Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Essential to Parliament’s legislative supremacy is the principle that Parliament is not bound by its predecessors, and cannot bind its successors. It...
The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
When is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the parties contract...
The rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Background to judicial review in ScotlandJudicial review represents the means by which the courts control the exercise of governmental power. Judicial...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
LiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made against a public...
When will a public authority owe a duty of care?The Supreme Court considered the duty of care owed by public authorities in the cases of Michael and...
What is a private law claim for breach of statutory duty?A private law claim for breach of statutory duty is a claim that:•the defendant was under a...
Practitioners should note that in relation to claims against employers, on 1 October 2013, s 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA...
This Q&A considers the circumstances in which a public authority can be held accountable for an omission. In particular, it considers a scenario where...
LimitationClaims under the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) are subject to a one year limitation period which runs from the date of the act complained...
The duty of a public authority to respond to a statutory inquiryStatutory inquiries are convened under the Inquiries Act 2005 (IA 2005). See Practice...
In the case of Razumas v Ministry of Justice the claimant brought a clinical negligence claim against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) because while he...
In civil proceedings against the Crown as defined in CPR 66.1(2), the claim form must contain the names of the government departments and officers of...
Technically, police officers are not employees, but office-holders. However, under section 88 of the Police Act 1996 (PA 1996), the Chief Constable of...
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