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Weekly law digests

25 February 2020
Issue: 7876 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Insolvency

Re Statebourne (Cryogenic) Ltd [2020] EWHC 231 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 42 (Feb)

Notwithstanding that a notice of appointment of administrators had been filed one day after the expiry of the time period provided by para 28(2) of Sch B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986, the Business and Property Court declared that the administrators had been validly appointed. Further, the court held that there was no requirement in Sch B1 or r 3.24 of the Insolvency Rules 2016 that the notice of appointment had to specify a particular court centre within the Business and Property Courts.

Landlord & tenant

Pease v Carter and another [2020] EWCA Civ 175, [2020] All ER (D) 94 (Feb)

The judge had erred in finding that a typographical error in notices for possession served by the appellant landlord under s 8 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) had had the effect that the notices had been invalid because the statutory provisions had been clear and precise by

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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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