Day: 16 May 2022
Unravelling – the effect of a debt moratorium on enforcement steps taken during it. – Nearly Legal
‘Lees v Kaye (2022) EWHC 1151 (QB). This is another judgment on the operation of the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England & Wales) Regulations 2020. (The first was part of the Brake v Axnoller litigation, the denouments of which I have yet to write up). The case highlights the potential impact of a moratorium and the importance of paying attention to them, because it can give rise to great difficulty in unravelling what has been done.’
Nearly Legal, 15th May 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Legal professional privilege in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘If a document is privileged, the basic position is it can be withheld from third parties.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Government to make it easier to levy penalties on companies responsible for leaving potholes – Local Government Lawyer
‘Local authorities will be able to scrutinise poorly performing road work companies more often as part of a new performance-based inspections regime aimed at preventing poor quality road works. The new Government policy will see the worst performing utility companies face financial penalties if they fail to meet “strict” standards.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Identity of person instructing solicitors not covered by privilege – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has rejected a company’s claim to litigation privilege over the identity of who instructed its lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge blasts ‘wasteful’ lawyers who filed 6,000-page bundles – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A High Court judge has issued a stern rebuke to lawyers who ran up massive costs and lumbered the court with voluminous bundles.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MoJ denies new pilot scheme removes right to a trial – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Ministry of Justice has denied it is removing litigants’ right to a trial – despite testing a new scheme where judges can resolve cases before a hearing without the consent of both parties.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Home Secretary permanently lifts restrictions on police stop-and-search powers – The Independent
‘The Home Secretary is permanently lifting restrictions placed on police in the use of stop-and-search powers as part of the Government’s strategy to tackle violent crime.’
The Independent, 16th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home secretary Priti Patel overrode legal advice in asylum cases, adding to record costs – The Independent
‘Priti Patel has repeatedly overridden Home Office legal advice on immigration and asylum cases, adding to record costs for the taxpayer, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 15th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jack Monroe to sue MP after he says ‘she makes fortune from the poor’ – The Guardian
‘Jack Monroe has instructed libel lawyers after the Tory MP Lee Anderson alleged the writer and food blogger was profiteering from the poor.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Priti Patel accused of ‘power grab’ over new policing proposals – The Guardian
‘Police leaders have accused Priti Patel of a “power grab” that would allow the home secretary to intervene in local law enforcement matters and silence chiefs who want to speak out on issues deemed politically sensitive.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Herefordshire Council social services separated twins despite expert warnings – BBC News
‘Twins were wrongly split up for adoption after social workers altered an expert report warning of the harm of separation.’
BBC News, 16th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
