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29 September 2023
Issue: 8042 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 29 September 2023

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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Firm awards training contracts to paralegals through internal programme

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Private client disputes specialist joins commercial litigation team

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Cumbria firm appoints new head of residential property

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
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