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20 January 2021
Issue: 7917 / Categories: law reports , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 22 January 2021

Bank

Fine Care Homes Ltd v National ­Westminster Bank plc and another [2020] EWHC 3233 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 110 (Dec)

The claimant company’s claim that the defendant bank had negligently advised it in relation to the conclusion of a financial product (the collar), and/or had negligently misstated or misrepresented the effect of the collar, failed. The Chancery Division held that, among other things, the bank was entitled to rely on its contractual terms as confirming that the relationship between the bank and the claimant’s controlling director (S) had not given rise to a duty of care to advise S as to the suitability of the collar.


Contract

Freear v Andrews [2020] EWHC 3497 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 106 (Dec)

The claimant’s applications for orders striking out the defendant’s defence under CPR 3.4, or alternatively granting him summary judgment on his breach of contract and breach of trust claims under CPR 24.2, were dismissed. The claimant brought the claims, seeking recovery of £1,342,407 which represented the sums that he had advanced to the defendant in respect of a proposed

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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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