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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

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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