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31 October 2019
Issue: 7862 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Costs

Brown v Metropolitan Police Commissioner and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2019] EWCA Civ 1724, [2019] All ER (D) 124 (Oct)

The judge had been right to hold that, because the present case was a mixed claim, in that it had included claims for damages for matters unconnected to personal injury, as well as a claim for personal injury damages, one of the express exceptions to the qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) regime contained in CPR 44.16(2)(b) was triggered with the effect that the automatic costs protection arising under the QOCS regime fell away and costs remained a matter for the court. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissing the appeal, held that the judge had been right to find that, in circumstances where the appellant's personal injury claims had been dismissed but she had succeeded in non-personal injury claims, the QOCS regime had not been applicable.

Defamation

Al Sadik (also known as Al Sadek and Sadik) v Sadik [2019] EWHC 2717 (QB), [2019] All ER (D) 116 (Oct)

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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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