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24 March 2020
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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COVID-19: Supreme Court continues by video

The Supreme Court will hear cases and deliver judgments through video conferencing from today onwards, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
The parties, their legal teams, counsel and each of the Justices will be located in different places. The Supreme Court building is temporarily closed, but proceedings can be viewed live via the Supreme Court website, with footage available to view on demand within 48 hours of the live broadcast.

The first hearing to be viewed this way is a tax case, Fowler v Commissioners for HMRC.

Categories: Legal News , Profession , Covid-19
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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