Monthly Archives: November 2021
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06/11/2021
MD & anr (claimant/resp) –v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department (def/appellant)
Tuesday 2nd – Wednesday 3rd November 2021 The SSHD appeals the order of Kerr J of 24 May 2021 by which he declared that the SSHD’s payment of additional financial support to victims of human trafficking who have dependent children and who are in receipt of mainstream benefits and/or lawfully in work breached Article 14 ECHR read […]
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06/11/2021
ABN AMRO Bank –v- Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance In & ors
Tuesday 2nd – Wednesday 3rd November 2021 Appeal 1 – The 15th Defendant (Edge Brokers (London) Ltd) appeals from the Order of Jacobs J, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, dated 12 March 2021, ordering the 15th Defendant to pay the Claimant £3,319,975.22 with interests, and some portion of the costs. The Court […]
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06/11/2021
Appointment of President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal: Marcus Smith
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, has appointed The Honourable Mr Justice Marcus Smith to be President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal with effect from 5 November 2021. Mr Justice Marcus Smith replaces The Honourable Mr Justice Roth who retired as President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal on 4 November 2021. Background […]
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06/11/2021
The Master of the Rolls Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture 2021
Sir Geoffrey Vos, The Master of the Rolls, has given the 2021 Tom Sargant Lecture on How Judges Work: A Reappraisal for the 21st Century His lecture explores the way that judges work and their diversity. Before considering what changes could be made to create a justice system fit for the 21st century The full […]
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05/11/2021
Lord Chief Justice’s Annual Report 2021
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has laid his annual report before Parliament and published it today (Thursday 4 November). In the report, the Lord Chief Justice reflects on the continuing impact of COVID-19 and the measures put in place to support the justice system. He pays “tribute to the work of the […]
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04/11/2021
Annual Upper Tribunal (UTAAC/UTIAC) lecture 2021
Here we are in the Rolls Building – a court building. When I began in the law, courts and tribunals sat in different buildings and were very different animals. In recent years they have become much more alike. I should like to ask whether that is such a good thing. And in particular, should tribunals […]
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04/11/2021
Statement from the Master of the Rolls: the end of the ‘overall arrangements for possession proceedings’
On 17 September 2020 the “Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings” were published by my Predecessor in response to the end of the unprecedented stay of proceedings in possession cases following the COVID-19 pandemic. These “Overall Arrangements” came to an end on 1 November 2021. The procedures to be followed for the future are those set […]
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03/11/2021
Commercial Court events available online
Recent events featuring the judges of the Commercial Court are now accessible online. The Commercial Court’s seminar “Topical Issues in Shipping Law” is now available to view on YouTube (external link, opens in a new tab). Mr Justice Jacobs’ inaugural Arnould Lecture entitled ‘Can you judge a policy by its cover: how important is the […]
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02/11/2021
S9(4) Seminar – application seminar for legal professionals
The Judicial Appointments Commission are expected to launch a recruitment exercise early 2022. An online seminar is taking place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 23 November 2021 via MS Teams at 5-6pm for those interested in applying for S9(4) appointment. This seminar is organised on behalf of the Judicial Diversity Committee to assist implementation of […]
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02/11/2021
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Dodds
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Malcolm Douglas Dodds retires with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Dodds (62) was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1984. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2012 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2016.