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28 June 2018
Issue: 7799 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

Company

Re Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe plc and another [2018] EWHC 1445 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 77 (Jun)

The Companies Court allowed an application by Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe plc (Liberty) and LSM Luxembourg plc SA, pursuant to Art 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001, concerning a proposed merger between the two companies to allow Liberty to become a ‘Societas Europaea’ (SE), namely a European company, in preparation for the consequences of the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019. The court held that all the requirements of Art 26 had been satisfied and it ordered that the companies were free to take steps to bring the proposed merger between them, and the formation of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE, into effect.

European Union

Laboutin and another v Van Haren Schoenen BV C-163/16, [2018] All ER (D) 57 (Jun)

Article 3(1)(e)(iii) of (EC) Directive 2008/95 had to be interpreted as meaning that a sign consisting of a colour applied to the sole of a high-heeled shoe, such as that at issue

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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