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Lord Chief Justice calls for increase in attendance in person in the courts – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 18th, 2021 in coronavirus, courts, news, remote hearings by sally

‘Over the next few weeks and months as the number of people who have been vaccinated against Covid increases and restrictions begin to ease across England and Wales, it will be “possible and desirable” to increase attendance in person in the courts where it is safe and in the interests of justice, the Lord Chief Justice has said.’

Local Government Lawyer, 17th March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Quarter of pupil barristers experiencing financial hardship – Legal Futures

Posted March 18th, 2021 in barristers, coronavirus, news, pupillage, statistics by sally

‘Almost a quarter of pupil barristers (23%) say they are experiencing “some financial hardship” during the pandemic, a survey by the Bar Council has found.’

Legal Futures, 18th March 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Court of Appeal upholds length of sentences for planning breaches – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 18th, 2021 in coronavirus, news, planning, sentencing, suspended sentences, travellers by sally

‘Eight people who committed repeated breaches of planning permission and court orders while trying to establish a site in Basildon have had their sentences confirmed after failing to convince the Court of Appeal that their punishments were too severe.’

Local Government Lawyer, 18th March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Third of remand prisoners in England being held beyond legal time limit for trials – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2021 in coronavirus, criminal justice, delay, detention, news, remand, time limits by sally

‘More than 3,600 people – almost a third of England’s remand prison population – have been held beyond the legal time limit awaiting trials as the pandemic wreaks havoc on the legal process.’

The Guardian, 17th March 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Our Treatment of the Vulnerable – Challenges for the Family Justice System – Transparency Project

Posted March 17th, 2021 in children, coronavirus, families, family courts, news, witnesses by sally

‘This is the text of a paper by Sir James Munby (lately President of the Family Division) delivered at the Royal Holloway University of London Symposium : “Inequality and Rights – Contemporary Challenges in the Child Protection and Family Justice Systems before and during the Pandemic”, which was held remotely on 16 March 2021. It is reproduced with kind permission.’

Transparency Project, 17th March 2021

Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk

Covid: ‘Prioritise prisoners for coronavirus vaccine’ – BBC News

Posted March 17th, 2021 in coronavirus, news, prison officers, prisons, statistics, vaccination by sally

‘Prisoners have an elevated risk of dying of Covid and should be prioritised for vaccination, along with prison staff, say researchers from University College London (UCL).’

BBC News, 17th March 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CoP says vulnerable man should have Covid vaccine despite father’s objection – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 17th, 2021 in coronavirus, Court of Protection, disabled persons, families, learning difficulties, news, vaccination by sally

‘The Court of Protection has rejected pleas from a father that his clinically vulnerable son not be given the Covid-19 vaccine, in one of the first reported cases of its type.’

Law Society's Gazette, 15th March 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

New safety measures after Sarah Everard death – BBC News

Posted March 16th, 2021 in bills, coronavirus, demonstrations, domestic violence, news, pilot schemes, police, prosecutions, sexual offences, women by tracey

‘”Immediate steps” aimed at improving safety for women and girls in England have been announced by Downing Street after Sarah Everard’s death. Among them is an additional £25m for better lighting and CCTV as well as a pilot scheme which would see plain-clothes officers in pubs and clubs.’

BBC News, 16th March 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Impact on lawyers of traumatic cases “worsened by pandemic” – Legal Futures

Posted March 15th, 2021 in barristers, coronavirus, legal aid, legal profession, mental health, news, solicitors by tracey

‘Covid-19, coupled with the savage cuts in legal aid, have greatly added to the vicarious trauma suffered by social justice lawyers and other law workers from being immersed in clients’ day-to-day problems, the authors of a new book have argued.’

Legal futures, 15th March 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Barder: Where are we now? – Family Law

Posted March 15th, 2021 in appeals, coronavirus, divorce, families, family courts, financial dispute resolution, financial provision, news, time limits by tracey

‘Few would have thought back on 1 March 2020 that we would, some 12 months later, be facing the first birthday of the strictest restrictions on personal freedoms in living memory. As we approach the anniversary of the first lockdown on 23 March 2020, it seems appropriate that we reconsider one of key questions of family lawyers back in Spring 2020, that of whether the pandemic was likely to satisfy the principles set down in the 1987 case of Barder v Barder [1987] 2 FLR 480. Unprecedented times, there is no doubt, but unprecedented enough to constitute a Barder event?’

