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16 January 2020
Issue: 7870 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Bank

Barness and others v Ingenious Media Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 3021 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 200 (Oct)

The claimants’ claims against the defendant banks for breach of contract, based on implied terms and for negligence based on duties of care owed in tort concurrent to the contractual duties of care said to have been owed or arising from an assumption of responsibility would be struck out, pursuant to CPR 3.4(2)(a). The Chancery Division further granted summary judgment against the claimants on claims that the banks were vicariously liable for breaches of duty by a firm of independent financial advisers of which each claimant was a client, pursuant to CPR 24.2.

Child

KJC v GRC [2019] EWHC 3170 (Fam), [2019] All ER (D) 199 (Oct)

The father’s application for the summary return of two children to the US, where they were habitually resident and had lived their entire lives, succeeded. The Family Division rejected the mother’s contention that, after she had left the US, the father had acquiesced in her

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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