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The Civil Procedure Rules  131st Practice Direction Updateincludes a suite of Practice Directions supplementing CPR Part 54 (Judicial Review) which have been revised in consequence of developments in caselaw and practice. The Practice Directions come into force on 31 May 2021. CPR Part 54 is supplemented by four PDs (54A, 54C, 54D and 54E (PD 54B having previously been revoked)). The amendments provide for the addition of a new Practice Direction 54B to make provision in relation to urgent cases, and the revocation of PD 54C (which is now obsolete), with consequential renumbering of Practice...

Coercive control and children’s welfare in Re H-N and Others Date:7 MAY 2021 When families come to strife, arrangements must be made for the future care of any children. In some circumstances, this means an application to the courts. These ‘private law orders’ can form part of a consent order, as in Re B-B. Others, are made under Sections 8(1)(a)-(b) and 9 of the Children Act 1989 specifying powers, amongst other things, to decide with whom a child is to live and when a child is to have contact. In 2019-2020, around 22,000 such applications were made involving some allegation of...

Facts The Performing Right Society (PRS) Limited issued proceedings against Qatar Airways Group QCSC for global copyright infringement concerning the use of PRS's repertoire works in Qatar Airways' in-flight entertainment system, including two associated apps.(1) PRS claimed that the inclusion of its repertoire works in Qatar Airways' in-flight entertainment system involved two acts which required PRS's licence as the copyright owner – namely: public performance; and communication to the public. With respect to UK law, PRS relied on Sections 19 and 20 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents A...

Witness statements

In February, the government published these regulations as part of the Civil Liability Act 2018 – they establish the final tariff table for soft tissue or whiplash injuries and clarify that a medical report is required in order to settle a whiplash injury-related claim. However, Elsby believes the new tariff table “allows insurers to save money at the expense of injured people”. He said: “The proposed tariffs for whiplash injuries are derisory and offensive and will almost certainly leave people under-compensated. “The lowest tariff provides just £240 for pain and suffering that wi...