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Weekly law digests

08 June 2018
Issue: 7796 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Child

Re S (a child) (abduction: Hague Convention or BIIa) [2018] EWCA Civ 1226, [2018] All ER (D) 149 (May)

Where a child, habitually resident in England and Wales, was alleged to have been wrongfully removed to or retained in another EU member state, the England and Wales courts had the power to make a return order summarily at the outset of proceedings when it had substantive jurisdiction under Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003. However, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that, absent a good reason to the contrary, the better course was for the court to defer making a return order until an application under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 had been determined in the other member state.

Employment

R (on the application of the Fire Brigades Union) v South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority [2018] EWHC 1229 (Admin), [2018] All ER (D) 150 (May)

The defendant Fire and Rescue Authority’s shift system which involved periods during a working week of 96 hours of continuous duty, other than during brief respite periods that follow if a firefighter

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

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Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

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