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Law digests: 22 January 2021

20 January 2021
Issue: 7917 / Categories: law reports , In Court , Law digest
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Bank

Fine Care Homes Ltd v National ­Westminster Bank plc and another [2020] EWHC 3233 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 110 (Dec)

The claimant company’s claim that the defendant bank had negligently advised it in relation to the conclusion of a financial product (the collar), and/or had negligently misstated or misrepresented the effect of the collar, failed. The Chancery Division held that, among other things, the bank was entitled to rely on its contractual terms as confirming that the relationship between the bank and the claimant’s controlling director (S) had not given rise to a duty of care to advise S as to the suitability of the collar.


Contract

Freear v Andrews [2020] EWHC 3497 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 106 (Dec)

The claimant’s applications for orders striking out the defendant’s defence under CPR 3.4, or alternatively granting him summary judgment on his breach of contract and breach of trust claims under CPR 24.2, were dismissed. The claimant brought the claims, seeking recovery of £1,342,407 which represented the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
Peter Kandler’s honorary KC marks long-overdue recognition of a man who helped prise open a closed legal world. In NLJ this week, Roger Smith, columnist and former director of JUSTICE, traces how Kandler founded the UK’s first law centre in 1970, challenging a profession that was largely seen as 'fixers for the rich and apologists for criminals'
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
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