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17 October 2019
Issue: 7860 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Conflict of laws

SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd[2019] EWHC 2496 (Comm), [2019] All ER (D) 27 (Oct)

The Commercial Court determined issues regarding appropriation in circumstances where a judgment of the court of the United States was not enforceable on the grounds that it was contrary to the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980.

Contract

Sports Mantra India Private Ltd and another v Force India Formula One Team Ltd (in liquidation) [2019] EWHC 2514 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 08 (Oct)

The defendant company's application to strike out the claim against it succeeded, in a dispute concerning an agency agreement between the parties, which were involved in the promotion of a Formula One racing team. Among other things, the agreement to purchase shares in the defendant's parent company had not been a sponsorship agreement.

European Union

Raqeeb (by her litigation friend) v Barts NHS Foundation Trust; Barts NHS Foundation Trust v Begum and others [2019] EWHC 2531 (Admin), [2019] All ER (D) 20 (Oct)

Although the NHS trust had

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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