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02 February 2018
Issue: 7779 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kennedys—Milan Devani

Kennedys—Milan Devani

Chief information officer appointment strengthens technology leadership

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Maguire Family Law—Hannah Barlow & Sophie Hughes

Firm strengthens Wilmslow team with two solicitor appointments

DWF—Ian Plumley

DWF—Ian Plumley

Londoninsurance and reinsurance practice announces partner appointment

NEWS
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
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