CAA v Ryanair: Aircraft Strikes are Not Extraordinary Circumstances
April 30, 2021Following a trial held from 27th to 29th April 2021, the High Court yesterday handed down judgment confirming that industrial action by a carrier’s...
Hong Kong Politician cleared of inciting violence
April 23, 2021The SDT has handed down judgment in SRA v Junius Ho. The Tribunal acquitted Junius Ho, a prominent Hong Kong politician, of inciting violence...
March’s PLC Column: ‘Gertner’ and Tomlin Orders
April 8, 2021In March’s PLC column, Thom Samuels considers the recent case of CFL Finance Ltd v Gertner [2021] EWCA Civ 228 and its implications for...
Pengelly and Wood: CA Holds No Need for Fiduciary Relationship
March 31, 2021The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment today in the conjoined appeals of Wood v Commercial First Business Ltd & ors and Business...
FCA v 24Hr Trading and Implications for Arranging Mortgages
March 27, 2021The High Court has recently handed down judgment in Financial Conduct Authority v 24Hr Trading Academy Ltd [2021] EWHC 648 (Ch). The defendant’s business involved the transmission...
Application for Permission to Appeal in ‘Gertner’
March 23, 2021CFL Finance Ltd, has applied to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal in CFL Finance Ltd v Gertner [2021] EWCA Civ 228, concerning...
CA Judgment in ‘Potter’: PPI and Limitation
March 11, 2021The Court of Appeal handed down judgment this morning in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2021] EWCA Civ 339. Background On 26 July...
Case Stated on Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Planning Enforcement Notice
March 3, 2021Wilsdon v North Essex Justices [2021] 2 WLUK 433, 25th February 2021 before Holgate J. Alison Lambert was instructed on behalf of the Respondent (Maldon...
NLJ Article: Status of Guidance
February 23, 2021In a recent article for the New Law Journal inspired by the government's COVID-19 guidance, Fred Philpott considers the legal status of guidance. The...
CFL Finance v Gertner: CA decision on settlement agreements and credit
February 23, 2021WHEN DOES A TOMLIN ORDER PROVIDE “CREDIT” FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONSUMER CREDIT ACT 1974? Introduction The Court of Appeal has this morning...
January’s PLC Column: Judicial Reviews of FOS following ‘Thinkmarkets’
February 1, 2021In January's PLC column, Ruth Bala considers applications for judicial review of FOS decisions, following the applicant's recent success in R (on the application of...
December’s PLC Column: Amended Default Notice Requirements
December 19, 2020In December’s PLC column, Sabrina Goodchild considers the recently amended form and content requirements for default notices. The column may be read here.