Chambers of Peter Causton

21/12/2023

Was it lawful to take our EU citizenship away?

The EU Citizenship case has now gone to the European Court of Human Rights

Legal advice from a number of lawyers suggested that the blanket "removal" of EU Citizenship and associated Rights from 67 million UK EU Citizens without their consent was arguably not lawful, so acting on legal advice we brought a case in the EU Court of Justice, case T 252 20, which asked the Court to annul the EU Council Decision
2020/153 of 30 January 2020 of the Withdrawal Agreement, insofar as it deprived us
without our consent and without due process of our status as EU Citizens and the Rights which arise therefrom.
In the event it seems that the EU Court did not want to hear our case: see
https://www.eucitizenship.org/news/article/18
and
https://www.eucitizenship.org/news/article/19
but the Court had denied us the right to challenge their decision before a Court affording us the relevant guarantees - which our lawyers tell us now gives us the right to challenge the removal of our EU Citizenship and Rights in the European Court of Human Rights.
So on 15 October 2023 we took our case - your case - to the European Court of Human
Rights. Our superb lawyers worked under great pressure to prepare the case by the ECHR deadline, and we have created a crowdfunder to cover the legal and administrative costs associated with filing the case which in effect poses a very simple question: Can
it really be lawful for politicians and bureaucrats to "remove" EU Citizenship and
associated Rights from 67 Million UK EU Citizens without their consent?
We have received an email asking for funding:

We would be very grateful if you are able to contribute to the crowdfunder
Contribute to Crowdfunder
Cases in the European Court of Human Rights can take a long time, and it is hard to predict the timescale at this stage, but we will keep you all updated as the case now progresses.

We have now taken the EU Citizenship case to the European Court of Human Rights, and perhaps we can quote this comment "Rights granted must never be removed without consent. I never gave consent for the removal of my rights as an EU Citizen" . This quote comes from the crowdfunder which has been set...

16/12/2023

Mediate

Mediating family property and inheritance cases is a crucial avenue for resolving disputes and preventing lengthy court battles. Courts often endorse mediation in these sensitive matters, recognizing its potential to foster communication and find amicable solutions. https://www.promediate.co.uk/medi...

28/05/2020

ProMediate is organising a roadshow to showcase Alternative Dispute Resolution in the UK.
15 June 2020 at 2pm – 3pm.
It is designed for businesses to help them resolve disputes through ADR.
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic it already made sense to use alternative dispute resolution for almost every type of dispute including consumer disputes. Following the pandemic there is likely to be a backlog in the courts and small claims and other cases are likely to be delayed.
Lawyers are predicting a tsunami of claims following the coronavirus pandemic and the Courts will have a backlog of cases to deal with. Now more than ever, it makes sense to use mediation to resolve disputes with consumers and others.
https://www.promediate.co.uk/alternative-dispute-resolution-roadshow-webinar-on-15-june-2020/

ProMediate is organising a roadshow to showcase Alternative Dispute Resolution in the UK. https://www.promediate.co.uk/adr-roadshow/ 15 June 2020 at 2pm – 3pm. It is designed for businesses to help them resolve disputes through ADR. Even this week, the Financial Times recorded that Cabinet Office ...

28/04/2020

Welcome to the Chambers of Peter Causton. Regulatory information

Information about fees, complaints and regulation
I am regulated by the Bar Standards Board
​
I work in the areas of:
Commercial Litigation
Chancery Litigation
Property Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Insolvency
​
Also:
Mediation as advocate and mediator
​
I represent clients in Court in these areas and give advice as well as drafting Court documents.
​
I normally charge on a fixed fee or hourly rate basis and my normal hourly rate is 150 GBP per hour. I do not currently charge VAT. I will also conduct litigation on a CFA basis.
​
I contract on the Bar Standard Terms.
​
Anyone, whether a solicitor or member of the public may contact me for a quotation at [email protected] or telephone 07989390447 although I do not currently conduct direct access work so I have to be instructed by a solicitor.
​
Timescales depend on my personal availability and diary.
​
Clients can complain to the Legal Ombudsman if they are unhappy with the final response to their complaint or if their complaint has not been dealt with within 8 weeks and Clients who have a right to complain to the Legal Ombudsman are individuals and broadly speaking small businesses and charities.
​
My complaints policy is set out on my Complaints Page.
Complaints can be made to the Legal Ombudsman
Contact details are as follows:
www.legalombudsman.org.uk
​
The Legal Ombudsman
PO Box 6806
Wolverhampton
WV1 9WJ
[email protected]
telephone 0330 555 0333
​
More information is available on their website http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk
​
The link to the decision data on the Legal Ombdusman's website is http://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/raising-standards/data-and-decisions/ -decision-data
​
The decision data on the Legal Ombudsman's website shows providers which received an ombudsman's decision in the previous 12 months. In each case the data shows whether LeO required the provider to give the consumer a remedy.
​
The link to the Barristers' Register page on the BSB's website is
​
https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/regulatory-requirements/the-barristers'-register/
​
The BSB's Barristers' Register shows 1) who has a current practising certificate and 2) whether a barrister has any disciplinary findings, which are currently authorised by the BSB.

28/04/2020

Lawyers are predicting an avalanche of cases following the coronavirus pandemic, ranging from states making claims in the international courts against China, to landlord and tenant claims.
Only today the Guardian reports that lobby groups are urging the government to extend the three month time limit to bring employment claims. The pandemic is making it difficult for those who allege they have been unfairly discriminated against or dismissed to pursue claims. Many law firms have furloughed staff and advice agencies have had to restrict or halt advice clinics during lockdown.Also there are reports about restaurant owners claiming against insurers and dentists who say that many may close.
The types of claims that may arise include:
Employment claims
Landlord and tenant (many tenants haven’t paid their rent)
Divorce (many couples have fallen out)
Wills and probate (sadly there are many people without wills)
Insurance disputes – coverage re business interruption/pandemic coverage (eg restaurants reported in news)
Breach of contract – suppliers
Breach of contract – force majeure
Education claims (private schools nurseries and universities)
Backlog of existing cases vacated en masse outside London
Insolvency.
Clinical negligence (MDU warned)
Professional Negligence (investments)
Property purchases
These are all arising while a lot of the Courts are closed and hearings, trials etc have been vacated. Here is a link to this morning’s Today programme in which Lord Neuberger predicts “an avalanche of cases” as a result of COVID-19 and urges the legal system to be ready.
One suggested option is for parties to mediate rather than litigate and that either the government changes the law or the judiciary develop it:
The link is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000hmm8 Lord Neuberger’s interview is from 02.33 – 02.38. The link to the BIICL Concept Note “Breathing Space” specifically mentions commercial contractual disputes: https://www.biicl.org/breathing-space

The challenge is to prevent the recession morphing into a deep depression, and as the IMF's policy tracker shows, a large number of measures have been deployed internationally at the fiscal and monetary level. This concept note concerns the response at the private law level, where the challenges are...

19/04/2020

Have you been let down by insurers after enforced closure because of coronavirus? Send me a copy of your policy and I will get a solicitor to advise.

https://petercauston.wixsite.com/website/post/business-interruption-claims-against-insurers

Many businesses are grappling with claims against insurers arising out of Coronavirus closures. Insurers are refusing to pay out for business losses, claiming that the policies were never designed to cover a pandemic situation, even if on the face of it their policy wording does cover such situation...