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21 May 2021
Issue: 7933 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 21 May 2021

Costs

Re Good Law Project Ltd v Minister for the Cabinet Office [2021] EWHC 1083 (TCC), [2021] All ER (D) 24 (May)

The claimant company not-for-profit organisation successfully applied for a cost capping order, pursuant to s 88 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 in proceedings concerning a challenge by the defendant Cabinet Office, by way of judicial review, to the court’s decision that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care had acted unlawfully by failing to comply with procurement law and policy in relation to the publication of contracts for goods and services awarded following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (see [2021] All ER (D) 27 (Mar)). The Technology and Construction Court held that, among other things, there was a matter of general public importance raised by the proceedings for the purposes of s 88(7)(a) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Act, and therefore the proceedings constituted public interest proceedings for the purposes of s 88(6)(a) of the Act.


European Union

Lipton and another v BA City Flyer Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 454,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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