Weekly law digests

Wessely and another (Joint Liquidators of Laishley Ltd, in Liquidation) v White [2018] EWHC 1499 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 128 (Jun)

The applicant liquidators’ claim against the respondent failed. The respondent had executed two deeds of release, by which the employer and employee were released from future performance under a contract. The Chancery Division held that the burden of proof did not lie on the respondent to prove that his actions or omissions had not caused loss to the company, or that the burden of proof should be reduced. Further, there had been no breach of the respondent’s duties.

European Union

MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions C-451/16, [2018] All ER (D) 135 (Jun)

Council Directive (EEC) 79/7, in particular the first indent of Art 4(1), read in conjunction with the third indent of Arts 3(1)(a) and 7(1)(a) thereof, should be interpreted as precluding national legislation which required a person who had changed gender not only to fulfil physical, social and psychological criteria but also to satisfy the condition