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Dame Victoria Sharp P and Chamberlain J 22 January 2021   Mental health – Detention – Meaning of ‘personally seen’  and ‘personally examined’ in context of detention of persons with mental disorders during coronavirus pandemic The applicant NHS Trust (the Trust) was the body responsible in its area for the employment and provision of medical practitioners whose recommendations were required by the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA 1983) for the detention or reception into guardianship o...

The Civil Procedure Rules govern the procedures used in civil courts in England and Wales.

The Civil Procedure Rules govern the procedures used in civil courts in England and Wales.

Top Story February 10, 2021 LONDON: Tory peer Lord Freud has apologised in the House of Lords after being found to have breached the Code of Conduct by seeking to interfere in a legal decision. Lord Freud – along with five MPs – wrote to senior members of the judiciary raising concerns that a more junior judge was considering publishing character references provided for ex-MP Charlie Elphicke, who was convicted of sex offences. Lords commissioner for standards Lucy Scott-Moncrieff found th...

Lord Freud - along with five MPs - wrote to senior members of the judiciary arguing against the publication of character references provided for ex-MP Charlie Elphicke,

Introduction Arbitration has long been valued as an entirely voluntary process. In an ideal international commercial arbitration equally sided parties may freely decide to arbitrate as well as agree on innumerable options of how exactly possible disputes shall be resolved: institution or ad hoc arbitration, seat and language of arbitration, venues and means of proceedings, number and description of arbitrators, allocation of costs, etc. Enjoying such procedural freedom, parties frequently decid...

Shahbaz Sharif scores round one victory in defamation fight with Daily Mail By Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif. Article by Daily Mail against Shahbaz Sharif and son-in-law Ali Imran Yousaf highly defamatory, British court rules The paper had alleged that Shahbaz was involved in corrupting the funds given to Pakistan by the British taxpayers A virtual meaning hearing took place where the parties disputed over the meaning of the words in the article, which had been penned by David Ro...

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The claimant single mother, who received universal credit, successfully challenged the ‘proof of payment rule’ pursuant to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013, SI 2013/376, the effect of which was that recipients had to find ways of paying childcare costs from their own funds, and only be reimbursed several weeks afterwards. The claimant wished to work, but she was unable to do so without help to cover childcare charges. The Administrative Court held that the proof of payment rule discrim...

Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair): Sir Christopher is a former judge with a wealth of legal experience. He has recently stepped down as Chairman of Linklaters global competition practice and joined Monckton Chambers to focus on mediation and arbitration. Sir Christopher will lead a dedicated review team within Government and will have close oversight of the work to ensure it meets these terms of reference and delivers robust, evidence-based recommendations. Professor Sue Arrowsmith QC: Sue Arr...