business law news articles 2022
Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15 – UKSC Blog
In this appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether the Jehovah’s Witness organization is vicariously liable for a rape committed by Mark Sewell, a former elder. In 1984, Mr and Mrs B began attending services of the Barry Congregation. There, they made friends with Mark Sewell, his wife Mary, and their children. The […]
Philipp (Respondent) v Barclays Bank UK PLC (Appellant) [2023] UKSC 25 – UKSC Blog
On appeal from: Mrs Philipp: [2022] EWCA Civ 318 In 2018 Mrs Fiona Philipp and her husband, Dr Robin Philipp, fell victim to a fraud. They were deceived by criminals into instructing Barclays Bank (the Bank) to transfer £700,000 in two payments from Mrs Philipp’s current account with the Bank to bank accounts in the […]
This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 10th July 2023 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Wednesday 12th July the Court will hand-down two judgments: Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25. The Court will determine three questions, (1) Does the Quincecare duty have any application in a case where the relevant payment instruction was […]
Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed – UKSCBlog
In this post, Isabel Emerson, Senior Associate, and Anna Walsh, Partner, in the Clinical Risk and Medical Advisory and Professional Discipline and Regulatory team at CMS preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2 ) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and […]