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05 May 2023
Issue: 8023 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 5 May 2023

Contract

FM Conway Ltd v The Rugby Football Union and others [2023] EWCA Civ 418, [2023] All ER (D) 32 (Apr)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division dismissed the appellant (second defendant's) appeal from a decision of the Technology and Construction Court, determining a preliminary issue in favour of the claimant, the RFU, which held that the second defendant could not rely on a third-party risks insurance policy taken out by the RFU in its defence to a claim for alleged breach of a construction contract because the RFU and the second defendant were not co-insured in respect of the losses that the RFU was said to have suffered by reason of the damage for which the RFU had been indemnified by its insurer. The court held that the judge had been correct for the reasons that he had given. His analysis was entirely in accordance with the authorities. His findings of fact and his mixed findings of fact and law were also fatal to the second defendant's appeal.


Eviction

Wu v Chelmsford City Council [2023] EWCA Crim 338,

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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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