Changes have been made to the rules governing witness statements over the past 12 months. These changes aim to make the process of preparing witness evidence more open and to ensure that the witness statement is a personal account of…
Many individuals and businesses have experienced unprecedented challenges due to the restrictions imposed by the UK government in response to Covid-19. Significant reductions in income and, in some cases, temporary suspensions of trading have led to cashflow crises. Thanks to…
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has today (16 July, 2020) handed down its decision in the much awaited Schrems II case (Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems). This landmark judgment will profoundly…
On 28 January 2020, the Court of Appeal in Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) v R (on the application of Jet2.com Limited)[1] clarified that communications and documents are protected by Legal Advice Privilege (“LAP”) if their dominant purpose is to obtain…
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking to obtain a court declaration to resolve contractual uncertainty in business interruption (BI) insurance cover. The Covid-19 pandemic and the government-imposed lockdown has resulted in various difficulties for businesses and an increasing number of…
New remote working practices during the Covid-19 pandemic bring risks for legal practitioners including cyber security, office security, risk management and well-being, among others. Susanna Heley explains the issues in this article, published by the Law Society on 6 May 2020. …
When will a party be liable for the torts of an independent contractor from whom they obtained a service? That was the issue which the Supreme Court was called upon to address in the case of Barclays Bank plc v…
In WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants the Supreme Court was required to address the following question: If an employee steals the payroll data of his employer’s staff and publishes it online in a vendetta against his employer, should his…
The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) in China at the end of 2019 has escalated into a global health pandemic disrupting supply chains, business operations and workforces around the world. Countries are taking drastic action to try to contain or delay…
“Storing cookies requires internet users’ active consent. A pre-tick box is therefore insufficient.” So begins the CJEU’s press release in respect of the Court’s judgment in the Planet49 case (C-673/17). Whilst publication of the English language judgment is awaited the…
