Extradited killer jailed for murdering wife and daughters – BBC News
‘An abusive husband who fled the country after murdering his estranged wife and their two daughters has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Environmental Law Podcast – January 2020 – Six Pump Court
‘The first environmental law news podcast of 2020 presented by Christopher Badger and Mark Davies in association with LexisPSL, is now available.’
Six Pump Court, 28th January 2020
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
Painkiller crash death nurse Cerys Price jailed – BBC News
‘A “drugged-up” nurse who killed a man in a head-on crash after taking a high dose prescription painkillers has been jailed for five years and four months.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Walsh v CP Hart & Sons Ltd [2020] EWHC 37 (QB) (13 January 2020) – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘The Claimant sustained serious head injuries when he fell from the back of a vehicle when delivering goods in the course of his employment with the Defendant. The tail lift on the vehicle had been lowered by the Claimant. Shortly afterwards he had either stepped backwards or lost his footing, falling approximately one metre to the ground.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 3rd February 2020
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
Solicitors’ wellbeing worse than schoolteachers, study finds – Legal Futures
‘Solicitors have an even lower sense of psychological wellbeing on average than notoriously hard-pressed schoolteachers, according to research published today to coincide with national Time to Talk day – an event held to promote speaking out about mental health.’
Legal Futures, 6th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
What is “persecution” under the Refugee Convention? – Richmond Chambers
‘In order to fall within the definition of a refugee for the purposes of the Convention, a person must show a well founded fear of ‘persecution’ for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. The UNHCR Handbook notes at paragraph 51 that there is ‘no universally accepted definition of “persecution” and various attempts to formulate such a definition have met with little success’. Persecution has been defined in general terms in R v Immigration Appeal Tribunal, ex p Jonah [1985] Imm AR 7, where Nolan J adopted the two dictionary definitions of the word: ‘to pursue, hunt, drive’ and ‘to pursue with malignancy or injurious action; especially to oppress for holding a heretical opinion or belief’. This post will examine the legal parameters of persecution.’
Richmond Chambers, 31st January 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
Refunds and Exchanges after (Forum) Shopping: Are You Allowed to Change Your Mind? – Hardwicke Chambers
‘The Claimant (MCM) commenced the present proceedings on 21 December 2017. Its initial claim pleaded only deceit and unjust enrichment, and was brought only against the First and Second Defendants pursuant to an English jurisdiction and governing law clause.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 4th February 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020: Questions We Should Be Asking – KCH Garden Sq
‘When we think of televised court proceedings our minds instantly turn to the catchy maxim – ‘if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit’. Johnnie Cochran’s words, spoken during the defence team’s closing argument of OJ Simpson’s trial, came to embody a sensational trial which was televised over 134 days. And who can forget the footage of OJ, putting on the black gloves and showing his hands to the judge and jury? Then we fast forward to 2016, and the world watched as Oscar Pistorius – Paralympic champion and breaker of glass ceilings – walked across the courtroom on his stumps at his resentencing hearing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.’
KCH Garden Sq, 29th January 2020
Source: kchgardensquare.co.uk
Having the last word in financial remedies – Becket Chambers
‘The recent case of AR v ML [2019] EWFC 56 is a cautionary tale against adducing further evidence at a late stage in an attempt to have the last say within financial remedy proceedings.’
Becket Chambers, 3rd February 2020
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
Property Newsletter: January 2020 – Hardwicke Chambers
‘In this month’s newsletter Daniel Gatty considers airspace, subsoil and rights of first refusal, in an article in part taken from his recent book, A Practical Guide to Rights over Airspace and Subsoil, available to purchase: here.’
Hardwicke Chambers, January 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
Court of Appeal provides important guidance on late homelessness appeals, recognising the “difficulties faced by homelessness applicants in bringing an appeal… without legal advice and representation” – Garden Court Chambers
‘Giving judgment in the case of Al-Ahmed v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 51 on 30 January 2020, the Court of Appeal gave important guidance on when a homeless applicant may be permitted to bring an appeal outside of the 21-day time limit, against a local authority’s decision on his or her homeless application. It rejected a High Court decision which had found that the requirements of bringing a homelessness appeal were not ‘especially sophisticated or taxing’ and therefore there was not a good reason why Mr Al Ahmed could not have issued the appeal as a litigant in person during the time limit.’
Garden Court Chambers, 30th January 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm) – Wilberforce Chambers
‘Following an eight week trial in late 2018, the High Court has handed down judgment finding against the former majority shareholders of Russia’s National Bank Trust who were alleged to have misappropriated over $1billion of Bank funds via a sophisticated network of offshore companies.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 27th January 2020
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
Sanderson v Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation [2020] EWHC 20 (QB) – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘The Claimant suffered from moderately severe cerebral palsy resulting from a short period acute brain hypoxia in the minutes preceding her delivery in February 2002.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 27th January 2020
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
Litigators confident that work will remain post-Brexit – Litigation Futures
‘Most litigation lawyers (57%) believe there will not be significant loss of work to other jurisdictions in the wake of Brexit, a survey has found.’
Litigation Futures, 6th February 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
New Judgment: A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of devolution issues to the Supreme Court pursuant to Paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [2020] UKSC 2 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal arose as a result of an application made by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Act 1998, Schedule 10 paragraph 34. Paragraph 34 provides that the Attorney General may refer to the Supreme Court any devolution issue which is not the subject of proceedings. A devolution issue includes a question whether a purported exercise of a function by a Northern Ireland Department is or would be invalid by reason the 1998 Act, s.24. S. 24(1)(a) provides that a Department of Northern Ireland has no power to make, confirm or approve any subordinate legislation, or to do any act, so far as the legislation or act is incompatible with any of the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights.’
UKSC Blog, 5th February 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Royal Mail sued by postwoman for £50,000 after dog bit off two fingers during rounds amid claims she wasn’t warned about animal – Daily Telegraph
‘A postwoman whose fingers were bitten off by a dog as she put a card through a letterbox is suing Royal Mail for £50,000 compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New Judgment: R (Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) & Ors) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3 – UKSC Blog
‘This issue in this appeal was whether the local planning authority, properly understood the meaning of the word “openness” in the national planning policies applying to mineral working in the Green Belt, as expressed in the National Planning Policy Framework.’
UKSC Blog, 5th February 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
The final constitutional steps to withdrawal – Brexit Law
‘At 11 pm GMT on 31 January 2020, the UK left the EU. But what final steps had to be taken for this to happen lawfully?’
Brexit Law, 6th February 2020
Source: brexit.law
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2020
The Authorised Court Staff (Legal Advice Functions) Qualifications Regulations 2020
The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2020
The Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations 2020
The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020
The Electricity and Gas (Standards of Performance) (Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Home Office told to act as detainees unable to contact lawyers – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has been accused of holding immigration detainees effectively incommunicado, with a lack of mobile signal preventing them from contacting lawyers or family, days before a mass deportation flight to Jamaica.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
