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Weekly law digests

01 August 2019
Issue: 7851 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Conflict of laws

Holgate v Addleshaw Goddard (Scotland) LLP [2019] EWHC 1793 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 118 (Jul)

The claimant’s application for a declaration that, among other things, the courts of England and Wales had no power under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 to determine any of the causes in issue failed. Among other things, the court held that an anchor claim issued after the relevant claim was capable of conferring judgment, provided that the other requirements of the anchor provisions were satisfied.

Divorce

H v W [2019] EWHC 1897 (Fam), [2019] All ER (D) 101 (Jul)

The husband’s application, under ss 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, to vary an amended arbitration award by removing the award of spousal maintenance, was dismissed. The Family Division held that s 69 concerned an appeal in relation to an error of law, whereas the husband’s complaints concerned the arbitrator’s conduct of the arbitration and his assessment of income and needs. Further, the court ruled that there had been no serious

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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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