Jun 15, 2020 | News
We all need to work in a safe environment. So, at Cornwall Street Barristers we have now established three fully equipped office suites for fully remote / hybrid hearings and conferences. Situated on the lower ground floor of our offices in central Birmingham, these...
Jun 12, 2020 | News
Written by Shannon O’Connor The passage of the new domestic abuse bill through parliament has been slow. It has now finally managed to make it to the committee stage, with a socially distanced meeting taking place on 4 June 2020 to discuss it. MPs...
Jun 5, 2020 | News
Background In September 2014 Deborah Barlow was walking in her local park when she tripped over an exposed tree root. As Lord Justice Bean said at the beginning of his judgment: “It might be thought that the question of whether she has a valid legal claim against...
May 27, 2020 | News
Amendments were made on 14 May 2020 to the priority list for the County Courts during the pandemic. Please see the link here for more information. Cornwall Street Barristers’ Civil Team offer expertise in all of the matters listed and can be contacted at...
May 26, 2020 | News
Written by Dr Mandeep Dyal, Family Law Barrister The decision of Mostyn J in the matter of Re N (a child) [2020] EWFC 35 was handed down on 1st May 2020. The matter relates to an application for an inward return order in respect of a child removed from the...
May 20, 2020 | News
Nicholas Kennan briefly looks at some recent decisions regarding vicarious liability. Cases of vicarious liability are always difficult because they generally involve either denying a remedy to a genuine claimant or holding an innocent defendant liable. If you were a...
