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14 July 2020
Issue: 7895 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Law digests: 17 July 2020

Company

Re Bright Future Software Ltd (Registered No. 07983222)

The claimant company’s claim against the defendant company director (E), in proceedings arising from the liquidation of the company, succeeded only in part. The Chancery Division held that, among other things, E was not liable for wrongful trading contrary to s 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986, nor had he committed a breach of duty. However, the claimant’s claim for £188,769 wrongly retained by the defendant succeeded.


Coroner

Re inquest into the death of Renee Rushbrooke [2020] EWHC 1612 (Admin), [2020] All ER (D) 154 (Jun)

It was clearly necessary and desirable in the interests of justice that a fresh inquest and investigation into the death of the claimant’s mother should take place, as there was a real possibility that it might give rise to an alternative outcome. Accordingly, the Divisional Court made an order, under s 13 of the Coroners Act 1988, quashing the determination of death by natural causes made at the inquest, and ordered a fresh investigation and inquest.


Landlord

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NEWS
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

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