All articles by Sam Tobin – Page 21
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NewsBar chair accuses lord chancellor of being ‘thin-skinned’ over failure to meet
Derek Sweeting QC tells the Guardian that Dominic Raab’s attitude is ‘counterproductive and perhaps a bit of a thin-skinned approach’.
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NewsCharles Russell Speechlys faces retrial over £50,000 bill
International firm failed to properly plead the existence of an implied retainer, High Court rules.
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NewsEnglish courts can still grant pan-EU trade mark injunctions, judge rules
Sir Julian Flaux also says that the Withdrawal Agreement has ‘direct legislative effect in the United Kingdom’.
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NewsLondon firm loses £36,000 CFA costs appeal
'Solicitors have to accept that complaints (whether of poor service or as to fees) go with the territory of professional practice', judge observes.
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NewsFear of catching coronavirus not protected belief, tribunal rules
Claimant’s ‘fear of catching Covid-19 … does not amount to a philosophical belief’ under the Equality Act 2010, employment judge holds.
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NewsCPS ‘misunderstood’ law on illegal entry into UK, Court of Appeal rules
Investigators adopted ‘a heresy about the law’ on assisting unlawful immigration, which was ‘passed on’ to the prosecutors, defence and judges.
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NewsAttempted murder victim’s address ‘inappropriately given’ to perpetrator
The Ministry of Justice’s annual report reveals 16 ‘data incidents’ in the year to March, which potentially impacted nearly 5,500 people.
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NewsTougher criminal sentences contributing to the courts backlog - new bar chair
The public should be told ‘the true consequences’ of politicians' attempts to appear tough on crime, Mark Fenhalls QC says.
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NewsParties urged to end dispute over ‘unattractive Twitter spat’
Senior Master Fontaine says it seems ‘incredible’ to spend ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds on such a pointless exchange’.
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NewsLandmark jurisdiction ruling on data protection and libel claims
Court of Appeal says section 9 of the Defamation Act 2013 does not create a ‘jurisdictional bar which the claimant must overcome’.
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NewsRuler of Dubai to pay up to £554m in record London divorce settlement
Total legal bill for litigation between Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya is thought to be at least £150m.
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NewsFormer MoJ chief gets £250,000 ‘exit package’
Sir Richard Heaton was paid £262,185 for ‘loss of office’ – on top of at least £125,000 in salary, fees and pension-related benefits for 2020/21.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules police ‘hate incidents’ guidance unlawful
College of Policing’s guidance on recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’ violates Article 10 of the ECHR, court rules.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner used ‘self-destructing messaging’, court hears
Communications were allegedly made with an emirate ruler during a Jordanian lawyer’s allegedly unlawful detention.
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NewsLiP’s recusal application against former solicitor dismissed
The claimant’s recusal application on the basis that the judge was a former solicitor was ‘fundamentally misconceived’.
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NewsSupreme Court has jurisdiction to hear SC appeals, SC rules
Barrister’s appeal against a £5,000 fine for contempt of court is unanimously dismissed.
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NewsListed funder’s shares slide after director sacked
Litigation Capital Management said it dismissed its executive vice-chair for alleged breaches of its expenses policies.
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NewsDisbarred barrister loses bid to practise pending appeal
Sky Bibi tells the High Court that her disbarment is ‘completely unfair, unprecedented, unjust and unlawful’.
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NewsOutgoing bar chair appointed to bench
Derek Sweeting QC is one of four barristers appointed as High Court judges from January.
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NewsDisposal times more important than backlog, bar tells MPs
Focusing on how long criminal cases take will more accurately measure progress and the impact on court users, according to representative body.