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03 March 2021
Issue: 7923 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 5 March 2021

Contract

Puharic v Silverbond Enterprises Ltd [2021] EWHC 351 (QB), [2021] All ER (D) 97 (Feb)

A Croatian VIP gambler’s claim that the defendant casino operator had a contractual obligation, pursuant to an alleged oral agreement, to pay commission accrued under the ‘player program agreement’ was dismissed. The Queen’s Bench Division held that there had been no concluded agreement reached between the parties about bonuses or incentives. Accordingly, the club in question was not obliged to pay the claimant commission which accrued when he had played at the club. The court held that the claimant had been paid his winnings and that he was entitled to no further sum.


Crime

R v Thacker and others [2021] EWCA Crim 97, [2021] All ER (D) 96 (Feb)

Section 1(2)(b) of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, which created the offence of intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome such that it ‘endangers or is likely to endanger the safe operation of the aerodrome or the safety of persons at the aerodrome’,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
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