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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who had acquired the rights of lenders, appealed decisions in two cases that the loans that they had acquired could be rescinded on the basis that the brokers in each case had received non-disclosed commission.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

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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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