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26 January 2017
Issue: 7731 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Industrial relations

Govia GTR Railway Ltd v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen [2016] EWCA Civ 1309, [2016] All ER (D) 112 (Dec)

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant rail company’s appeal against a finding that it was not entitled to an injunction to block a planned strike by the defendant train drivers’ union in connection with a dispute concerning the use of driver-only trains. The court held that the appellant’s contentions under Arts 49 and 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union failed, and there were no legal grounds upon which it was entitled to the injunction.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

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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