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Weekly law digests

01 November 2018
Issue: 7815 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Costs

First National Trustco (UK) Ltd and another company v Page and others [2018] EWHC 899 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 148 (Apr)

The defendants’ application for relief from sanctions pursuant to CPR 3.9(1) for a failure to file their costs budget was rejected. The Chancery Division held that the defendants’ failure to comply with directions was serious and significant, had been caused by the solicitor’s misunderstanding of the effect of court documents which was not a good enough reason for the breach, and thus considering all the circumstances of the case, relief from sanctions ought not be granted.

Customs & excise

Invicta Foods Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2018] EWCA Civ 2204, [2018] All ER (D) 98 (Oct)

The respondent, Revenue and Customs Commissioners, were wrong to classify an imported raw seasoned chicken product by the appellant, Invicta, under Ch 2 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) (the system used to classify imported products for customs duty purposes and to impose a common customs tariff on imports from outside the European Union). The Court

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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