Comprehensive Covid-19 Resources Collection by 3PB Barristers
Since February 2020, 3PB have been answering many queries from solicitors and business clients direct on issues ranging from employment policies and redundancy programmes, force majeure in supply chain contracts, business interruption insurance and other cover, delay/termination issues in contracts, funding and regulatory challenges. Significantly, the UK Government Furlough scheme to help retain employees during the pandemic has attracted significant attention to its application and payment process with legal challenges including internal appeals of furlough decisions, HMRC furlough appeals and alleged fraud and discrimination in furlough decisions. There has also been enquiries to our specialist counsel about commercial property leases and forfeiture; the lockdown of schools, including the impact on private schools; local authorities and Coronavirus laws and regulations; probate during Covid-19; wrongful trading; rights to protest during lockdown and disputes over frustration of contract as well as holidaymaker disputes and cruise ship claims during this period.
As a solicitor or in-house senior management professional and requiring counsel’s opinion and advice on these legal issues, please either contact your usual 3PB clerk contact, or email [email protected], and your query will be directed by a 3PB clerk to the relevant barrister.
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to create employment, contractual and other legal challenges which are in many ways unprecedented. The impact of the virus is being felt, and in response, 3PB have co-ordinated across our own full-service barristers’ chambers and six UK offices to ensure that we centralise our know-how and are sharing insights with our clients.
This website page contains all our recent articles, briefings and webinar recordings about lockdown laws and regulations as well as practical issues like court attendance and hybrid hearings.
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Courts/Remote hearings/E-bundles
Tips for remote hearings
Virtual reality: I’m here live… I’m not a cat
Emma Waldron reflects on the last 12 months of virtual hearings in the SEND Tribunal and looks at the many benefits as well as the disadvantages of the "new normal".
Gabriel Adedeji provides a useful guide on Virtual Hearings, with tips on good practice and what to avoid.
A Guide for Conducting effective remote hearings in the time of Covid-19
Luke Ashby offers practical guidance on making remote hearings both effective and fair, their challenges and how to overcome them.
How to get the court to hear your case during COVID-19
Richard Wheeler provides an insight into County Court civil listing’s during the pandemic, advising litigants how to retain their current listings.
Steven Howard has put together a series of videos designed to help solicitors to easily create e-bundles that will be effective and easy to use.
Remote Hearings Checklist
Remote Hearings - A practical guide to case management
Luke Nelson has created a checklist for case management for remote hearings, incl. corralling witnesses, and ‘court corridor negotiations’.
Evaluation of court and tribunal video hearings
After the review of HMCTS video hearing’s, Gareth Graham looks at 3PB’s experience of video hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber).
Judicial College - guidance for Judges on remote hearings
Gareth Graham reviews the guidance for judges on conduct of remote hearings by The Judicial College Equal Treatment Bench Book.
Practical tips for using the CVP platform for hearings
Grace Boorer shares tips to assist in preparing for upcoming CVP hearings.
Practical guidance on video hearings in the SENDIST
Matthew Wyard and Alice de Coverley offer a guide to remote hearings in SENDIST including practical tips for both practitioners and witnesses.
3PB’s cutting-edge video and telephone technology ready for remote hearings
3PB’s virtual hearing’s technology allows solicitors to have entire hearings via Teams, without the need for Microsoft Teams software.
Employment
Stephen Wyeth successful in COVID-19 unfair dismissal health and safety case
Employment law barrister Stephen Wyeth was successful in the ET acting for the claimant in Mr C Preen v Coolink Ltd and Mr R Mullins: 1403451/2020 in an automatic unfair dismissal claim for a health and safety reason under s100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 involving COVID-19.
Coronavirus and Employment Law: The latest news on furlough and Employment Tribunals
The latest Government guidance on furlough and Employment Tribunals.
Coronavirus: Government guidance and legislation for employers and employees during the pandemic
Sarah Bowen has produced a comprehensive list of the Government guidance and legislation available to employers and employees.
