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15 August 2019
Issue: 7853 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Care proceedings

A v A local authority and others [2019] EWCA Civ 1360, [2019] All ER (D) 27 (Aug)

The judge had erroneously found that either or both of the parents had inflicted a non-accidental injury on their one-year-old child and thereby rejected an alternative cause that the injury could have been caused accidentally when the child was in the care of his 11-year-old cousin. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that there had been a lack of a coherent structure to the judge’s judgment providing clarity as to the findings which had been made and a lack of balance in reaching a conclusion as to the credibility of the parents.

Employment

Harpur Trust v Brazel (Unison intervening) [2019] EWCA Civ 1402, [2019] All ER (D) 40 (Aug)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (the EAT) had held that the Working Time Regulations 1998, SI 1998/1833, made no provision for pro-rating of annual leave in circumstances where the respondent teacher did not have normal working hours within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Ward Hadaway—19 promotions

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Brabners—Ruth Hargreaves

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Slater Heelis—Liam Hall, Jordan Bear & Joe Madigan

Chester office expansion accelerates with triple appointment

NEWS
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys has reignited debate over what exactly counts as the ‘conduct of litigation’ in modern legal practice
A controversial High Court financial remedies ruling has reignited debate over secrecy, non-disclosure and fairness in divorce proceedings involving hidden wealth
Britain’s deferred prosecution agreement regime is undergoing a significant shift, with prosecutors placing renewed emphasis on corporate cooperation, reform and early self-reporting
The High Court has upheld the Metropolitan Police’s live facial recognition policy, rejecting claims that its deployment unlawfully interferes with privacy and protest rights
As AI chatbots increasingly provide legal and commercial advice, English law is beginning to confront who should bear responsibility when automated systems get things wrong
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