22 Apr, 2024 RESTRAINT ORDERS: Is Complexity of Financial Structures an Indicator of Dishonesty? By Jonathan Lennon KC Solicitors dealing with complex fraud, money-laundering and corruption cases are very well used to having clients who are particularly...
02 Apr, 2024 Interim Measures at the European Court of Human Rights - Form, Substance, Future By Cian Murphy Interim measures – steps that a court indicates to maintain the status quo until it decides the dispute – can be a key feature of...
22 Mar, 2024 ‘Failure to remove’ claims and Article 3: SZR v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2024] EWHC 598 (QB) By Sam Jacobs Sam Jacobs, Doughty Street Chambers; Anna Moore, Leigh Day Solicitors For claims concerning alleged failures by social services...
22 Feb, 2024 'Disrespectful of the rule of law'? By Alasdair Mackenzie In Maleci (Non-admission of late evidence) [2024] UKUT 00028 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal, chaired by the President, has sought to address a...
07 Jan, 2024 Horizon, the Post Office, Pardons and the Royal Prerogative of Mercy By Paul Taylor KC In so far as the legal system can seek to address the horrendous damage caused by the Post Office Horizon scandal, one option may be the...
22 Dec, 2023 A Guide to Sexual Risk Orders By Karlia Lykourgou Sexual Risk Orders (SROs) are a pain to the uninitiated. To be frank, they are a pain to the initiated too. They are civil orders that...
19 Dec, 2023 Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - downgrading the protection of personal data? By Stephen Cragg KC The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is to be debated in the House of Lords on 19 December 2023. Those concerned with the...
01 Dec, 2023 TUI and the 7 exceptions: “uncontroverted” expert reports and the requirements of a fair trial By Rachel Woodward On 29 November 2023, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Tui v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48, overturning the majority...
16 Nov, 2023 What is the appropriate level of damages when a property is unfit for human habitation? By Cara Hall In Dezitter v Hammersmith and Fulham Homes (Central London County Court, 7 November 2023), the court considered the appropriate level of...
02 Nov, 2023 Responses to The Law Commission Criminal Appeals Issue Paper By Paul Taylor KC In July 2023 the Law Commission released a paper seeking views on the law about appeals in criminal cases. The Criminal Appeals: Issues...
09 Oct, 2023 Mothers who kill: A look at infanticide By Karlia Lykourgou Murders where mothers kill their babies are thankfully rare, however recent cases raise questions about the legal framework surrounding...
27 Sep, 2023 Dismissal from the Armed Forces: Why it’s worth fighting an Annex P notice By Karlia Lykourgou An abbreviated dismissal process is one where a member of the armed forces is served with an Annex P notice informing them of an...