header-logo header-logo

26 January 2018
Issue: 7778 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
printer mail-detail

Weekly law digests

Bankruptcy

Gendrot v Chadwick and another (joint trustees in bankruptcy of Edward Hagan) [2018] EWHC 48 (Ch) [2018] All ER (D) 91 (Jan)

A district judge had correctly held, in favour of the trustees in bankruptcy of the husband, that a transfer of his beneficial ownership or interest in two residential properties to his wife amounted to a transaction at an undervalue, within the meaning of s 339 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The Chancery Division, in dismissing the wife’s appeal against the district judge’s order, held, among other things, that the reassurance she had given to the husband that he could continue to see her and his son on regular occasions had not amounted to valuable consideration, because no right to it had been conferred. Further, there were no exceptional circumstances to justify the sale of the properties being postponed or stayed.

Employment

Walters v Avanta Enterprise Ltd [2018] All ER (D) 24 (Jan) UKEAT/0127/17

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) allowed, in part, an appeal by an employee of Afro-Caribbean origin against the employment

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joinscorporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell

Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Graham Green

Media and technology expert joins employment team as partner in Cambridge

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 have now been announced, marking another outstanding celebration of excellence, innovation, and impact across the legal profession
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
back-to-top-scroll