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Law digests: 6 August 2021

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

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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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