4 members of 42 Bedford Row appear in a significant Court of Appeal case in which the President gives an unequivocal message: in a case not completed at 67 - 26 weeks is not a straight-jacket.
18th Jul 2014
Sebastian Naughton successfully resisted an appeal at a full hearing before the Court of Appeal in a case identifying the limits of procedural irregularity in the employment tribunal. The appeal was advanced on the grounds of procedurally irregularity.
16th Jul 2014
Where a defendant had filed an acknowledgement of service but had not disputed the court's jurisdiction within 14 days after filing it, as required by CPR r.11(4), he was not entitled to extra time to serve notice to dispute jurisdiction even though the claimant's claim form had been served on the defendant outside the jurisdiction after the six-month period required for service. Philip Newman represented the applicant.
10th Jul 2014
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of a Mother seeking to relocate with her two children to Germany. The Mother's application had been dismissed by the lower court after it found that the Mother was motivated to stop contact.
18th Jun 2014
Members of 42 Bedford Row participate at the FCO’s Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 2014)
11th Jun 2014
Judgment was handed down on 23rd May 2014 in the first judicial review claim against the Judicial Appointments Commission to be heard by a court: Jones v Judicial Appointments Commission [2014] EWH 1680 (Admin). Susan Chan of 42BR acted as sole counsel for the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). Mr Jones was represented by Jonathan Swift QC.
27th May 2014
Applications by Slovak parents (i) for leave, pursuant to s.47(5), Adoption and Children Act 2002, to oppose the making of adoption orders in respect of two of their children, and (ii) for the transfer of the proceedings to the Slovak Republic, under Article 15, Brussels II R.
7th May 2014
There have been several major changes in public children law with the coming into force of the Children and Families Act 2014. Jennifer Kotilaine provides an authoritative commentary on these changes.
28th Apr 2014
Frank Feehan QC and Francesca Conn successfully appealed against full care order and placement orders on behalf of a profoundly deaf parent. The Court of Appeal judgment provides guidelines for cases involving a deaf parent.
22nd Apr 2014
Awards & Recognition
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