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Chai v Peng and others [2017] EWHC 792 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 83 (Apr)

Tenants seeking to exercise the right to manage will welcome the Court of Appeal’s recent decision on procedural non-compliance, says Winston Jacob

Re SW [2017] EWCOP 7, [2017] All ER (D) 96 (Apr)

Peires v Bickerton’s Aerodromes Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 273, [2017] All ER (D) 90 (Apr)

Archer and another v Fabian Investments Ltd and others (Bahamas) [2017] UKPC 9, [2017] All ER (D) 72 (Apr)

Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2017] UKSC 28, [2017] All ER (D) 20 (Apr)

Work v Gray [2017] EWCA Civ 270, [2017] All ER (D) 61 (Apr)

Times Newspapers Limited v Flood; Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd; Frost and others v MGN Ltd [2017] UKSC 33, [2017] All ER (D) 46 (Apr)

Lowick Rose LLP (in liquidation) v Swynson Ltd and another [2017] UKSC 32, [2017] All ER (D) 52 (Apr)

McCann v State Hospitals Board for Scotland [2017] UKSC 31, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Apr)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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