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By Monidipa Fouzder2021-04-28T15:48:00+01:00 The High Court has refused to declare that councils can continue to hold meetings remotely on or after 7 May in a case brought by local government lawyers – saying the matter is for parliament, not the courts, to decide.  Current coronavirus regulations allow councils to hold meetings remotely before 7 May. Extending the regulations to meetings beyond this date would require emergency legislation. However, the government said the legislative pro...

By Monidipa Fouzder2021-04-22T11:30:00+01:00 Local government lawyers are waiting to hear if a High Court bid seeking a declaration on virtual meetings has been successful. Current coronavirus regulations permitting remote council meetings applies only to meetings held before 7 May. The government told council leaders last month that it was not possible to bring forward emergency legislation to enable remote meetings to continue past 6 May.  Current coronavirus regulations permitting remote ...

Defamation: MFM finally speaks on victories at London court On By Arogbonlo Israel The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has reacted to its victories at United Kingdom High Court of Justice, Strand, London, decribing them as “tribute to the Lord our God who would never permit evil to triumph over righteousness”. Recall the Queen’s Bench Division on Tuesday, April 13, granted a perpetual injunction restraining Maureen Badejo ( a Nigerian blogger who has been reportedly broadc...

Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministries Finally Speaks On Its Court Victories Against Blogger Over Defamation The Queen’s Bench Division had on Tuesday granted a perpetual injunction restraining Maureen Badejo, a Nigerian blogger who made allegations against the church, from publishing further defamatory words against or concerning the General Overseer, Daniel Olukoya, his family and the church at large. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 14, 2021 The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries h...

Airbus rolls out boardroom shake-up as technology and defence chiefs quit (AFP via Getty Images) Airbus this evening unveiled its biggest boardroom shake-up for two years as its technology and defence chiefs announced their departure. Dirk Hoke, head of the company’s defence and space division, and chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini will both step down on 1 July, the company said in a statement. Both are understood to be leaving to pursue opportunities outside the aero...

Take a business dispute to the Commercial Court How to use the Commercial Court to solve a large, complex or international business dispute. From: Contents Cases dealt with by the court You can use the Commercial Court for a wide range of complex business disputes, such as disagreements over: international trade The court handles the most difficult and high value business disputes. If your case is smaller and less complex you can use the Circuit Commercial Court. Help and support Cour...

CGM v Luton Council [2021] EWHC 709 (Admin) Date:5 APR 2021 (Queens Bench Division, Mostyn J, 23 March 2021) Public law children – Judicial review – Child placed in residential school with restrictions on her liberty – Whether DOLS authorisation should have been sought The father’s application for judicial review was stayed and proceedings for a writ of habeas corpus were transferred to the Family Division. For comprehensive, judicially approved coverage  of every important Family ...

Whipple J   Judicial review – Income support – Claimants alleging scheme, by which payments made to self-employed persons whose businesses adversely affected by Coronavirus emergency, unlawfully discriminating against self-employed women who had taken maternity leave or leave relating to pregnancy in three preceding tax years In April 2020, HM Treasury (the defendant) introduced the self-employment income support scheme (the Scheme), by way of a direction under ss 71 and 76 of the Coronavi...

last or past? But last means “most recent” in this sentence: “United have beaten Wednesday five times in their last six meetings” whereas past refers to the past as a whole in this sentence: “United have beaten Wednesday five times in their past six meetings” (suggesting they have only ever played each other six times) Last Night of the Proms last post last rites later often redundant as context will inform the reader: “They will meet this month” rather than “They will meet l...

By Press Association 2021 Jeremy Corbyn and his wife Laura Alvarez Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is trying to overturn a High Court judge’s ruling after being sued for defamation by a political blogger. Mr Corbyn has mounted an appeal against preliminary findings made by Mr Justice Saini. Three appeal judges are considering arguments at a Court of Appeal hearing in London on Tuesday. Lawyers representing Mr Corbyn said the case invo...