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Law digests: 9 December 2022

09 December 2022
Issue: 8006 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Arbitration

DHL Project & Chartering Ltd v Gemini Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1555, [2022] All ER (D) 77 (Nov)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the Commercial Court that the arbitrator had no jurisdiction. The issue on the appeal was whether a proposed charterparty which was expressly stated to be ‘subject shipper/receivers approval’ contained a binding arbitration agreement conferring jurisdiction on an arbitrator to determine whether the charterparty contract had been concluded. The court held, among other things, that the judge was right to conclude that the arbitrator had no substantive jurisdiction and that his award should be set aside pursuant to s 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996.


Consumer credit

Steiner (on her own behalf and as executor and personal representative of the estate of Paul Steiner) v National Westminster Bank plc [2022] EWHC 2519 (KB), [2022] All ER (D) 80 (Nov)

The King’s Bench Division dismissed the claimant’s (Mrs S’s) appeal against the judge’s decision, on a preliminary

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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