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Law digests: 19 June 2020

17 June 2020
Issue: 7891 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Committal

McKay v All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Ltd and another [2020] EWCA Civ 695, [2020] All ER (D) 51 (Jun)

The appellant’s two appeals against a committal order for contempt of court would be dismissed. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that none of the grounds of appeal raised were sufficient to allow the appeals against the committal order. Although there had been certain procedural breaches, in the circumstances, they were technical breaches which had caused no unfairness or injustice to the appellant and it was therefore appropriate to waive them. As the appellant had deliberately chosen not to comply with the rules surrounding the privilege against self-incrimination, the privilege could not be relied on.


Company

Travelodge Hotels Ltd v Prime Aesthetics Ltd and other companies [2020] EWHC 1217 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 47 (Jun)

An injunction would be granted for a period of 14 days to restrain presentation of a winding-up petition against the applicant by all three of the respondent companies, as it was highly

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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