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11 March 2022
Issue: 7970 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 11 March 2022

Contract

Provimi France SAS and other companies v Stour Bay Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 218 (Comm), All ER (D) 113 (Feb)

The Commercial Court dismissed the claimant’s claim in a dispute concerning the supply of animal feed. The claimant companies contended that the product supplied to it by the defendant company had been defective and claimed damages for breach of the contracts of sale. The court held that a gelatin specification had not been incorporated into the contracts of sale. However, the defendant’s standard terms and conditions had been properly incorporated into the terms of sale, which had the effect of limiting the ability of the claimants to successfully claim. Those conclusions were determinative of the claim for damages in the proceedings, which had to fail.


Employment

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others v Tesco Stores Ltd [2022] EWHC 201 (QB), All ER (D) 72 (Feb)

The Queen’s Bench Division allowed the claim brought by the claimants, employees and union representatives, against their employer, the defendant. The first claimant had entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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