Mr Justice Mostyn: Standard orders
On 25 June 2021 judgment was handed down in A v B [2021] EWHC 1716 (Fam). The High Court ruled that the Family Court had jurisdiction to make a free-standing order for a port alert. A pro forma order, named Port Alert Order was attached to the judgment. This has been added to volume...
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Appeal against step-parent adoption dismissed: Re L
The recent matter of Re L (A Child: Step-Parent Adoption) [2021] EWCA Civ 801 concerned an appeal by a child’s natural father against an adoption order which had been made in favour of the child’s step-father (the mother’s partner, though not yet married).
Factual Background
The child, L, was born in 2009....
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BARCLAY V BARCLAY [2021] EWFC 40 - To Publish Or Not To Publish?
Francis Payne (2014)
This recent decision of the High Court deals with whether permission should be granted to publish a substantive judgment in financial proceedings when an interim reporting restriction (RRO) had previously been made within proceedings.
Facts
Lady Hiroko Barclay (W) brought an application for financial remedy orders against Sir Frederick Barclay (H)....
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Deliveroo couriers are not ‘workers’ for the purposes of collective bargaining
Barnaby Large (2007)
On 24th June 2021, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v The Central Arbitration Committee, yet another significant case considering the ‘gig’ economy.
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (‘IWGB’) applied under the compulsory recognition procedure in Schedule A1 of the...
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M (Children: Applications By Email) [2020] EWCA Civ 806
Rachel Chapman (2017)
This was a case management appeal following a case management decision made via email. Such appeal was allowed by the Court of Appeal.
In terms of background, the Local Authority had issued proceedings in September 2020. The 4 children who these proceedings concerned had not been living with the Mother for...
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FACT OR FICTION?
Theo Huckle KC (1985 | KC: 2011)
Theo Huckle on the courts’ approach to the reliability of oral witness evidence
On 6 April this year, a new practice direction (PD57A) concerning certification of trial witness statements and extended statements of truth came into force, based in large part on Gestmin v Credit Suisse [2013] EWCA 3560 (Comm). This...
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No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Richard Carroll (2006)
Richard Carroll (2006)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Richard Carroll (2006) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers.
Richard had previously had a general common law practice before specialing more specifically in his core areas. He has a busy and robust care practice with a focus upon non-accidental injury cases and representing...
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Links To The FPR & CPR Now Available On Chambers Website
Here at No18 we have collated the links to access a full copy of both the Family Procedure Rules and the Civil Procedure Rules in order to assist. Please click on the links below where you will find them available in via HMCTS (these links are also available on the...
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Practice Note: witnesses giving evidence remotely
The Chancellor of the High Court has issued a practice note confirming the process to be followed in some instances in Business in Property Courts cases for witnesses giving evidence by video-link or other remote means from a foreign jurisdiction.
The practice note can be read attached....
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Civil Procedure Rules – PAP Update (coming in force on 12 May 2021)
PAP Update: PRE-ACTION PROTOCOL FOR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS BELOW THE SMALL CLAIMS LIMIT IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
The Master of the Rolls as Head of Civil Justice has approved amendments to the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents (“the Protocol”).
PAP Update
The Protocol...
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