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07 July 2017
Issue: 7753 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Bankruptcy

Richards v Vivendi SA [2017] EWHC 1581 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 07 (Jul)

The Chancery Division allowed the appellant’s appeal against the judge’s decision, dismissing his application for the annulment of his bankruptcy order. The judge had not read the appellant’s further material, had not attempted to assess that material and had not attempted to make findings in relation to it.

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Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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