COVID-19: Frustration and Contracts of Employment
Sarah Bowen explains how COVID-19 is affecting frustration and contracts of employment.
Equality and discrimination claims during the Coronavirus pandemic
Sarah Bowen reviews equality and discrimination in employment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Changes to Employment Tribunal rules
Daniel Brown and Grace Nicholls summarise the likely implications of the rule changes at Employment Tribunals.
Long Covid Upheld as a Disability
Joseph England summarises the first instance case of Burke v Turning Point Scotland ET Case no. 4112457/2021.
Newsletters
Our employment law newsletters provide key resources to help businesses and the public sector manage the employment issues arising from the COVID-19 crisis including guidance and analysis given during our recent successful employment law webinars.
- April 2020 - Equality and discrimination in the coronavirus pandemic, the Job Retention Scheme, furlough and recent case law updates.
- May 2020 - The Job Retention Scheme, contractual variation and discrimination law, new guidance on furlough and case law updates.
- June 2020 - 2nd Treasury Direction, Statutory Sick Pay and annual leave, whistleblowing/Health and Safety, and redundancy changes.
- July 2020 - Using the CVP platform, 'flexible furloughing', and an update on the courts' and tribunals' response to Covid-19.
- August 2020 - Video hearings/Judicial College guidance, Supreme Court employment appeals, furlough and full redundancy pay.
- September 2020 - Coronavirus legal updates, sex discrimination, the ‘material factor test’ in equal pay, and dismissals without procedure.
- October 2020 - Redundancies in the context of covid-19, upcoming changes to employment tribunals, and workplace monitoring in a remote working age.
- November 2020 - Job Retention Scheme extension, injunctions, Public Sector Exit Payments and whistleblowing time limits.
- December 2020 - Whistleblowing, holidays during furlough, Changes to ACAS Early Conciliation, changes to the furlough scheme, an update on remote hearings and contractual appeal time limits.
- January 2021 - Covid-19 - an update, Brexit and employment law, changes to family leave pay and sick pay for 2021, interim relief and incompatibility, The interpretation of Regulation 13(1) AWR 2010 and restrictive covenants.
- February 2021 - Harassment, Covid-19 and its impact on discrimination matters and hearings, remote hearings, the ET's jurisdiction, the scope of protection and recent case law updates.
- March 2021 - Unwarranted media criticism of the ET system and revocation of the Public Sector Exit Payment Cap, Uber and Employment Status, s.109(4) EA 2010 as a statutory defence for discrimination, lost years claims and protected acts.
- April 2021 - A Fourth Addendum to the Presidential Guidance on employment tribunal awards for injury to feelings, sleep-in workers, equal pay, strike-out applications of discrimination claims, discrimination and conduct extending over a period.
- May 2021 - Re-engagement orders, worker status of foster carers, disability status and the assessment of the ‘long-term’ adverse effect, litigant in person, and "right-to-work" checks.
- June 2021 - Remote hearings, coronavirus related employment tribunal judgments, equal pay, whistleblowing, the Equality Act and recent case law updates.
- July 2021 - The impact of the delay in lifting coronavirus restrictions on employers, working mums' rights, TUC in bid for long Covid to be treated as a disability, and wrongful dismissal.
- August 2021 - The impact of the menopause, home working, organisations warning against "no jab, no job" policies, harassment, furlough and redundancy.
- September 2021 - Employers' use of personal data, working from home, workation policies, minimum wage, disability status, reasonable adjustments, unfair dismissal and PCP's.
- October 2021 - Redundancy process best practice, proportionality assessment, litigation privilege and the rare nature of the Jhuti exception in protected disclosure cases.
- November 2021 - The importance of case management, employment status, suspension and right to pay, anonymity orders, competing rights and witnesses.
- December 2021 - Discrimination in pregnancy, employers who deal with a recognised union, procedure required to conduct dismissals and disability status under the Equality Act.
