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Law digests: 12 February 2021

10 February 2021
Issue: 7920 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Damages

Rees v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2021] EWCA Civ 49, [2021] All ER (D) 81 (Jan)

In dismissing the appellant’s appeal, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, found that amount of £155,000 in damages that the Queen’s Bench Division had awarded to the appellant for the respondent Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s (the Commissioner) malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office had been within the range of awards reasonably open to it, and therefore the damages award had not been too low as the appellant had contended. The court also dismissed the Commissioner’s cross-appeal against the exemplary damages awarded to the appellant, and found that both the decision to award exemplary damages to the appellant, and the amount of exemplary damages that had been awarded, had been justified.


Environment

Wild Justice v Natural Resources Wales (National Farmers’ Union intervening) [2021] EWHC 35 (Admin), [2021] All ER (D) 88 (Jan)

Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. The claimant organisation, which promoted natural conservation, failed in its challenge to the licences issued by the defendant authority to kill or take wild

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

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Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

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