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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

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
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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
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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