- January 2022 - a new Practice Direction on the neutral citation of EAT judgments, guidance from ACAS on hybrid work/working from home, a government consultation on the Bill of Rights to replace the Human Rights Act, a new fund to help practitioners tackle racial discrimination and news concerning increases in the minimum and living wages.
- July 2022 - ‘Long Covid’ upheld as a disability by Employment Tribunal
UK Furlough scheme
Legal issues and the Furlough/ Job Retention Scheme
Sarah Bowen was interviewed by Central TV about the furlough scheme and advice to employers / employees.
COVID-19 Q&A: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and potential Equality Act issues
Craig Ludlow and Sarah Bowen answer questions about the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and potential Equality Act issues arising from it.
Updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Craig Ludlow highlights the updates to the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and covers the most common questions about the changes.
Returning to work after the Coronavirus pandemic
Sarah Bowen highlights the facts around returning to work after the coronavirus pandemic. A must read for employers and employees.
Which employees can I furlough and how does the furloughing process work?
Sarah Clarke answers the most common questions from employers about the furloughing process.
The essential contents of a furlough letter/ email/ agreement
Lachlan Wilson outlines the essential contents of a furlough letter or email and gaining agreement from employees.
Furlough: Lay-offs and short time working
Katherine Anderson provides a detailed overview of the furlough scheme and how the current laws on lay-offs and short time working may affect this.
Katherine Anderson reviews the important new furlough case of Fottles v Bourne Leisure.
Carluccios: Employment contracts and the job retention scheme
Daniel Brown and Rebecca Farrell review the restaurant chain Carluccio’s decision in the context of administration and employment law.
Challenging HMRC on furlough payments
Max Schofield and employment barrister Daniel Barnett advise employers on getting payments from HMRC for the Job Retention Scheme.
Redundancy
Changes to terms and conditions; Individual and Collective Redundancy Consultation
Craig Ludlow answers the most common questions around employment contracts and redundancy during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Lay-offs and short time working
Katherine Anderson examines how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme works alongside the existing law’s on lay-offs and short-time working.
Lachlan Wilson and Daniel Brown deliver a webinar for employers and employees on redundancy during the covid-19 pandemic.
Preparing to trade in a post-pandemic economy: options available to employers facing uncertain times
Gareth Graham and Matthew Curtis examine the options in this employment law webinar first broadcast on 21 April 2021 and look at the potential pitfalls for businesses looking to make redundancies or organisational changes due to pressures caused by reduced activity.
Recorded Case Law Updates
Employment Tribunals during the pandemic
The Presidential Guidance, the reality, and the future
Craig Ludlow reviews the guidance for cases before employment tribunals by the President of the employment courts and tribunals.
Tribunals: 3PB's experience of their reopening
Gareth Graham provides an update on the re-opening of employment tribunals shortly after the pandemic began in March 2020.
The return of in-person hearings - 3PB experiences, hints and tips
Joseph England outlines the practical differences and tips to bear in mind, as in-person hearings return at employment tribunals.
3PB in Court of Appeal on employment tribunal decision
Matthew Curtis was in the Court of Appeal in early May 2020, in a landmark hearing which went ahead despite the lockdown.
Mark Green successful in the ‘virtual’ EAT
Mark Green appeared in one of the first full video only hearing’s before an employment tribunal in England and Wales.
Remote Hearings in Employment Tribunals
Evaluation of court and tribunal video hearings
After the independent evaluation of HMCTS video hearings, Gareth Graham compares the 3PB’s experience’s with the research's key findings.
Judicial College - guidance on remote hearings
Gareth Graham outlines the key findings of the new Judicial College Equal Treatment Bench Book for Judges on the conduct of remote hearing’s.
Practical tips for using the CVP platform for hearings
Grace Boorer provides practical tips for using the CVP platform for remote hearing’s.
3PB’s virtual hearing’s technology ensures that solicitors and judges are able to deliver an entire tribunal hearing via Microsoft Teams.
Employment Law Webinars
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Restrictive covenants, injunctions and team moves
Colin McDevitt and Stephen Wyeth deliver a webinar on ‘‘Restrictive covenants, injunctions and team moves’’.
