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08 December 2017
Issue: 7773 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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R (on the application of SD) v Chief Constable Of North Yorkshire and another [2017] EWCA Civ 1838, [2017] All ER (D) 169 (Nov)

The defendant, the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police and the judge had both erred in the way they had balanced the interests of children, a vulnerable group, against the right of the claimant in failing to have regard to a relevant consideration. The Court of Appeal Civil Division allowed the claimant’s app eal and quashing the entry in the enhanced criminal records certificate in relation to the claimant.

European Community

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Visa Europe Services LLC and others [2017] EWHC 3047 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 17 (Dec)

The defendants’ (together, Visa’s) multilateral interchange fee for Visa payment card transactions in the UK did not restrict competition within the meaning of art 101(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Commercial Court so held in dismissing a claim brought by Sainsbury’s Supermarkets for a declaration and for damages of £148,636,686.

Fatal accident—Action

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

NEWS

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From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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