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As we all brace for Lockdown2, the team at 1CL has been searching for silver linings. First, we’ll all have more time to think about all things Brexit related; stand by for further 1CL briefings and webinars on the topic. Secondly, we’ll…
The Supreme Court yet again addressed the defence of illegality, this time in the context of claims for negligence against solicitors. They ruled that negligent solicitors should not be able to avoid liability because it emerges later that their client was engaged…
The Court of Appeal case of R (Hans Husson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 329 earlier this year highlighted the possibility of bringing claims in damages against the Home Office for delay in making immigration decisions, both under…
The Claimant, aged 41, was a delivery driver. The Claimant was delivering large stone slabs weighing about 350kg using a flatbed truck fitted with an A-frame upon which the slabs were loaded for delivery.
The Claimant proceeded to remove the straps…
Yesterday, Richard Cherry and Henk Soede discussed the issues around residential possession claims caused by the recent lifting of the General Stay.
They looked at:
New Forms of Notices 3 and 6A and the new notice periods;
Requirements for reactivation…
Readers will already be mindful of the fact that the expiry of the Brexit transition period will (as things presently stand) trigger a seismic shift in the jurisdictional rules applicable to legal proceedings in England and Wales. The corollary of these changes seems to…
Judgment has been handed down today in the Supreme Court in the case of Stoffel & Co v Grondona.
Andrew Warnock QC and Maurice Rifat are successful in relation to the application of Patel v Mirza and the illegality defence in a…
We have been running our 1CL Weekly Webinars for 6 months and are now reviewing our webinar programme for the remainder of this year and into 2021. We would therefore be grateful if you could complete our short survey. The responses will…
Judgment was handed down in the case of Ganoun v Joshi [2020] EWHC 2743 (Ch) last Wednesday. Here John Bryant, who appeared for the first respondent, provides an overview of the case.
The case concerned the conflicting wishes of the deceased’s relations…
Did you know that Boris Karloff made over 200 films in the course of his distinguished career? Nearly as many films as the team at 1CL has done webinars. This week in preparation for Halloween the Weekly Roundup is an homage to…