20 October 2025
Who can show up?
Andrew Burrell and Francis Hoar set out the key considerations for determining the composition of local government committees in an article for Local Government Lawyer.
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20 April 2020
A disproportionate interference with rights and freedoms: Coronavirus regulations and the ECHR
Francis Hoar argues the lockdown regulations amount to an unprecedented breach of rights and freedoms and are disproportionate and in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. These views are those of the author alone and not those of Field Court Chambers.
06 February 2017
Amendments to add whistleblowing claims and EAT powers to make the ET’s case management orders
Francis Hoar summarises the principles in the Court of Appeal's judgment in Kuznetsov v. Royal Bank of Scotland, where the Court gave guidance on amendments to add whistleblowing claims, the EAT approach to making case management orders without remission, and the need for promptness in applying for cost protection orders.