18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that Jennifer Newstead-Taylor has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge by the Lord Chief Justice. Jennifer will sit as a Deputy District Judge on the Northern Circuit in addition to her practice in chambers. Head of Chambers, Richard Chapman QC, said, “Congratulations to Jennifer. This… Read more »
Lucy Coulson recently advised and drafted pleadings in a multi-track public liability case where the client sustained profound physical disabilities and psychological trauma. M v H Lucy Coulson recently advised and drafted pleadings in a multitrack public liability case. The Claimant had sustained a long spiral comminuted fracture of her mid and distal femur when… Read more »
Christopher McNall, in his role as a fee-paid Judge of the Tax Chamber, heard a 4 day appeal last week remotely via video. Here he gives a few tips for video hearings and his personal view from the bench… Last week, in my part-time role as a fee-paid judge of the Tax Chamber, I heard a… Read more »
Following Lucy Coulson’s recent article looking at the challenges practitioners face in preparing for video trials, and steps that can be taken to maximise the effectiveness of any hearings, Sarah Wait reflects on the top tips for remote hearings from a judicial perspective, provided to members of the Personal Injury Bar Association by the Designated… Read more »
Arron Thomas writes about the likely approach courts may take when considering whether to conduct a remote final hearing, taking into account today’s decision of A Local Authority v Mother [2020] EWHC 1086 (Fam). Final Hearings in Care Proceedings during the Pandemic As Martin Luther King observed: “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… every… Read more »
Dishonesty following Barton & Booth [2020] EWCA 575 – what has really changed? Nicholas Clarke takes a look… Somewhere in a box in my garage is a collection of postcards. Originally blank but many years ago they were despoiled with my scribbling, since it was my invariable practice, when learning about Criminal Law or Torts… Read more »
Danish Ameen provides case law analysis highlighting key points for practitioners following the judgments handed down yesterday in the Court of Appeal in Re A and Re B. On 30th April 2020, the Court of Appeal gave two judgments that related to remote hearings: 1. Re A (Children) (Remote Hearing: Care and Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA… Read more »
Elisabeth Tythcott analyses some potential implications for businesses, rent and the law as a result of the Health (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020. At 1.00pm on 26th March 2020 the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020 SI 2020/350 (the Regulations) came into force. The Regulations required, amongst other things, that pursuant to Regulation 4, all businesses that came… Read more »
Rehana Begum discusses the importance of Article 6 (ECHR) in the context of remote interim removal hearings and the need for very careful weighing of the balance of harm during the current health crisis. In what has been a practically vertical learning curve for me in terms of getting to grips with technology for remote… Read more »
On 23rd March 2020, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister confined the country to isolation. The message was clear, no one was permitted to leave their homes except to carry out essential shopping, daily exercise or to attend work. In these truly exceptional times, the question for many separated families has… Read more »
Judgment in the Court of Appeal case of Re A (Children) (Remote Hearing: Care and Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA Civ 583 was handed down this morning (30th April 2020). The case is the first appeal in a case relating to the welfare of children to reach the Court of Appeal on the issue of remote hearings… Read more »