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Weekly law digests

27 June 2019
Issue: 7846 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Bankruptcy

Howell v Hughes and others [2019] EWHC 1559 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 132 (Apr)

The applicant’s application for a stay, and to re-impose an earlier order in the relevant bankruptcy proceedings, failed. The Chancery Division held that the circumstances did not justify a general stay of the order. Further, the balance came down in favour of refusing to exercise the discretion in r 10.32(5) of the Insolvency Rules 2016 to order that there be no notification of the bankruptcy order to the Land Registry or publication in the Gazette.

Barrister

Ekperigin v Bar Standards Board [2019] EWHC 1292 (Admin), [2019] All ER (D) 99 (Jun)

The respondent Bar Standards Board’s decision to refuse the appellant’s application for a complete exemption from the non-practising period (the first six months) of pupillage as a whole had been one well within the discretion of the panel. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the appellant’s appeal against that decision, held that it was not wrong, but wholly justifiable and right.

Costs

R (on the application

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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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