Cases LM v DM (Costs Ruling) [2021] EWFC 28 (12 March 2021), Mostyn J – Applicant for interim financial relief deprived of half of her costs because she did not negotiate openly and reasonably with...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: March Teaser
By James Nurton
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IT Law
31st March 2021
This month’s Briefing includes three Court of Appeal judgments, six decisions of the lower courts, two rulings from the CJEU and one from the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal, as well as a report on the...
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Charity Law: Government agrees Law Commission recommendations on changing governing documents for charitable incorporated organisations
26th March 2021
The launch of the structure of the charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) in 2013 allowed unincorporated charity trustees to take advantage of the limited liability offered by a company, without...
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Company Law: How to embed equality of opportunity into your company’s articles of association
17th March 2021
The Equality Act 2010 The introduction of the Equality Act 2010 (EA) initiated a decisive change in how companies, charities, and public bodies implement their equality polices. A raft of equality...
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Company Law: Can I hold a company meeting virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic?
9th March 2021
Covid-19 has disrupted daily routines and impinged on the work choices for many people. Home working, virtual meetings and utilizing electronic signatures is the new normal; until we get back to the...
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Bloomsbury Family Law Briefing: March Teaser
By David Burrows
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Family Law
4th March 2021
Case Summaries Re A & B (Children) (Deaf Parent - Assessment and Practice) [2021] EWFC 10 (9 February 2021), Elizabeth Isaacs as a High Court judge – Care order and placement of children aged two and...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: February Teaser
2nd March 2021
There was one notable Court of Appeal decision this month, concerning Crown use. In a judgment written by Lord Justice Arnold, the Court reversed the decision of the first instance judge, finding...
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Transforming public procurement
19th February 2021
Green Paper on reforms to public procurement law after Brexit The Cabinet Office has published its consultation paper for reforms to public procurement law for a post-Brexit Britain, outlining what...
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Flying a Kite?
16th February 2021
A double page spread in The Times on 1 February consisted almost entirely of negative comments about employment tribunals. The writer, Dominic Kennedy, also floated the idea that we could do without...
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Bloomsbury Family Law Briefing: February Teaser
By David Burrows
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Family Law
10th February 2021
Case Summaries Salford CC v W & Ors (Religion and Declaration of Looked After Status) [2021] EWHC 61 (Fam) (19 January 2021), MacDonald J (see Public law children below) – The Family Division has...
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