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Law digests: 30 April 2021

28 April 2021
Issue: 7930 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Company

Wood v Commercial First Business Ltd and other companies; Business Mortgage Finance 4 plc v Pengelly [2021] EWCA Civ 471, [2021] All ER (D) 35 (Apr)

The appellants, who had acquired the rights of lenders, appealed decisions in two cases that the loans that they had acquired could be rescinded on the basis that the brokers in each case had received non-disclosed commission. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissing the appeals, held that the question of whether rescission had been an available remedy had not depended upon the existence of a fiduciary duty, but was whether the broker had been under a duty to provide information, advice and recommendations on an impartial or disinterested basis, and if they were, the payment of bribes or secret commissions exposed the broker and the payee to the applicable civil remedies.


Contract

Green v Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd (trading as Betfred) [2021] EWHC 842 (QB), [2021] All ER (D) 30 (Apr)

The claimant was granted summary judgment on his claim for payment of

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dispute resolution team welcomes associate in London

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Special education needs and mental capacity expert joins as partner

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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