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25th Feb 2021Newsletters

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editor Foreword Welcome to the latest 2 Hare Court newsletter. The recent case of Bilta is the latest case dealing with remote hearings and is important reading for anyone making or resisting an application to hear a case in person. Ben Rich looks […]

25th Feb 2021News

Forensic Science – codes of practice and joint statements

Two new publications were issued by the Forensic Science Regulator (“FSR”) in February 2021. (i) The Codes of Practice and Conduct for Forensic Science Providers and Practitioners in the Criminal Justice System updates the existing Codes. The most significant part of this sixth edition is perhaps its preamble, which states the purpose of the Codes […]

23rd Feb 2021News

Clean bowled – Eynsham Cricket Club’s appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in Eynsham Cricket Club v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [2021] EWCA Civ 225, a judgment that will be of great interest both to those in the charity sector, and to Community Amateur Sports Clubs (“CASCs”).  At the heart of the case […]