Lachlan Wilson and Daniel Brown deliver a webinar for employment lawyers on “Preparing for redundancies”.
Religion and Belief in the Workplace
Katherine Anderson and Naomi Webber discuss ‘‘Religion and Belief in the Workplace’’, the issues arising and the implications of relevant case law.
Health & Safety and whistleblowing during Covid-19
Sarah Bowen delivers a webinar on health & safety issues in the workplace and managing whistleblowing during the covid-19 pandemic.
Personal injury and discrimination law
Sarah Clarke and Grace Nicholls provide an overview of personal injury claims arising out of discrimination including the legal test applicable, interaction with other forms of non-pecuniary loss, practical considerations/valuation; and the Employment Tribunal v the County Court.
Preparing to trade in a post-pandemic world
Gareth Graham and Matthew Curtis examine the options in this employment law webinar first broadcast on 21 April 2021 and look at the potential pitfalls for businesses looking to make redundancies or organisational changes due to pressures caused by reduced activity.
Recorded Case Law Updates
A review of recent and important employment law cases heard during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown from our 30-strong specialist employment and discrimination law barristers.
Grace Nicholls and Sarah Bowen bring you a round-up of relevant case law updates.
Naomi Webber and Daniel Brown bring you a round-up of relevant case law updates.
Stephen Wyeth and Simon Tibbitts bring you a round-up of relevant case law update.
Craig Ludlow and Sarah Clarke bring you a round-up of relevant case law updates.
Stephen Wyeth and Lachlan Wilson talk about the latest rules on furlough, Vaughan v Modality Partnership, and Remote Hearings - Practice Direction and Open Justice.
Craig Ludlow and Katherine Anderson take you through their analysis of the latest employment law cases.
Karen Moss and Grace Nicholls take you through their analyses of two of the most significant cases decided in December 2020.
Mark Green and Sarah Bowen bring you the latest in employment law in this month's recorded briefing.
The employment and discrimination team regularly produces newsletters, articles, videos and podcasts on topical employment issues.
You can find all our content in one place by going to our Employment Law Resources Hub.
Commercial litigation and insolvency
Insolvencies/administrations
Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell consider winding up petitions after the CIGA 2020 and associated Insolvency Practice Direction.
The decision on Carluccio’s administration
Daniel Brown and Rebecca Farrell analyse the Carluccio’s decision about insolvent companies retaining employees in the Job Retention Scheme.
Mariya Peykova provides a practical guide for businesses and insolvency practitioners on government assistance to weather the pandemic.
Issuing and defending insolvency proceedings
3PB’s insolvency team advise on the new Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction about remote hearings of insolvency and restructuring cases.
Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd [2020] USC 25
John Jessup predicts that the Supreme Court may push open the door left ajar by the Court of Appeal in Bresco v Lonsdale [2019] EWCA Civ 27.
Suspension of wrongful trading provisions during COVID-19
Cheryl Jones writes about wrongful trading and provides an update on the changes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
Injunctions/ Possession claims in the time of the Coronavirus
Antonietta Grasso reviews the alternative solutions available to those whose possession claims have been delayed due to covid-19.
Force Majeure/ Insurance cover
COVID-19 and “Force Majeure” of contracts – Not so fast!
Philip Bambagiotti opposes the new group-think about ‘force majeure’ as the response to none-performance of contracts because of covid-19.
Business Interruption Insurance update: six months on - where do policyholders stand now?
Watch this webinar from Fletcher Day featuring guest speakers Neil Fawcett, Barrister at 3PB and Gavin Pearson, Forensic Accountant at Quantuma for an update on Business Interruption Claims.
Business Interruption Insurance Claims
David Berkley KC, 3PB’s Head of Chambers and Neil Fawcett review business interruption insurance claims arising from covid-19.
Neil Fawcett’s briefing on the test case for business interruption insurance claims after the Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd.
