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Weekly law digests

02 February 2018
Issue: 7779 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Bankruptcy

Gendrot v Chadwick and another (joint trustees in bankruptcy of Edward Hagan) [2018] EWHC 48 (Ch) [2018] All ER (D) 91 (Jan)

A district judge had correctly held, in favour of the trustees in bankruptcy of the husband, that a transfer of his beneficial ownership or interest in two residential properties to his wife amounted to a transaction at an undervalue, within the meaning of s 339 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The Chancery Division, in dismissing the wife’s appeal against the district judge’s order, held, among other things, that the reassurance she had given to the husband that he could continue to see her and his son on regular occasions had not amounted to valuable consideration, because no right to it had been conferred. Further, there were no exceptional circumstances to justify the sale of the properties being postponed or stayed.

Employment

Walters v Avanta Enterprise Ltd [2018] All ER (D) 24 (Jan) UKEAT/0127/17

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) allowed, in part, an appeal by an employee of Afro-Caribbean origin against the employment

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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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