covid-19

21

Jun

2023

Employment Judge's Interventions Gave Rise to Apparent Bias – EAT Ruling

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Written by Carina Jheeta

Judges are entitled to robustly manage the cases that come before them, but what they cannot do is give even an impression that they are taking sides. In a case on point, an employment judge's interventions during a hotly contested hearing were...

10

May

2021

COVID-19 – Court of Protection Sanctions Vaccination of Vulnerable Adult

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Written by Tracy Creed

Many of the most vulnerable members of society lack the mental capacity required to consent to being vaccinated against COVID-19. As a Court of Protection case showed, that fact can give rise to formidable legal difficulties. The case concerned a...

08

Jul

2020

Court acts fast to save airport logistics group from COVID-19 Insolvency

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Written by Leanne Schneide...

Many companies are struggling to survive amidst the COVID-19 pandemic but, so far as judges are concerned, it is a case of all hands to the pump to save what can be saved. In one case, the High Court paved the way for the proposed rescue of an...

07

May

2020

High Court refuses to countenance COVID-19 adjournment of five-week trial

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Written by Leanne Schneide...

The extent of judicial determination not to allow the COVID-19 pandemic to derail the wheels of justice was revealed by the High Court’s refusal to adjourn a five-week insolvency trial which is due to take place at the height of the crisis. The case...

01

May

2020

COVID-19: new measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and enforcement action

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Written by Leanne Schneide...

On 23 April 2020, the government announced that it will introduce further emergency measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and other enforcement action by landlords in addition to those already introduced by the...

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