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Law digests: 11 August 2023

11 August 2023
Issue: 8037 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Competition

Evans v Barclays Bank PLC and others [2023] EWCA Civ 876, [2023] All ER (D) 138 (Jul)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowing the appeal, held that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had erred in certifying the instant cartel claims on an opt-in basis because the two factors of relevance to the decision were the strength of the claim and practicability, and on those two factors the CAT erred and, accordingly, the order was set aside to the extent that it made an order for opt-in proceedings.


Costs

Chapman v Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1871 (KB), [2023] All ER (D) 121 (Jul)

The King’s Bench Division ruled on the costs that arose from the claimant’s successful claim for clinical negligence against a hospital. The claimant contended that the defendant should have paid her costs of the claim, in which the defendant argued that there should have been no order for costs, or alternatively, they should only have been ordered to pay a percentage of

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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