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22 January 2020
Issue: 7871 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Charity

HM Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 18 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 42 (Jan)

The applicant, who was a relation of the benefactor of a trust intended to combat the national debt, was entitled to continue his claim. The Chancery Division held that, while he faced significant difficulties, it would be wrong to conclude that he had no prospect of success at all. Further, there were no other legal principles that prevented the applicant from bringing his claim.

Company

Re Keyworker Homes (North West) Ltd Woodside and another (joint administrators of Keyworker Homes (North West) Ltd) v Keyworker Homes (North West) Ltd [2019] EWHC 3499 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 194 (Nov)

Paragraph 28(2) of Sch B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 gave a window of 10 full business days for the appointment of an administrator or administrators to be made following the date on which the notice of intention to appoint had been filed. The Chancery Division so held finding that the applicant joint administrators

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NLJ this week: A wider test for unsafe homes
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
NLJ this week: Employment deadlines lengthen

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

NLJ this week: Estoppel crosses borders
A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
NLJ this week: Safeguards under strain
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
NLJ this week: Fraud reform’s delivery test
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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