This week has seen the start of a new legal year, marking the beginning of the Michaelmas Term for the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. These courts have been in vacation since 29th July 2016 and have heard no trials or appeals.
Elizabeth Truss, the Lord Chancellor formally opened the legal year at Westminster earlier this week. With the start of the new judicial year, we anticipate an increase in the volume of interesting and noteworthy judgments which we will continue to report on.