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October 2020

An Inspector’s jurisdiction under section 195 of the Town and Country Planning Act: Re-consideration or merely review?

An aggrieved individual who is refused a certificate under either section 191 or 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 may appeal to (in England) the Secretary of State or (in Wales) to the Welsh Ministers: in practice such appeals are heard by an Inspector.

The Inspector’s jurisdiction derives from s195 of the Act 1990:

Elzabeth Marshall writes on recent changes to Employment Tribunal procedure and practice

RECENT CHANGES TO EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE by ELIZABETH MARSHALL

 

Between April and June 2020, single claim Employment Tribunal (ET) receipts increased by 18%, whilst disposals dropped by 21% (when compared to the same period in 2019). The outstanding caseload for such claims rose by 31%. Whilst receipts and disposals fell for multiple cases (when compared to the same period in 2019) the outstanding caseload for such claims rose by 6%. 

 

Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, Ministry of Justice, published 29 September 2020

 

17 members of Chambers ranked by the Legal 500

17 members of Chambers ranked by the Legal 500

Chambers is delighted with the feedback received in this year’s edition of the Legal 500. We would like to thank our instructing solicitors for their continuing support.

The Legal 500 ranked 17 of our 23 practising members across 13 of our 16 areas of practice.

The clerks were described as ‘Competent and friendly’; ‘Prompt and professional.’