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Law digests: 4 August 2023

04 August 2023
Issue: 8036 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Case management

Henderson and Jones Ltd v Stargunter Ltd and another [2023] EWHC 1849 (TCC), [2023] All ER (D) 95 (Jul)

The Technology and Construction Court, granting the first defendant relief from sanctions under CPR 3.14, held that a formal application for relief from sanctions was not necessarily required where the defaulting party sought to invoke the provisions of CPR 3.14, and in the instant case, relief would be granted for the first defendant’s failure to serve a compliant costs budget within the applicable time.


Injunction

Jones v Birmingham City Council and another [2023] UKSC 27, [2023] All ER (D) 82 (Jul)

The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal, concerning the power of the courts, on the application of public authorities, to grant injunctions to prevent gang-related violence and drug-dealing activity pursuant to s 34 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (PCA 2009), and to grant injunctions under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (ABCPA 2014). The appellant, in respect of whom an injunction had been made

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Myers & Co—Jen Goodwin

Myers & Co—Jen Goodwin

Head of corporate promoted to director

Boies Schiller Flexner—Lindsay Reimschussel

Boies Schiller Flexner—Lindsay Reimschussel

Firm strengthens international arbitration team with key London hire

Corker Binning—Priya Dave

Corker Binning—Priya Dave

FCA contentious financial regulation lawyer joins the team as of counsel

NEWS
Social media giants should face tortious liability for the psychological harms their platforms inflict, argues Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers in this week’s NLJ
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024—once heralded as a breakthrough—has instead plunged leaseholders into confusion, warns Shabnam Ali-Khan of Russell-Cooke in this week’s NLJ
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now confirmed that offering a disabled employee a trial period in an alternative role can itself be a 'reasonable adjustment' under the Equality Act 2010: in this week's NLJ, Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve analyses the evolving case law
Caroline Shea KC and Richard Miller of Falcon Chambers examine the growing judicial focus on 'cynical breach' in restrictive covenant cases, in this week's issue of NLJ
Ian Gascoigne of LexisNexis dissects the uneasy balance between open justice and confidentiality in England’s civil courts, in this week's NLJ. From public hearings to super-injunctions, he identifies five tiers of privacy—from fully open proceedings to entirely secret ones—showing how a patchwork of exceptions has evolved without clear design
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