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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

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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