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09 August 2018
Issue: 7805 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

Child

Ellis (by his Grandmother and Litigation Friend, Titley) v Kelly and another [2018] EWHC 2031 (QB), [2018] All ER (D) 28 (Aug)

The claimant’s brain injury, sustained when aged eight he had been knocked down by the defendant’s car, had arisen from momentary misjudgement on his part balanced against reckless conduct on the part of the defendant, whose driving was outside the claimant’s expectation based on his understanding and experience. Accordingly, the Queen’s Bench Division, rejected the defence of contributory negligence and entered judgment for the claimant on the whole claim, with damages to be assessed on a full liability basis. The court further dismissed the CPR Pt 20 claim against the claimant’s mother.

Company

Re Zinc Hotels (Holdings) Ltd and other companies; Zinc Hotels (Investment) Ltd and another v Beveridge and others [2018] EWHC 1936 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 172 (Jul)

Where, as in the present case, administrators had been appointed under para 14 of Sch B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 by a floating charge-holder, an additional administrator could only

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

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Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

NEWS

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
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