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Weekly law digests

27 September 2018
Issue: 7810 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Bankruptcy

Reynard v Fox [2018] EWHC 2141 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 51 (Sep)

The Chancery Division dismissed the applicant’s application, under s 304 of the Insolvency Act 1986, for the court’s permission to bring a claim against the respondent former trustee in bankruptcy, alleging negligence in the administration of the bankrupt’s estate. The court held, among other things, that the claim lacked particularity, that applicant had filed no evidence in support of his application, and that the question had already been raised in original proceedings brought by the applicant under s 303 of the Act, which had failed.

Confidential information

Buccioni v Banca d’Italia (Banca Network Investimenti SpA, in liquidation) C-594/16, [2018] All ER (D) 37 (Sep)

Article 53(1) of Directive (EU) 2013/36 had to be interpreted as not precluding the competent authorities of the member states from disclosing confidential information to a person who so requested, in order to be able to institute civil or commercial proceedings with a view to protecting proprietary interests which were prejudiced as a result of the compulsory

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
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