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11 June 2021
Issue: 7936 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 11 June 2021

Asylum

Laci v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 769, [2021] All ER (D) 82 (May)

The appellant appealed a decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) that had held that the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) had erred in allowing his appeal from a decision by the respondent Secretary of State to deprive him of his British citizenship. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowing the appeal, held that the upper tribunal, in finding that there had been an error of law, had based its decision on a misreading of the FTT’s decision.


Company

Re Hurricane Energy plc [2021] EWHC 1418 (Ch), [2021] All ER (D) 83 (May)

Following Hurricane Energy plc’s application to convene a meeting of its creditors to consider a plan of reorganisation, under Pt 26A of the Companies Act 2006, the Chancery Division ordered that two meetings be convened: a meeting of the holders of unsecured bonds with a face value of $230m, and a meeting of the company’s shareholders.


Contempt of court

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles
A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons
Bereavement leave is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Writing in NLJ this week, Robert Hargreaves of York St John University explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a day-one right to leave for a wider range of losses, alongside new provisions for pregnancy loss and bereaved partners
Courts are beginning to grapple with whether AI-generated material is legally privileged—and the answers are mixed. In this week's issue of NLJ, Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej of Burges Salmon examine US rulings showing how easily privilege can be lost
New guidance seeks to bring order to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Minesh Tanna and David Bridge of Simmons & Simmons set out a framework stressing ‘transparency’, ‘explainability’ and ‘reliability’
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