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05 March 2020
Issue: 7877 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Company

Albion Energy Ltd v Energy Investments Global Ltd [2020] EWHC 301 (Comm), [2020] All ER (D) 95 (Feb)

The Commercial Court held that the defendant company was not entitled to a stay of the proceedings, and the claimant company’s application for summary judgment would be allowed, in a dispute concerning sums allegedly payable under a share purchase agreement.

Coroner

R (on the application of Dyer) v HM Assistant Coroner for West Yorkshire (Western) [2019] EWHC 2897 (Admin), [2019] All ER (D) 213 (Oct)

The defendant coroner’s decision to permit 16 police officers to give evidence behind screens would be quashed to the extent that the screens prevented the identified family members of the deceased from seeing the officers give evidence. The Administrative Court, in allowing the claimant’s application for judicial review, held that the coroner had misdirected himself in law and the decision had been irrational because it had failed to take into account the objective risk to the officers in being seen by

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team

NEWS
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods
Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide
Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
Conflicting county court rulings have left landlords uncertain over whether they can force entry after tenants refuse access. In this week's NLJ, Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers outline a split: some judges permit it under CPR 70.2A, others insist only Parliament can authorise such powers
A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
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