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04 August 2017
Issue: 7757 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Contempt of court

Sage and another v Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (a company incorporated in Delaware, USA) and others [2017] EWCA Civ 973, [2017] All ER (D) 195 (Jul)

The appellant had not been guilty of contempt in respect of freezing and search orders relating to an engagement ring. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division held that that breach had been predicated on the ring being in the appellant’s ownership, possession, power or control. That had not been the case as he had given the ring to his fiancée. Accordingly, his 18-month sentence was reduced to 12 months.

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Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

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Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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