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Weekly law digests

11 December 2019
Issue: 7868 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Arbitration

Minister of Finance (Inc) and another company v International Petroleum Investment Co and another company [2019] EWCA Civ 2080, [2019] All ER (D) 185 (Nov)

The judge had erred in his approach to: (i) the issue of staying the claimants’ application under ss 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 challenging an award made in first arbitration proceedings between the parties; and (ii) his refusal to grant an injunction to restrain the pursuit of second arbitration proceedings commenced by the defendants. Consequently, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowing the claimants’ appeal, lifted the stay and granted an injunction preventing the pursuit by the defendants of the second arbitration proceedings.

Broadcasting

R (on the application of Liberal Democrats and another) v ITV Broadcasting Ltd [2019] EWHC 3282 (Admin), [2019] All ER (D) 02 (Dec)

Neither of the claims for judicial review of ITV’s decision to schedule a televised debate between the leader of the Conservative Party and the leader of the Labour Party brought by the Liberal Democrats and the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors examine recent international relocation cases where allegations of domestic abuse shaped outcomes
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