘It is “fundamental” to the disclosure duties of solicitors that clients are not allowed to select relevant documents, the High Court has stressed.’
Litigation Futures, 6th May 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An eight-year-old British boy is taking the Home Office to the high court over its policy of denying families like his access to the welfare safety net.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Jack Rundall considers the case of W v H (divorce financial remedies) [2020] EWFC B10 in relation to the treatment of pensions on divorce, a case which he suggests is being under-reported amongst the concerns surrounding Covid 19.’
Pump Court Chambers, 1st May 2020
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘The number of people held in UK immigration removal centres has dropped by more than two thirds during the pandemic, figures reveal.’
BBC News, 7th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been accused of interfering with the independence of the judiciary after it emerged that judges were asked to provide written explanations for a rise in the number of detainees released from immigration centres during the Covid-19 pandemic.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court
Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18 (06 May 2020)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Debenhams Retail Ltd, Re [2020] EWCA Civ 600 (06 May 2020)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mustafa v The Environment Agency [2020] EWCA Crim 597 (06 May 2020)
Westwood, R v [2020] EWCA Crim 598 (06 May 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Olabinjo v Westminster Magistrates Court & Anor [2020] EWHC 1093 (Admin) (06 May 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Super Max Offshore Holdings & Anor v Malhotra [2020] EWHC 1023 (Comm) (06 May 2020)
High Court (Family Division)
Q, Re [2020] EWHC 1109 (Fam) (06 May 2020)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Nursing & Midwifery Council & Anor v Harrold [2020] EWHC 1108 (QB) (06 May 2020)
Bagshawe v The Lord Chancellor [2020] EWHC 1089 (QB) (06 May 2020)
Rippon Patel And French LLP v Mowlam [2020] EWHC 1079 (QB) (06 May 2020)
Centenary Homes Ltd v Liddell [2020] EWHC 1080 (QB) (06 May 2020)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Riverside Truck Rental Ltd v Lancashire County Council [2020] EWHC 1018 (TCC) (06 May 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Among all the other changes being made to people’s financial arrangements, firstly as a result of our anticipated Brexit, and then as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and their concomitant impact on economies, both macro and micro, share values, savings rates and property values, it’s easy to forget that significant changes have also been made to personal tax arrangements. For those in marriages or civil partnerships who are separating, or for those who have already separated and are going through divorce or dissolution proceedings and their associated financial remedy proceedings, that includes changes to Capital Gains Tax.’
Pump Court Chamber, 27th April 2020
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘Video hearings in certain criminal cases are more likely to lead to defendants receiving a prison sentence, a major study has found.’
Legal Futures, 6th May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Under the Immigration Rules, a person who is British or Settled in the UK can bring their unmarried partner to the UK. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘partner visa’ or ‘de facto visa’. This is an option that more couples are currently considering, partly due to the ongoing restrictions around the world on wedding ceremonies due to covid-19.’
Richmond Chambers, 1st May 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
‘Covid-19 has posed a major challenge to courts around the world in maintaining the proper administration of justice. We can be very proud that the courts in the UK have already been innovative in making use of technology, using facilities such as Skype and Zoom to conduct not only contentious non-witness hearings, but even trials. This has enabled court business, at least in civil cases, to operate as close to normal as is possible. The UK courts, together with Australia and some US jurisdictions, have led the way in this respect. Even some major litigation centres, such as Hong Kong, are only now beginning to make use of technology to overcome the challenges posed by the virus.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 29th April 2020
Source: radcliffechambers.com
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