Mermaids v Charity Commission for England & Wales and The Trustees of LGB Alliance

Directions issued to resolve procedural matters before hearing, including hybrid hearing, witness statement sharing, and identification of second respondent.

Parties: Appellant: Mermaids; First Respondent: The Charity Commission for England and Wales; Second Respondent: The Trustees of LGB Alliance
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 30 August 2022
Procedural Posture: Appeal / Directions Issued Prior to Hearing
Outcome: directions issued
Legal Topics: Change of Representation, Hybrid Hearing Procedure, Identification of Respondent

Charity Law Regulatory Law Change of Representation Hybrid Hearing Procedure Identification of Respondent

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Parties

Mermaids

Appellant

The Charity Commission for England and Wales

First Respondent

The Trustees of LGB Alliance

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Directions Issued Prior to Hearing

Legal Issues

1 whether hybrid hearing should be permitted
2 effect of change of representation on witness statement sharing
3 proper identification of second respondent

Ratio Decidendi

Directions issued to resolve procedural matters before hearing, including hybrid hearing, witness statement sharing, and identification of second respondent.

Court Disposition

directions issued

Orders

Appeal listed for 6-day hearing on 9-16 September 2022
Final bundles, reading list, chronology, schedule of agreed facts, and list of issues to be lodged by 5pm on 2 September 2022