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Law digests: 2 July 2021

02 July 2021
Issue: 7939 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Damages

Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20, [2021] All ER (D) 45 (Jun)

Manchester Building Society (MBS) succeeded in its appeal against Grant Thornton LLP (GT) for negligent advice given to MBS regarding the use of ‘hedge accounting’ to adjust the value of its mortgages on the balance sheet so as to eliminate or reduce the volatility risk. The Supreme Court held that, applying the correct analysis, the judge and the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, were wrong to hold that the loss sustained by MBS in reliance on GT’s negligent advice was not within the scope of GT’s duty. They should have concluded that it was a loss from which GT had owed a duty of care to protect the society. The loss had been caused by a matter which GT had negligently failed to appreciate and report to MBS and which had made its advice wrong.


Discrimination

Forstater v CGD Europe and others [2021] All ER (D) 62 (Jun)

The claimant held gender-critical beliefs,

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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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