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Weekly law digests

22 January 2020
Issue: 7871 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Charity

HM Attorney General v Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 18 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 42 (Jan)

The applicant, who was a relation of the benefactor of a trust intended to combat the national debt, was entitled to continue his claim. The Chancery Division held that, while he faced significant difficulties, it would be wrong to conclude that he had no prospect of success at all. Further, there were no other legal principles that prevented the applicant from bringing his claim.

Company

Re Keyworker Homes (North West) Ltd Woodside and another (joint administrators of Keyworker Homes (North West) Ltd) v Keyworker Homes (North West) Ltd [2019] EWHC 3499 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 194 (Nov)

Paragraph 28(2) of Sch B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 gave a window of 10 full business days for the appointment of an administrator or administrators to be made following the date on which the notice of intention to appoint had been filed. The Chancery Division so held finding that the applicant joint administrators in the present case had been validly appointed. Further, the

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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

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

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

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

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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