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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

Her

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
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Public law is in flux following reversals and robust appellate intervention, according to the latest public law update by the team at HSFK for NLJ
Neurotechnology is turning the human mind into an operational domain, exposing gaps in the laws of war
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