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Weekly law digests

15 December 2017
Issue: 7774 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Disciplinary proceedings

Bar Standards Board v Crawford [2017] EWHC 3101 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 21 (Dec)

The sanction of a reprimand imposed on the respondent had been within the appropriate range open to the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court. Accordingly, the Divisional Court dismissed the appellant Bar Standards Board’s appeal. It further made observations arising out of the appeal that might assist future appeals by the Bar Standards Board.

Contempt of court

Simmonds (as trustee in bankruptcy of Mr Albert James Pearce) v Pearce (a bankrupt) [2017] EWHC 3126 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 10 (Dec)

As it was the first time that an application for committal had been lodged with the Administrative Court in respect of breaches of the Insolvency Act 1986, ss 312, 333 and 363 using the procedure set out in CPR 81.15, the Divisional Court gave guidance on the correct procedure. It then endorsed the claimant trustee in bankruptcy’s certification that the respondent bankrupt, without reasonable excuse, had failed to comply with his obligation under

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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