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05 February 2020
Issue: 7873 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Contempt of court

Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd and others v Persons unknown entering or remaining without the consent of the claimant(s) on land at Little Plumpton as more particularly described in the claim form and shown edged red on the plan annexed to the claim form and others [2020] EWCA Civ 9, [2020] All ER (D) 105 (Jan)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, outlined the ways the terms of an injunction might be unclear which were relevant when deciding whether to grant an injunction and, if so, in what terms, and where an application was made to enforce compliance or punish breach of an injunction by seeking an order for committal. It further held that there was no principle which justified treating the conscientious motives of a protestor as a licence to flout court orders with impunity from imprisonment, but gave reasons for showing greater clemency to such acts than in dealing with other disobedience of the law.

Contract

Eurasia Sports Ltd v Tsai and others [2020] EWHC 81 (QB), [2020]

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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