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06 August 2021
Issue: 7944 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 6 August 2021

Arbitration

Manchester City Football Club Ltd v Football Association Premier League Ltd and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1110, [2021] All ER (D) 93 (Jul)

The appellant Premier League football club appealed a decision that a judgment in arbitration proceedings with the respondent company, whose shareholders were the clubs playing in the Premier League, should be publicised. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissing the appeal, held that the judge had made the correct evaluative assessment in ordering the publication of the judgment, which would not have led to the disclosure of significant confidential information.


Contract

Harcus Sinclair LLP and another v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32, [2021] All ER (D) 87 (Jul)

The appellant law firm (YLL) succeeded in its appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, by which the Court of Appeal had discharged the injunction that had been granted against the first respondent limited liability company (HSLLP), which carried on the business of solicitors, preventing it from acting for its own separate group

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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