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Weekly law digests

07 March 2019
Issue: 7831 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Contract

Federal Republic of Nigeria v JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA [2019] EWHC 347 (Comm), [2019] All ER (D) 156 (Feb)

It was well established that the Quincecare duty of care was a duty on a bank to refrain from executing a customer’s order if, and for so long as, the bank was ‘put on inquiry’ in the sense that the bank had reasonable grounds for believing, assessed according to the standards of an ordinary prudent banker, that the order was an attempt to defraud the customer. Applying that principle, the Commercial Court held, among other things, that the application of the defendant, JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, for reverse summary judgment against the claimant Federal Republic of Nigeria, under CPR 24.2, failed. On the correct interpretation of the depository agreement at issue, that Quincecare duty of care was neither inconsistent with, nor excluded by, the terms of that agreement.

Costs

Maugham QC v Uber London Ltd [2019] EWHC 391 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

The claimant’s application for a costs protection

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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
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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
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