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13 March 2008
Issue: 7312 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest , Constitutional law
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CIVIL LITIGATION

Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 9, [2008] All ER (D) 165 (Jan)

A judgment cannot be set aside unless it was obtained by the fraud of a party or fraud procured by a party. Perjury by a “mere witness” is not enough. However, where the witness is a “comrade in arms” to a party, and his fraud by way of perjury is adopted by the party, that perjury should be regarded as being that of the party for the purpose of setting the judgment aside.

Issue: 7312 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest , Constitutional law
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
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