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Law digests: 5 March 2021

03 March 2021
Issue: 7923 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Contract

Puharic v Silverbond Enterprises Ltd [2021] EWHC 351 (QB), [2021] All ER (D) 97 (Feb)

A Croatian VIP gambler’s claim that the defendant casino operator had a contractual obligation, pursuant to an alleged oral agreement, to pay commission accrued under the ‘player program agreement’ was dismissed. The Queen’s Bench Division held that there had been no concluded agreement reached between the parties about bonuses or incentives. Accordingly, the club in question was not obliged to pay the claimant commission which accrued when he had played at the club. The court held that the claimant had been paid his winnings and that he was entitled to no further sum.


Crime

R v Thacker and others [2021] EWCA Crim 97, [2021] All ER (D) 96 (Feb)

Section 1(2)(b) of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, which created the offence of intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome such that it ‘endangers or is likely to endanger the safe operation of the aerodrome or the safety of persons at the aerodrome’,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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