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Law digests: 8 May 2020

07 May 2020
Issue: 7885 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Confidential information

Greystoke v Financial Conduct Authority [2020] EWHC 1011 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 185 (Apr)

The Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) applied for protective measures to prevent certain confidential information being made public in proceedings brought by the claimant, alleging that the FCA had breached Art 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (EU) (SI 2016/679) by its response to his subject access request for all the personal data the FCA held on him. The Queen’s Bench Division ruled, among other things, that, applying settled law to the facts, it was necessary to hear the present application in private to secure the administration of justice pursuant to CPR 39.2(3)(a), (c) and (g).


Easement

Mayor and Burgesses of the Brent London Borough Council and another v Malvern Mews Tenants Association Ltd [2020] EWHC 1024 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 192 (Apr)

In proceedings concerning the claimants’ claim to damages for trespass to their own land, the

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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
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

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