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

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 requiring

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

NEWS
Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has accepted Richard Lloyd’s recommendations for the Legal Services Board (LSB) and ordered a ‘comprehensive review of the regulatory framework’, likely to continue beyond 2029
More than one-third of expert witnesses now use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly or occasionally in their work, according to Bond Solon’s 2026 expert witness survey
General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work
Some 53 firms have been successfully assessed for legal aid contracts for inquest work and will now move to the verification stage, the Legal Aid Agency has confirmed
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