header-logo header-logo

Law digests: 29 September 2023

29 September 2023
Issue: 8042 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
printer mail-detail

Costs

International Game Technology PLC and other companies v Gambling Commission [2023] EWHC 2226 (TCC), [2023] All ER (D) 32 (Sep)

The Technology and Construction Court dismissed permission to appeal by the claimants’ (together, IGT) and made a cost order against them in favour of the defendant Gambling Commission (the Commission) and the interested parties (together, Allwyn). The preliminary issues had been decided in favour of the Commission and it had been concluded that IGT had no standing to challenge the Commission’s award to Allwyn of the licence to run the Fourth National Lottery. The present matter addressed consequential matters. It fell to be determined whether (i) the Commission should have been awarded its claim against IGT for the cost of the claims and for a payment on account of those costs; (ii) Allwyn should be granted an order that IGT should pay their costs and; (iii) IGT’s application for permission to appeal should be granted. The court held that (i) an amount had to be identified and paid on account rather

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

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
back-to-top-scroll