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

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

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
A time-restricted bank tax, a ‘roadmap to fiscal devolution’, extension to parental leave, entrepreneur’s relief and a giveaway on energy bills for households are the headlines in Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
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