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Weekly law digests

18 May 2018
Issue: 7793 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Arbitration

Reliance Industries Ltd and another company v Union of India [2018] EWHC 822 (Comm), [2018] All ER (D) 58 (May)

The claimants succeeded on only one of nine challenges to the findings of an arbitral tribunal. The proceedings concerned numerous issues arising from agreements that permitted the claimants to exploit petroleum reserves in India. The Commercial Court held that the tribunal had failed to properly consider the claimants’ case that some categories of development costs should be recoverable.

Contempt of court

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust v Atwal [2018] EWHC 961 (QB), [2018] All ER (D) 16 (May)

The defendant was in contempt of court as a result of fraudulently exaggerating the continuing effect of his injuries in relation to a claim for damages for clinical negligence against the claimant NHS Trust. The Queen’s Bench Division found that 14 allegations of contempt of court had been proven against the defendant, with the penalty to be imposed in due course.

European Union

Conseils et mise en relations SARL v Demeures terre et tradition SARL

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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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