Other commercial/ litigation issues
Covid-19 – A brief look from a probate practitioner’s perspective
Lydia Pemberton provides useful guidance for probate experts in successfully handling cases and hearing’s during the covid-19 pandemic.
The remote witnessing of wills: a last resort
Lydia Pemberton examines the Amendment Order of The Wills Act 1837 which allows “presence” by means of video-con/ other visual transmissions.
The execution of legal documents during COVID-19
Lydia Pemberton and Charles Irvine review changes to the execution of documents shortly before and since the covid-19 pandemic.
Unreasonable refusals to engage with ADR may well come at a cost to the client
David Parratt KC and Rebecca Farrell assess the cost consequences of a client’s unreasonable refusal to engage in ADR.
UK Competition Law Enforcement during Covid 19
3PB examine the EU and UK regulators’ approach during the pandemic to competition law enforcement in particular competitor-collaboration.
Cyber Law
Urgent advice to businesses facing ransomware attacks / cyber attacks
Matthew Wyard considers the practical steps that businesses and public bodies urgently need to take in order to pre-empt such an event and what to do if disaster strikes.
New data protection and privacy claims
Matthew Wyard looks at the raft of recent claims brought for breaches of statutory duty under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Webinars
Business Interruption Insurance update: six months on - where do policyholders stand now?
Watch this webinar from Fletcher Day featuring guest speakers Neil Fawcett, Barrister at 3PB and Gavin Pearson, Forensic Accountant at Quantuma for an update on Business Interruption Claims.
Business Interruption Insurance - The FCA test case
David Berkley KC, David Parratt KC (Scot) and Neil Fawcett present a webinar on ''Business Interruption Insurance'' and the FCA test case.
Vicarious Liability and Reflective Loss
3PB's Head of Chambers David Berkley KC, Seb Oram and Naomi Webber hosted a very well-attended webinar on vicarious liability and reflective loss.
If you missed Parts I – VI of our Commercial litigation webinars, we have included our notes below:
Part I – Updates to Insolvency Law
Cheryl Jones, Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell review the suspension of wrongful trading provisions, restaurant chain Carluccio’s administration and navigating the various updates for insolvency practitioners from the courts.
Part II – Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19
David Parratt KC and Richard Owen-Thomas presented a webinar on Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19. Their notes cover force majeure clauses, anticipation and foreseeability, causation and impact, making a claim and whether covid-19 is a force majeure event.
Part III – Business Interruption Insurance
David Berkley KC and Neil Fawcett hosted a webinar on business interruption insurance claims. Their notes cover business interruption insurance policies, how to make a claim, funding of legal costs, insurers’ tactics in defence and claims against brokers.
Part IV – Lockdown Lessons for Litigators
Joseph Giret KC, Alexander Whatley, Oliver Ingham and Rebecca Farrell hosted a webinar on ‘Lockdown Lessons for Litigators’. Their notes cover latest judgments, implications for litigators and practical tips on how to obtain urgent relief from the courts.
Part V – Informalities: Executing Documents
Cheryl Jones, Charles Irvine and Christopher Edwards hosted a webinar on executing documents during covid-19. Notes cover the formal requirements for documents (especially property deeds) in the age of virtual meetings and the rise of electronic communications.
Part VI – The Price of an Unreasonable Refusal to Engage
David Parratt KC and Rebecca Farrell hosted a webinar on settlement, ADR and costs. Their notes cover ADR procedure, development of case law and the duties of legal representatives.
Property and Construction
The Coronavirus Act 2020: Commercial Property and Forfeiture
Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell issue an updated guide on the rights of commercial landlords and their tenants during covid-19.
Residential Landlord and Tenant Tax during Covid-19
Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby has produced an article on Residential Landlord and Tenant Tax during the coronavirus pandemic.
Residential Landlord and Tenant Covid-19 Update
Matthew Cannings and Alex Leonhardt advise on the new 90-day stay on most possession proceedings and the new three-month notice requirement.
Working in the UK construction industry during the coronavirus pandemic
3PB writes about the practical and legal challenges facing those working in the construction sector during covid-19.