Family Law, 12th March 2021

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Multiple employment claims shoot up as Covid hits working conditions – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 15th, 2021 in age discrimination, class actions, coronavirus, employment, employment tribunals, Ministry of Justice, news, statistics, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Multiple claims in the employment tribunal nearly doubled towards the end of 2020 as the effects of the pandemic took effect. Statistics published this week by the Ministry of Justice show 29,000 claims were made by more than one person based on the same set of facts in the final three months of last year. This is 82% up on the same period in 2019.’

Law Society's Gazette, 12th March 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Johnson to chair crime taskforce on violence against women as he calls Everard vigil footage ‘concerning’ – The Independent

Posted March 15th, 2021 in bills, coronavirus, criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, enforcement, government departments, murder, news, police, violence, women by tracey

‘Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the government’s crime and justice taskforce on Monday to discuss what more needs to be done to stamp out violence against women and girls.’

The Independent, 15th March 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sarah Everard: Court challenge over Clapham vigil ban – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2021 in coronavirus, demonstrations, human rights, murder, news, women by sally

‘Organisers of a vigil in response to the disappearance of Sarah Everard are going to the High Court after police said gatherings would be “unlawful”.’

BBC News, 12th March 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pondering the Imponderables: Future Loss of Earnings Claims Post-COVID – Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog

Posted March 11th, 2021 in chambers articles, coronavirus, damages, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The significant uncertainties in the economy and the employment market caused by the pandemic may lead to an upsurge in defendants arguing that damages for future loss of earnings should be assessed by way of a Blamire and/or a Smith v Manchester award rather than using the multiplier/multiplicand method. It could be contended that, applying the pre-COVID guidance, the extraordinary nature of those uncertainties creates too many imponderables for assessment using the standard multiplier/multiplicand basis. Conversely, the same uncertainties may make it easier for claimants to obtain Smith v Manchester awards and in higher amounts than before.’

Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog, 3rd March 2021

Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk

Capacity and best interests in relation to Covid-19 Vaccination – Garden Court Chambers

Posted March 11th, 2021 in chambers articles, coronavirus, Court of Protection, elderly, mental health, news, vaccination by sally

‘Mrs E was aged 80 and lived in a care home. She had diagnoses of dementia and schizophrenia.’

Garden Court Chambers, 26th February 2021

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

Ministry extends ban on bailiff-enforced evictions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 11th, 2021 in bailiffs, coronavirus, landlord & tenant, news, notification, repossession, time limits by sally

‘The Government has extended the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions in all but the most serious circumstances and the requirement for landlords to provide six-month notice periods to residential tenants before they evict until at least 31 May.’

Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court backlogs having ‘major consequences for victims’, watchdog says as trials scheduled in 2023 – The Independent

Posted March 9th, 2021 in coronavirus, courts, criminal justice, delay, news, victims by tracey

‘Court backlogs are having “major consequences for victims and witnesses”, a watchdog has found, as criminal trials are being scheduled for 2023.’

The Independent, 9th March 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Steven Chaplin: Review of Parliaments and the Pandemic – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted March 8th, 2021 in constitutional law, coronavirus, emergency powers, government departments, news, parliament by tracey

‘As the pandemic moves into its second year, the effects on Parliaments, not only as legislating and accountability bodies but as institutions, are becoming more apparent. What began as a series of emergency measures imposed by government, generally supported by all parties, has given way to longer term concerns regarding government accountability and the sidelining of Parliament, along with some consideration and re-imagining of post-pandemic Parliaments.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th March 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Surgeons fear wave of lawsuits over delays to cancer treatment – The Guardian

Posted March 8th, 2021 in cancer, compensation, coronavirus, delay, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, news by tracey

‘The NHS is facing what doctors fear is “a legal storm” of claims for compensation from patients who could not get cancer treatment during the pandemic. Leading cancer surgeons are warning that patients who could not have surgery at the planned time, or a scan, or see their GP because of Covid-related disruption to services may sue if their cancer subsequently spread.’

The Guardian, 7th March 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

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