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Weekly law digests

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

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School highlights a turbulent end to 2025 in the civil courts, from the looming appeal in Mazur to judicial frustration with ever-expanding bundles, in his final NLJ 'The insider' column of the year
Antonia Glover of Quinn Emanuel outlines sweeping transparency reforms following the work of the Transparency and Open Justice Board in this week's NLJ
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