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19 July 2018
Issue: 7802 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

Building contract

Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust v Three Valleys Healthcare Ltd and another [2018] EWHC 1659 (TCC), [2018] All ER (D) 54 (Jul)

The claimant NHS Foundation Trust’s application for declarations as to the validity of notices served succeeded, in a dispute concerning work carried out under an agreement at a hospital. The Technology and Construction Court made rulings as to the interpretation of the notices and held that they had been served correctly.

Company

Estera Trust (Jersey) Ltd (formerly known as Appleby Trust (Jersey) Ltd) and another v Singh and others [2018] EWHC 1715 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 49 (Jul)

A share purchase order was made against a director and shareholder of a company, and against the company. The Chancery Division so ruled on an unfair prejudice petition brought by other members of the company. The court held that the director had breached his fiduciary duties and that certain actions had been taken which had been unfairly prejudicial to the interests of other members of the company. However, the court rejected the petitioners’ contention that a quasi-partnership had been

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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

NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies
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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