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11 October 2018
Issue: 7812 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

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Seatreiver International Holdings Ltd v Daly and others [2018] EWHC 2424 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 49 (Sep)

The claimants had made out a case for the grant of a limited springboard injunction, and a springboard injunction lasting for 12 months was a proper and proportionate order to make. However, the Chancery Division, held that it would be disproportionate to make an order which extended to all of the persons identified by the claimants and limited it to the claimants’ eight most significant customers.

Contempt of court

Vik v Deutsche Bank AG [2018] EWCA Civ 2011, [2018] All ER (D) 43 (Sep)

The respondent had not been confined to proceeding by way of CPR 71.8 in respect of the appellant judgment debtor’s (alleged) breaches of an orders to obtain information, under CPR Pt 71, and it had been entitled to invoke the CPR Pt 81 procedure, with its extraterritorial reach undisputed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the appellant’s appeal, further held that the committal application had been incidental to

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Simone Ketchell

Browne Jacobson—Simone Ketchell

Browne Jacobson adds top property litigation Partner in record real estate expansion

Fieldfisher—Megan Goodyer

Fieldfisher—Megan Goodyer

Fieldfisher expands Personal Injury team with impressive partner from Stewarts

Clyde & Co—Jack Holling

Clyde & Co—Jack Holling

Global firm strengthens insurance practice with appointment of partner

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