WRC Holds Fiddler To Be An Employee
In Matthew McGranaghan v. MEPC Music Ltd (ADJ-00037668), the Complainant brought a number of complaints…
ECtHR rules on three landmark cases addressing governments’ (in)action on climate change
On 9 April 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) delivered highly anticipated judgments in three important cases.
No combustion without extraction – a landmark decision on consideration of downstream emissions in Finch
On 20 June 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) [2024] UKSC 20.
UK signs up to more widely enforceable judgments
The UK Government has this month signed up to the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Hague 2019”).
Time for consumer law reform in relation to online contracts
The Court of Appeal recently handed down its judgment in Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd [1], dismissing Ms Parker-Grennan’s appeal against the High Court decision which had rejected her claim to a £1 million online gaming prize.
Test for appropriateness of multiple claimants commencing claim under single claim form, simplified
The Court of Appeal has recently refused to strike-out a negligence claim brought by multiple claimants against their former solicitors that was commenced under a single claim form.
High Court considers novel “retrieval duty”: will this extend banking liability beyond Quincecare?
The recent High Court decision in CCP Graduate School v NatWest and Santander [2024] EWHC 581 (KB) is the first judgment discussing the Quincecare duty owed by banks since the Supreme Court’s decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25.
AG Kokott recommends upholding the €2.4 billion fine imposed on Google in relation to Google Shopping
On 11 January 2024, Advocate General (AG) Kokott delivered her Opinion [1] on Google’s [2] appeal to the Court of Justice in relation to Google Shopping [3].
Court of Appeal endorses collective proceedings for businesses
On 8 March 2024, the Court of Appeal refused applications by Mastercard and Visa for permission to appeal a decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) in CICC,
The Court of Appeal vindicates the use of joint expert evidence in competition claims
On 5 June 2024, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in PSA Automobiles SA v Autoliv AB [1], a landmark judgment concerning the reliance on joint expert evidence in multi-defendant competition cases.