‘Section 2(1) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (‘the 1989 Act’) provides that a contract for the sale or other disposition of an interest in land can only be made in writing. Under section 2(3), the documents incorporating the terms must be signed by or on behalf of each party to the contract.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th October 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘Supreme Court justices have ruled by a three to two majority that a freeholder was entitled to withhold consent for a leaseholder to apply for planning permission that might reduce the value of a West End property.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In a paper entitled “Aristotle and the Three Pillars of Advocacy or a few thoughts on advocacy from the coal face”, Richard Barraclough QC draws on his experience of advocacy and discusses his own principles and methods of effectively presenting a case – both for the defence and the prosecution.’
Six Pump Court, 4th October 2019
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘For 20 years, the disappearance of Debbie Griggs remained a mystery. Two decades later, her husband has been convicted of her murder and jailed for a minimum of 20 years. What changed?’
BBC News, 30th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A district judge who was found “shaking with rage” during a case on a child’s care plan has had her ruling overturned on grounds of serious procedural irregularity.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Whistleblowing protection continues to expand and develop. Even without reliance on Art.10 ECHR the Courts have not been shy of adopting what might at first appear to be a strained construction of the legislation to further the underlying policy objectives. Now the Supreme Court’s decision in Gilham v Ministry of Justice [2019] UKSC 44 has demonstrated the strength of the interpretative obligation to construe the legislation in accordance with Article 10 (or that article read with A.14 ECHR). Indeed this points to the possibility of extending the scope of protection much further. Litigation over the position of secondees, applicants, volunteers and others, as well as in relation to detriment inflicted because of a perception (justified or not) that a worker has or may be about to make a disclosure, or was associated in some way with someone else’s disclosures, can be expected. These cases will need to explore the scope of the State’s positive obligation to protect freedom of expression. They will no doubt face arguments that the necessary reading down is against the grain, or contrary to fundamental features, of the statutory provisions.’
Littleton Chambers, 17th October 2019
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘This appeal concerned a father’s application for an order for the immediate return of his daughter from England and Wales to Israel. The issue raised was whether the Court of Appeal, having determined that such an order could not be granted under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, was nonetheless entitled to grant it under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court to make orders in relation to children.’
UKSC Blog, 30th October 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has heard calls for regulators to take a more “hands-on” approach to ensuring that lawyers remain competent through their careers.’
Legal Futures, 31st October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The recent case of Sell Your Car With Us Ltd v Anil Sareen will be of interest to practitioners in Corporate Insolvency as it provides a useful reminder that there is no strict rule that the winding up procedure is inapt for mere debt collection.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th October 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘A council has been criticised by a Court of Protection judge for breaching the duty of full and frank disclosure when it made an application under the streamlined procedure for authorisation of a deprivation of liberty.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The CJC working group brought together a range of stakeholders with the aim of producing recommendations for the Department for Health and Social Care in relation to fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in low value clinical negligence claims. Broad, but not universal, consensus was reached on most issues. Further consultation by the DHSC is envisaged before a final framework is put in place.’
No. 5 Chambers, 21st October 2019
Source: www.no5.com
‘A man whose girlfriend was found stabbed to death at his home has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 30th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who travelled to Mauritius to see her father after he had suffered a stroke has lost her appeal against an order by a County Court judge refusing her application for permission to bring an appeal out of time over a council’s decision that it had discharged its housing duty.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th Octobe 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘2018 was seen by many as the ‘year of the CVA’ and the year of the so -called ‘Retail CVA’ in particular. Such CVAs have been used in an attempt by companies operating in the retail and casual dining sector with burdensome leases to reduce the cost of their premises whilst continuing to trade.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 14th October 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘On 30 August 2019, the DIFC’s new Employment Law (“the New Law”) came into force. Though the drafting of the New Law marks, in its detail, a notable departure from both the old law (of 2005) and the draft law, largely similar provisions have been in force for the best part of 15 years. However, as the DIFC Court recognised in Hana Al Herz v DIFC Authority [2014] DIFC CA 004, there was no entitlement to damages for breach of the earlier discrimination provisions. That has been rectified. Practitioners can thus expect close scrutiny of the New Law and the discrimination protections it provides.’
Littleton Chambers, 8th October 2019
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘The death of Harry Dunn, who was struck by a vehicle allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road in August, led to a diplomatic spat over the asserted diplomatic immunity of the driver, Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official believed to work for the CIA based at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Cross-party group responds to calls by police chief Ron Hogg, who has motor neurone disease.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘How interim injunctive relief can assist both individuals and businesses when locked in a dispute with their energy provider.’
No. 5 Chambers, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.no5.com
‘A woman who used social media to impersonate a toddler missing for almost 40 years has been handed a suspended jail term.’
BBC News, 30th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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