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08 December 2017
Issue: 7773 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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R (on the application of SD) v Chief Constable Of North Yorkshire and another [2017] EWCA Civ 1838, [2017] All ER (D) 169 (Nov)

The defendant, the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police and the judge had both erred in the way they had balanced the interests of children, a vulnerable group, against the right of the claimant in failing to have regard to a relevant consideration. The Court of Appeal Civil Division allowed the claimant’s app eal and quashing the entry in the enhanced criminal records certificate in relation to the claimant.

European Community

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Visa Europe Services LLC and others [2017] EWHC 3047 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 17 (Dec)

The defendants’ (together, Visa’s) multilateral interchange fee for Visa payment card transactions in the UK did not restrict competition within the meaning of art 101(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Commercial Court so held in dismissing a claim brought by Sainsbury’s Supermarkets for a declaration

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
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