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Weekly law digests

08 November 2018
Issue: 7816 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Appeal

Bahamasair Holdings Ltd v Messier Dowty Inc (Bahamas) [2018] UKPC 25, [2018] All ER (D) 112 (Oct)

The Court of Appeal had erred in setting aside the findings of the Chief Justice and examining the evidence de novo . When considering whether the appellate court had taken the correct approach to the findings made by the trial judge, the Privy Council allowed the appeal of the appellant airline in relation to its claim for damages arising from an accident to its aircraft caused by the collapse of the respondent manufacturer’s landing gear.

Contract

SDI Retail Services Ltd v The Rangers Football Club Ltd [2018] EWHC 2772 (Comm), [2018] All ER (D) 116 (Oct)

On the true construction of a retail agreement made between the parties, the defendant, the Rangers Football Club Ltd (Rangers) was free to do deals with third parties, and, if it wished to do so, it had to give the claimant, SDI Retail Services Ltd (Sports Direct) a right to match any third party offers. The Commercial Court ruled that Rangers

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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