‘A top civil servant and a senior member of the royal household have both been criticised in an official report examining attempts by a victim of child sex abuse to have his abuser stripped of an honour.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2020
The Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) Order 2020
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2020
The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Social Security Contributions (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
L M Homes Ltd & Anor v Queen Court Freehold Company Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 371 (13 March 2020)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Dempsey v Government of the United States of America [2020] EWHC 603 (Admin) (13 March 2020)
Jasvins v General Prosecutor’s Office Latvia [2020] EWHC 602 (Admin) (13 March 2020)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Madison Pacific Trust Ltd v Shakoor Capital Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 610 (Ch) (16 March 2020)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Reid v Price [2020] EWHC 594 (QB) (13 March 2020)
EXE v The Governors of the Royal Naval School [2020] EWHC 596 (QB) (13 March 2020)
DSN v Blackpool Football Club Ltd [2020] EWHC 595 (QB) (13 March 2020)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A couple of First Tier Tribunal decisions to add to the growing pile of findings that short let use is in breach of lease.’
Nearly Legal, 14th March 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘HM Courts and Tribunals Service has today (13 March) issued guidance for all court and tribunal users during the coronavirus outbreak.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recorder was wrong to find that a personal injury claimant was not fundamentally dishonest because he did not persist with his dishonesty, the High Court has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 16th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The COVID-19 outbreak is now causing widespread disruption in many countries, with increasing impact on supply chains and transport. What can you do if you or your counterparties are prevented from normal contractual performance by the disease?’
Technology Law Update, 13th March 2020
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for the suspension of the use of automated facial recognition (AFR) and predictive algorithms in policing in England and Wales, “until their impact has been independently scrutinised and laws are improved”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Grenfell was the worst residential fire in UK peacetime history, with 72 people losing their lives. We now know what happened – the report on phase one of the public inquiry has been published – but the next phase is spending months investigating why it happened, and considering who might be to blame.’
BBC News, 13th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service conducted a secret internal review that exposed its failings in rape cases – but failed to share it with inspectors who were conducting an official inquiry for a major government investigation into rape, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 15th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has decided to postpone the 7 May 2020 local and mayoral elections in England for one year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The current Commercial Court practice of readily granting applications seeking an extension of the 30-page limit for witness statements is to end, the judge in charge has said.’
Litigation Futures, 12th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Many disabled solicitors have downplayed the extent of their disability because they do not trust law firms to meet their needs, research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 16th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Shop workers across the UK will be better protected from soaring levels of violence, verbal and physical abuse under proposed legislation to be put before the House of Commons.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘”Shouting and snarling” is not the way to get judges to accept curbs to their powers, a former top judge has warned.’
BBC News, 13th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A terminally ill man who campaigned to change the law on assisted dying has won the support of the former head of the judiciary.’
BBC News, 16th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Family hearings at the Court of Appeal will be live-streamed under a joint initiative by the judiciary and government to boost transparency in the justice system.’
Ministry of Justice, 12th March 2020
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Natalie Cross looks at what needs to happen where parents seek to challenge a change to a care plan where the earlier plan (i.e. remaining at home) has already been approved by the court when the final order was made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Does an obvious mistake in a Notice of Seeking Possession invalidate it…or not? Steven Eccles reports on the lessons for housing associations and local authorities from an important recent ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The case of Khan v Akhter has now been decided by the Court of Appeal. It received a huge amount of coverage in the legal press and beyond. In simple terms, the court has ruled that a couple who went through a religious-only wedding ceremony in the UK are neither validly married nor parties to a void marriage, overturning an earlier decision of the High Court.’
Family Law, 12th March 2020
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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