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All Legal updates articles – Page 12
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FeatureLegal realities of an ‘extension’ to the football season
by Sport Resolutions’ panel member John Mehrzad QC and Joe Bryan, both from Littleton Chambers’ Sports Law Group.
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FeatureWhy did government not use the Civil Contingencies Act?
Everybody should accept that there is a public health emergency, but whether the Coronavirus Act is the best medicine is in doubt.
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FeatureThe relevance of pre-contract information
In PBS Energo v Bester Generacion [2020] EWHC 223 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court concluded that asbestos contamination, encountered on a biomass energy plant construction project, had been foreseeable in light of the pre-contract information provided to the subcontractor.
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FeatureCOVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody - an update
National Police Chiefs’ Council’s strategic overview and guidance for forces concerning custody function during pandemic is essential reading.
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FeatureEnvironmental law: Mapping MEES
Section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008), as amended by the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019, requires that UK carbon levels are reduced by 100% (from 1990 levels), including greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) ...
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FeatureCriminal law: a roundup
Police execution of duty Many practitioners will be faced with a potential argument that a police constable who makes physical contact with a defendant has acted beyond the execution of their duty. In Pegram v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] EWHC 2673 QBD, the court provided a useful reminder that ...
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FeatureFinancial Remedies Courts
The Good Practice Protocol sets out some important developments in respect of best practice.
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FeatureWhen to disapply subordinate legislation
It is still relatively uncontroversial to suggest that, as a matter of public law, public authorities must comply with legislation. But what should public authorities do where such compliance would actually result in a breach of a right under the European Convention on Human Rights? In RR v Secretary of ...
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FeatureThe Hague Rules on business and human rights arbitration
With all eyes on the general election, few noticed the significant milestone for business and human rights announced on 12 December.
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