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03 February 2017
Issue: 7732 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Sale of goods

Wood and another v TUI Travel plc (trading as First Choice) [2017] EWCA Civ 11, [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Jan)

The Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the trial judge who had found that the claimant holiday makers could recover damages from the defendant travel company pursuant to the implied condition in s 4(2) of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 for acute gastroenteritis suffered whilst staying at a hotel on an all-inclusive holiday. The food and drink supplied to the claimants at the hotel were goods in which property could be transferred.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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