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Weekly law digests

07 February 2019
Issue: 7827 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Arbitration

HPOR Servicos De Consultoria Ltda v DryShips Inc and another company [2018] EWHC 3451 (Comm), [2019] All ER (D) 111 (Jan)

The majority of an arbitration tribunal had not erred in concluding that the claimant Brazilian special purpose vehicle (HPOR) had to forfeit pre- and post-termination remuneration in respect of an agency agreement entered into with the defendant companies, in circumstances where HPOR had been found to have breached its fiduciary duties to them. The Commercial Court ruled, among other things, that the present case concerned serious breaches and was exactly the kind of case where forfeiture of remuneration was appropriate. However, the court ruled that the majority of the tribunal had erred in apparently considering that the case concerned the remedy of an account of profits.

Copyright

British Broadcasting Corporation and another company v Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Ltd and other companies (ITV Networks Ltd intervening) [2018] EWHC 2931 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 177 (Nov)

The Chancery Division considered the powers of the Copyright Tribunal (the tribunal), in a dispute concerning four

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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
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
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
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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