This was the legal question posed to the High Court by a large national retailer in March 2020. Consumers might argue that in circumstances where…
“Honey, I’m home!” ‘Reasonable excuse’ in a pandemic INTRODUCTION Law can save lives. This can be true of religious laws (relating to food and personal…
How interim injunctive relief can assist both individuals and businesses when locked in a dispute with their energy provider. 1. Energy suppliers may obtain a…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to announce the strengthening of its list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates undertaking regulatory prosecutions in fields that include Health and…
John Lowe killed his partner Christine Lee, 66, and her daughter Lucy Lee, 40, at Keepers Cottage Stud in February 2014. Lowe, then 82, was sentenced…
The NPPF at paragraph 42 recognises that “other consenting bodies” have a part to play in the control and regulation of development requiring planning permission. …
A leading expert in regulatory law recently completed the successful prosecution of a Cradley Heath timber merchant for a breach in health and safety. Tim…
The new year has begun with three important appeal decisions that will be of particular interest to anyone practising in Health and Safety (“H&S”) law. They cover…
Following the first known prosecution under the Deregulation Act 2015, ‘Skyline Taxis and Private Hire Limited’ and its managing director, Gavin Sokhi, successfully persuaded the…
On Friday, a High Court decision ruled on the legality of recent changes to cost-capping in environmental and planning cases. Jenny Wigley considers the main…
Extending commercial investment in both the UK and Thailand was discussed when a leading QC travelled to Bangkok on the invitation of the Royal Thai…
Adam Farrer represented the prosecution in a case brought by the Health and Safety Executive against the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. The University…
On 26 September Bernard Thorogood presented the prosecution case in the Alton Towers disaster hearing for sentence. The Judge agreed with the prosecution that economic…
Ian Bridge represented Nicholas Goddard who was acquitted yesterday 28 April 2016 at Bradford Crown Court on an indictment alleging that he caused the death…
No5 Chambers’ Regulatory and Licensing Group presents this seminar as a guide for beginners in the field of licensing as to how to challenge a local…