Virtual evidentiary hearings in construction
David Parratt KC (Scot), and V&E International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Associate, Ben Grunberger-Kirsh, discuss the key debates and concerns surrounding virtual evidentiary hearings.
The impact of Covid-19 on residential property
Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby joined Tim Baldwin from Garden Court Chambers to record a webinar on ‘‘The impact of Covid-19 on residential property’’ for Lexis Nexis.
Recorded webinar: Cladding and other challenges for the construction industry
James Davison, Philip Bambagiotti and Nick Kaplan look at the latest cladding issues, Grenfell Tower and building design defects.
Recent developments in Commercial Landlord & Tenant Law
Gavin Hamilton and Robert Weatherley bring you a recording of their webinar on recent developments in Commercial Landlord & Tenant Law.
The webinar took place on 20th May 2021 and was chaired by specialist property and commercial law barrister Matthew Cannings.
Public and Regulatory
Education sector
Practical guidance on video hearings in the SENDIST
Matthew Wyard and Alice de Coverley offer a guide to remote hearings in SENDIST including practical tips for both practitioners and witnesses.
Who are vulnerable children and young people under Coronavirus Bill?
Charlotte Hadfield provides counsel on the new government guidance on vulnerable children and their school place eligibility and risk assessment required.
The new emergency Coronavirus Bill and its hidden impact on private schools
Matthew Wyard examines the hidden impact within the Coronavirus Bill for private schools across the UK.
How will special education provision operate if the Coronavirus Bill is enacted?
Charlotte Hadfield reviews how Special Educational Needs provision may operate if the Coronavirus Bill passes in its current form.
Flaws in the draft Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill
Matthew Wyard reviews the draft Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill, introduced to the Senedd without prior public consultation.
Data protection for schools and the higher education sector
Matthew Wyard highlights the rights of access to data from schools and colleges and specifically what constitutes ‘education data’
Legal and practical guidance on GCSE exam results for students and schools (Accurate 20 August 2020)
Alice de Coverley and Matthew Wyard have co-authored a two-part report, for students and schools, about GCSE results day 2020.
A-Level results: Key Q&As for Students and Schools (Accurate on 13 August 2020)
Alice de Coverley and Matthew Wyard provide practical advice for students and schools alike on the A-level results in 2020.
Recorded webinar: What next for A-Level Students? (Accurate on 17th August 2020)
Matthew Wyard and Alice de Coverley give guidance about teacher-assessed grades in 2020 vs those generated by the central algorithm.
Education Law Newsletters
- May 2020 - Our education law barristers explore the impact of covid-19 and recent case law including special educational provision specified in an EHC Plan and reasonable endeavours; the likely approach of the Administrative Court on judicial reviews, a guide to remote hearings; a new authority on school admissions and disability discrimination in schools.
- September 2020 - Our education law barristers cover issues such as the A-Level examination fiasco; upcoming changes to the SEND regulations; key decisions against the Secretary of State for Education; low arousal environments; equality act claims; and Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill.
- December 2020 - Our education law barristers review various prominent education law topics including school attendance in times of covid-19, legal tips and advice for those targeted by bullies, and the legal routes to claiming compensation or refunds from universities.
- April 2021 - Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal and Witnesses with Disabilities, the correct timeframe for a local authority to issue a Final Amended Education, Health & Care Plan, virtual hearings, and uniforms and exclusions.
- December 2021 - Discrimination in Foster Placements, the use of seclusion rooms, guidance from the upper tribunal in relation to (a) the use of the general term “waking day curriculum”, and schools and data protection risks.
Local authorities
Jonathon Underhill reviews the new enforcement and prosecution powers for Local Authorities and their effect on businesses in their regions.
Professional Discipline
Health and social care: fitness to practice in the context of Covid-19
Jennifer Agyekum examines the impact of Covid-19 on stretched health and social care resources.
Gabriel Adedeji provides a useful guide on Virtual Hearings, with tips on good practice and what to avoid.
