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Case Summaries Re SX (A Child) [2020] EWHC 1573 (Fam) (1 June 2020), Lieven J – Care proceedings concerning a four year old child (now in foster care) following the unexplained death of his sister... Read more

One of the things I rather enjoy doing as part of my day job is fossicking about among the older law reports in ICLR’s collection and tidying up their subject matter classification. I need to do this... Read more

The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the Regeneron v Kymab case over patents for transgenic mice. In a 4-1 decision, it reversed the Court of Appeal, finding the two patents invalid... Read more

Counsel’s opinion as ‘evidence’ How often has an advocate at a final hearing had to remind the court and his or her opponent that what is in a document is not evidence, unless the document is proved... Read more

Welcome to the latest Bloomsbury Immigration Law Briefing which covers the period up to 21 June 2020. Read more

Party’s advocate not able (because of covid-19) to complete a part heard case In Re C (Children: Covid-19: Representation) [2020] EWCA Civ 734 (10 June 2020) the Court of Appeal considered a mother’s... Read more

For some time, HMRC have been lobbying to become preferred creditors on liquidation of a company. Under current rules, secured creditors are paid first and all unsecured creditors (HMRC included) are... Read more

PA Media Group v London Borough of Haringey & ors [2020] EWHC 1282 (Fam) (20 May 2020), Hayden J was the culmination of a series of hearings in relation to the care of two boys; and as the extent to... Read more

Case Summaries  R (W a child by litigation friend J) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 1299 (Admin) (21 May 2020) the QB Div Ct – A mother (J) agreed to ‘no recourse to public... Read more

In Brief Bina Modi and Ors. v. Lalit Modi and Ors., CS(OS) 84 and 85/2020 [India] The Delhi High Court recently made a very controversial decision on the powers of the Indian civil courts to issue... Read more