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

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

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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