Recording now available: Regulating the professions during Covid-19
Nicholas Leviseur and Daniel Brown with Stephensons’ Carl Johnson, presented a webinar on ‘‘Regulating the professions during Covid-19’’.
Newsletters
- February 2021 - Virtual hearings, health and social care: fitness to practice in the context of Covid-19, racism and professional practice, and legal assessors' tips for advocates.
- July 2021 - New law to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for care workers, Covid denier and anti-vaxxer nurse struck off , case law updates and 3PB legal assessors' tips for advocates on 'mind your language'.
Health and medical
UK Market Authorisation for new medicinal products
Matthew Wyard reviews for drug companies the MHRA’s Market Authorisation approvals process for new medicines launching in the UK.
The Provision of PPE in Extraordinary Times
Sharan Sanghera analyses the provision of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic.
Maritime sector
Responding to Covid-19 – The Maritime Perspective in the UK
David Richards and Dr Tagbo Ilozue have reviewed national and international maritime regulation for cruise ships in dealing with covid-19.
Webinar Recording: The Implications of Covid-19 on the Maritime Sector
David Richards and Dr Tagbo Ilozue discuss the implications of covid-19 for those in the cruise ship and wider maritime sector.
Crime
Criminal law and public law: the new lockdown laws and compliance
Leaving the house in lockdown: criminal law, domestic violence and “reasonable excuses"
Graham Gilbert reviews the concept of “reasonable excuses” and what might be deemed sensible in leaving your house during covid-19.
Lockdown Law - Recent criminal law developments and relevant case law
David Richards and Dr Tagbo Ilozue have published a digest of recent criminal law developments and case law since the UK went into lockdown.
Lockdown Law 2 - Public and Regulatory Law
David Richards and Dr Tagbo Ilozue review three key new regulatory cases, in environmental regulation, food safety and housing regulation.
Nicholas Cotter in first criminal trial since pandemic
Nicholas Cotter appeared as junior counsel in a 58 day murder case, the first criminal trial to be heard in the UK since covid-19 began.
Human Rights
The Coronavirus Act 2020 & Rights of Individuals
Mariya Peykova reviews the powers of the police, public health officials and immigration officers and the rights of people infected with covid-19.
Protesting During a Pandemic: What Are Your Rights?
Mariya Peykova reviews citizens rights to protest during the pandemic and the police powers of arrest, stop and search and fines/ penalties.
The Fine Line Between Legitimate Protesting and Anti-Social Behaviour
Mariya Peykova reviews the use of police tactics to disperse protestors and the fine line between protesting and anti-social behaviour.
Personal Injury
Returning to court for a personal injury trial during the pandemic
Tom Webb attended a personal injury trial, believed to be the first civil trial to be heard in person since lockdown began and provides guidance for lawyers and lay clients on going back to court.
Travel claims - holidaymaker disputes during the pandemic
Mariya Peykova reviews the legal position in relation to holidaymaker claims during the coronavirus pandemic.
A Guide for Conducting effective remote hearings in the time of Covid-19
Luke Ashby provides an update on remote hearings for personal injury cases and making them effective during the pandemic.
Remote hearings: ‘The new normal’
Catherine Purdy reviews new protocols for remote hearings and offers practical tips for personal injury cases and witnesses’ participation.
Sharan Sanghera analyses the provision of PPE for health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
How to get the court to hear your case during COVID-19
Richard Wheeler provides practical tips to getting your civil or personal injury case to be heard in court during the coronavirus pandemic.
Newsletters
- June 2020 - Our personal injury law barristers examine the duty on employers to provide suitable PPE, adjustments to court hearings during covid-19 and recent case law.
- June 2021 - Our personal injury law team takes a closer look at recent inquests, whiplash, ogden tables, non-party disclosure orders and electric scooters.
Webinars
Personal injury and discrimination law
Sarah Clarke and Grace Nicholls provide an overview of personal injury claims arising out of discrimination including the legal test applicable, interaction with other forms of non-pecuniary loss, practical considerations/valuation; and the Employment Tribunal v the County Court.
