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28 April 2017
Issue: 7743 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Company

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

The Privy Council ruled that an appeal by a former shareholder of a Bahamian company (Petroleum) should be dismissed, with the qualification that a declaration stating that the first defendant company was the beneficial and legal owner of shares in Petroleum.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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