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30 September 2020
Issue: 7904 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 2 October 2020

Affiliation

WV v Landkreis Harburg C-540/19, [2020] All ER (D) 38 (Sep)

A public body which sought to recover, by way of an action for recovery, sums paid in place of maintenance to a maintenance creditor, and to which the claims of that maintenance creditor against the maintenance debtor had been transferred by way of subrogation, could validly invoke the jurisdiction of the court for the place where the creditor was habitually resident, as provided in Art 3(b) of Regulation (EC) No 4/2009. The Court of Justice of the European Union (Third Chamber) so held in proceedings concerning the payment of a maintenance claim to the applicant’s mother, who was resident in Germany and whose rights had been transferred by way of statutory subrogation to the respondent body.


Building contract

John Doyle Construction Ltd (in liquidation) v Erith Contractors Ltd [2020] EWHC 2451 (TCC), [2020] All ER (D) 45 (Sep)

The claimant company’s application for summary judgment of an adjudication decision was refused. In dismissing the application, the Technology and Construction

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis will mark the 80th anniversary of Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law with a live podcast exploring the evolution of aviation law from the Chicago Convention to the challenges facing modern aerospace, taking place on Tuesday 29 September
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Foreign judgment creditors have gained a route to recovery after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Drelle v Servis-Terminal
Surrogacy is growing in popularity, but parents-to-be face a complex legal framework
Winning a judgment may be only the beginning of an expensive enforcement battle, writes Professor Dominic Regan in this week's NLJ
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