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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

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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