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12 September 2019
Issue: 7855 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Building contract

Nua Facades Ltd and other companies v Brady (trading as Terry Brady Developments Ltd) [2019] EWHC 2184 (TCC), [2019] All ER (D) 06 (Sep)

The claimants’ claim regarding sums allegedly payable arising out of a construction dispute succeeded. The court held that, among other things, the evidence did not give rise to the suspicion of impropriety or provide evidence of the improper understanding or agreement on which the defendant relied.

Contract

Volumatic Ltd v Ideas for Life Ltd [2019] EWHC 2273 (IPEC), [2019] All ER (D) 01 (Sep)

The claimant’s action seeking specific performance of an alleged agreement between it and the defendant was dismissed on the grounds that there had been no binding agreement between the parties. The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court held that there had been no intention to create legal relations and therefore no binding contract.

Family proceedings

Moher v Moher [2019] EWCA Civ 1482, [2019] All ER (D) 99 (Aug)

The appellant husband’s core contention, that a judge was required to evaluate the scale of the undisclosed

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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