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Law digests: 6 October 2023

06 October 2023
Issue: 8043 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Bank

Kallakis v Kallakis and others [2023] EWHC 2148 (Comm), [2023] All ER (D) 45 (Sep)

The Commercial Court, dismissing the claim in its entirety against, among others, a mortgagee that had been the victim of a significant property fraud, held that the claimant had commenced his claims as nominee and on behalf of the fraudster, who was also a defendant to the claim and had sought to make it appear that the claim was being brought by an innocent third party rather than by a fraudster against the victim of his fraud, but that, in any event, all the claims were unfounded and the claimant had not had standing to pursue them.


Financial services

Fox-Bryant and another v Financial Conduct Authority [2023] UKUT 224 (TCC), [2023] All ER (D) 152 (Jul)

The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (the UT) dismissed the privacy applications of the applicants who were the owners and directors of a small financial services advisory firm (the company) during the relevant period. The respondent Financial Conduct

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
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
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