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18 May 2018
Issue: 7793 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

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Arbitration

Reliance Industries Ltd and another company v Union of India [2018] EWHC 822 (Comm), [2018] All ER (D) 58 (May)

The claimants succeeded on only one of nine challenges to the findings of an arbitral tribunal. The proceedings concerned numerous issues arising from agreements that permitted the claimants to exploit petroleum reserves in India. The Commercial Court held that the tribunal had failed to properly consider the claimants’ case that some categories of development costs should be recoverable.

Contempt of court

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust v Atwal [2018] EWHC 961 (QB), [2018] All ER (D) 16 (May)

The defendant was in contempt of court as a result of fraudulently exaggerating the continuing effect of his injuries in relation to a claim for damages for clinical negligence against the claimant NHS Trust. The Queen’s Bench Division found that 14 allegations of contempt of court had been proven against the defendant, with the penalty to be imposed in due course.

European Union

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NEWS
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NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
NLJ this week: Do Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor meet the misconduct bar?
Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle
NLJ this week: Finality trumps freedom in arbitration showdown
A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996
NLJ this week: How sure is ‘sure’? Juries split on proof threshold
For decades, juries have been told to convict only if they are ‘sure’ of guilt. But what does that mean in practice? Writing in NLJ this week, Michael Zander KC, NLJ columnist and emeritus professor at LSE, argues the answer is alarmingly unclear
NLJ this week: Tightening the screws on JCT terminations
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
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