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23 June 2021
Issue: 7938 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 25 June 2021

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Company

Chalcot Training Ltd v Ralph and another; Chalcot Training Ltd v Stoneman and another [2021] EWCA Civ 795, [2021] All ER (D) 33 (Jun)

Arrangements made between a company and its two employed shareholder/directors with a view to avoiding tax had not amounted to the allotment of shares at a discount, contrary to s 580 of the Companies Act 2006. In so holding, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, upheld the decision of the trial judge in finding that the shareholders were not liable to repay the company in respect of its assessed tax liability.

Costs

Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake and another; Brake and others v Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2021] EWHC 1500 (Ch), [2021] All ER (D) 17 (Jun)

The Chancery Division considered issues relating to the costs of an application for the judge to recuse himself from presiding over two trials. The court held that making an order requiring a person to pay a sum of money could not be a prohibited step under the Debt Respite Scheme

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

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NEWS
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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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