header-logo header-logo

07 May 2020
Issue: 7885 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
printer mail-detail

Law digests: 8 May 2020

Confidential information

Greystoke v Financial Conduct Authority [2020] EWHC 1011 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 185 (Apr)

The Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) applied for protective measures to prevent certain confidential information being made public in proceedings brought by the claimant, alleging that the FCA had breached Art 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (EU) (SI 2016/679) by its response to his subject access request for all the personal data the FCA held on him. The Queen’s Bench Division ruled, among other things, that, applying settled law to the facts, it was necessary to hear the present application in private to secure the administration of justice pursuant to CPR 39.2(3)(a), (c) and (g).


Easement

Mayor and Burgesses of the Brent London Borough Council and another v Malvern Mews Tenants Association Ltd [2020] EWHC 1024 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 192 (Apr)

In proceedings concerning the claimants’ claim to damages for trespass to their own land, the judge

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
back-to-top-scroll