Family
Remote hearings/E-bundles
How to create E-bundles for the Family Court
Steven Howard has put together a series of videos for solicitors to help them to easily create e-bundles for use in and by the family courts.
Remote Hearings - A practical guide to case management
Luke Nelson produces a practical guide to case management during remote hearings.
3PB reviews the Family Courts during lockdown
Alex Hodge reviews the fairness of a judicial system in which family law hearings are conducted remotely.
3PB family barristers in mock FDR
Nicola Frost, Tonia Clark and Amy Beddis were three of the presenters in a practical and informative mock remote FDR hearing in Bristol.
3PB’s Sarah Jennings review of the Family Courts’ remote working
Sarah Jennings gives her experience of remote working in Bristol’s busy family courts for Family Law Week.
3PB launches new Remote Access Family Court Room (RAFCOR) for family finance disputes
3PB Barristers has launched a Remote Access FDR (Financial Dispute Resolution) Court Room service for its family solicitors and lay clients.
Updates
The impact of covid-19 on women at the Bar
Rachael Goodall highlights the impact of COVID-19 on women at the Bar for Counsel magazine.
Newsletters
- June 2020 - covering divorce in the modern age; arbitration in private law family cases; intervenors and procedure in financial remedy proceedings; the impact of covid-19 on case preparation and on the outcome and timing of cases; whether covid-19 is a Barder event?; the findings of the Private Law Working Group 2, Legal Service Payment Orders and successful appeals in family law.
- September 2020 - covering deferral of capital claims during the pandemic; fairness in remote hearings; childrens’ additional needs in proceedings; the risk of harm in private law children cases; Special Guardianship Orders and the rights of parents with disabilities in care proceedings.
- December 2020 - covering relocation and Enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders; Pre-nups; committal proceedings and The five stages of loss in family proceedings; Bankruptcy in financial remedy proceedings and costs in family finance proceedings.
- March 2021 - covering Practice Direction 27A, when can an order be amended, financial remedy proceedings, valuation experts and a round up of 3PB''s family law brunch webinars.
- July 2021 - Family law in lockdown, TOLATA, special guardianship orders, financial remedy claims, challenging capacity assessments and recent case law.
Case Law Update - The Remote Family Court and Beyond
Antonida Kocharova provides a case law update which covers remote hearings and court of protection cases; the consideration given by the family courts to whether a case is suitable for a remote hearing and the guidance from the Court of Appeal on the factors which are likely to influence decisions on remote hearings; transgender parents; financial remedies; pensions in divorce cases; and parental alienation.
Webinars and Podcasts
3PB stages remote interactive FDR event with comment from our panel
Our specialist panel of DDJs and Recorders chaired by Hamish Dunlop, including two QC’s and five junior barristers staged a mock remote interactive FDR using two designed case studies.
Vanessa Meachin QC discusses family arbitration
Vanessa Meachin QC talks of the advantages and progress of arbitration in family law with guests Suzanne Kingston and Barbara Corbett.
Resources/ briefings from 3PB pupils
New collection of blogs available now from 3PB's pupils
Covering protesting during a pandemic; protests vs anti-social behaviour?; inadequate PPE; the government shielding tenants from possession claims; holiday claims and covid-19; regulating social media companies.
“Publications during the Pandemic”
This newsletter covers issues of ethics and liability after the BMA guidance on covid-19; the Coronavirus Act 2020 and how it will affect those who fall ill?; challenges for the UK construction industry during the pandemic; insolvency in times of coronavirus; advice on remote hearings and hints and tips for life during lockdown; and UK competition law enforcement during covid-19.
Hosted by 3PB’s Head of Pupillage, Cheryl Jones, this video gives students the chance to hear from our current and future pupils about applying for pupillage, interviewing, and what it's like during your pupillage at 3PB.
The video covers the life of a barrister and options throughout your career – such as achieving a judicial appointment, becoming an author or taking silk directly from the people who’ve done it.
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