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In this issue Social care Social housing Public procurement Planning Judicial review Education Healthcare Governance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social care Direct payments representative not a standard authorisation of property and affairs deputyship—Lumb (SSB) v NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Managing direct payments from a personal health budget as a ‘representative’ under the National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2013 does not sit within the usual authorisations of a property and affairs deputyship. A health body may appoint a property and affairs deputy as ‘representative’ under regulation 5(4), yet that role extends beyond the remit of a standard deputyship appointment. Likewise, the functions of a ‘nominee’ under the 2013 Regulations are not encompassed by standard deputyship powers. The Court of Protection can, however, make a targeted appointment granting a deputy authority specifically to oversee direct payments in line with the 2013 Regulations. A case manager is an...

Mergers Commission statement on announcement by Amazon and iRobt to abandon their transaction The Commission released a statement from Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager following a joint announcement by Amazon and iRobt that they would abandon their proposed transaction. Amazon operates an online marketplace that allows retailers to advertise and sell products to customers and through which it is, itself, active as a retailer. iRobot manufactures robot vacuum cleaners (RVCs), which it sells on Amazon’s online marketplace. On 6 July 2023, the Commission opened a Phase II investigation into Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot due to concerns that it could permit Amazon to restrict competition in the market for the manufacturing and supply of RVCs (which Amazon also sells) and to reinforce its position in the market for online marketplace services to third-party sellers (and related advertising services) as well as in other data-related markets (see further, Amazon/iRobot (M.10920))...

In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Applications—specific Settlement New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Guidance HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has revised its instructions on appealing a County Court, High Court or tribunal ruling to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). The update scraps the earlier requirement to file three copies of the appellant’s notice and the grounds of appeal with the Court of Appeal. For further detail, see: LNB News 17/06/2024 28—HMCTS updates appeal to the Court of Appeal Civil Division guidance. Court information Use of London’s commercial courts by Russian litigants has slumped over the past year, according to a report issued on 22 May 2024, as sanctions tighten on people and entities linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. For more detail, see Law360 Analysis: Russian litigants abandon UK courts...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED –this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the abandonment of the transaction on 13 June 2016; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline UK merger review of Clariant’s intended purchase of the Kilfrost Group’s European aircraft de-icing fluid and rail de-icing fluid business. The deal presented a horizontal overlap in the supply of aircraft de-/anti-icing fluids. Latest developments On 13 June 2016, the CMA stated the investigation was cancelled after the parties chose to abandon the deal. On 10 June 2016, the parties had announced their decision to withdraw following the CMA’s provisional findings and the expectation that the transaction would have been prohibited. Parties Clariant AG: a Swiss-based speciality chemicals company, headquartered near Basle, operating in 150 countries worldwide. Kilfrost plc: a UK-based firm in Newcastle specialising in heating and cooling products. The target business is Kilfrost’s European aircraft de-icing fluid and rail de-icing fluid operations. Kilfrost’s...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED This archived case hub captures the position as at the date the investigation was cancelled on 19 December 2023; it is now no longer being maintained or updated further at all. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline UK merger inquiry into the anticipated acquisition of Figma, Inc by Adobe Inc. The deal presents horizontal overlaps in relation to the provision of screen design software. Latest developments On 19 December 2023, the CMA formally cancelled its phase 2 probe after both parties chose to abandon entirely the proposed transaction. Parties Adobe Inc (Adobe): Adobe is a US business headquartered in San Jose. It is a major provider of creative design software. Such software is used to produce media assets including photos, illustrations, video, and animations. Various categories of creative design software include vector editing for logos, icons, etc; raster editing for photographs and other pixel-based image work; video editing involving assembly of video assets; and motion design for...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED –this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the cancellation of the investigation on 14 September 2020 after the abandonment of the transaction; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline UK merger investigation concerning the anticipated acquisition by Taboola.com Ltd of Outbrain, Inc. Both parties supply content recommendation to publishers, including prominent UK news sites. Latest developments On 23 September 2020, the CMA published a notice (dated 22 September 2020) formally cancelling its phase 2 investigation after the parties chose to abandon the proposed transaction. Parties Taboola.com Ltd (Taboola): Taboola provides digital advertising, notably content recommendation via a platform on publishers’ webpages that displays ads for external content under headings such as ‘Content You May Like’, ‘Recommended for You’ or ‘Around the Web’. Its customers include advertisers (individual firms, media agencies and digital advertising service providers), publishers, digital media platforms and readers of publishers’ websites. Outbrain, Inc (Outbrain): Outbrain is...

Trustees frequently seek to limit personal liability when entering a deal (here, a transfer). Whether a purchaser agrees is subject to negotiation. In this scenario, the exposure for the second trustee appears slight, as they are disposing of just one asset, so they might be willing to abandon that condition. The purchaser must be satisfied that the trustee has been properly appointed and is authorised to give a valid receipt for the sale monies so that any equitable interests are overreached...

There are two lines of reasoning for how Brexit could shield the UK from the Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) plans. The first is a policy-based case: the EU states that remain may shy away from a levy that would divert activity from the bloc towards a nimbler, post-Brexit UK, and so abandon the plans. The second, a narrower technical case, is that UK firms would fall outside the FTT once the UK is outside the EU. At present, neither case is especially strong, though the policy rationale appears the more persuasive of the pair to date overall...

This Q&A assumes that the contractual termination date of the lease has passed. Where the contractual term has already ended, a landlord seeking to terminate a tenancy proceeds under section 29(2) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), issuing the matter as a CPR Part 7 claim. For overarching guidance, see Practice Note: LTA 1954 business lease renewal—proceedings (under ‘Opposed application—procedure’). A defendant to a Part 7 claim who wishes to discontinue their defence should, as a sensible course, engage with the landlord to agree terms and file a consent order providing for the proceedings to be dismissed on a specified date...