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

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

NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda

NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda

Nick Vernon of Walkers on swapping Birmingham for Bermuda and building an employment practice by the sea

Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch

Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch

Global firm re-elects CEO for second term

Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall

Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall

Business appoints managing director of operational excellence

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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