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11 March 2022
Issue: 7970 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 11 March 2022

Contract

Provimi France SAS and other companies v Stour Bay Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 218 (Comm), All ER (D) 113 (Feb)

The Commercial Court dismissed the claimant’s claim in a dispute concerning the supply of animal feed. The claimant companies contended that the product supplied to it by the defendant company had been defective and claimed damages for breach of the contracts of sale. The court held that a gelatin specification had not been incorporated into the contracts of sale. However, the defendant’s standard terms and conditions had been properly incorporated into the terms of sale, which had the effect of limiting the ability of the claimants to successfully claim. Those conclusions were determinative of the claim for damages in the proceedings, which had to fail.


Employment

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others v Tesco Stores Ltd [2022] EWHC 201 (QB), All ER (D) 72 (Feb)

The Queen’s Bench Division allowed the claim brought by the claimants, employees and union representatives, against their employer, the defendant. The first

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

NEWS
Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has accepted Richard Lloyd’s recommendations for the Legal Services Board (LSB) and ordered a ‘comprehensive review of the regulatory framework’, likely to continue beyond 2029
More than one-third of expert witnesses now use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly or occasionally in their work, according to Bond Solon’s 2026 expert witness survey
General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work
Some 53 firms have been successfully assessed for legal aid contracts for inquest work and will now move to the verification stage, the Legal Aid Agency has confirmed
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