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Practice – Summary judgment. The defendant had given two personal guarantees to the claimant bank as security for loans made to his companies. When the bank called in the loans, the companies did not pay and the bank sought to enforce the personal guarantees. The defendant did not pay. The bank commenced proceedings and obtained summary judgment. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed the defendant's appeal and granted him conditional leave to defend the claim. The defendant's defence, although improbable, was not wholly implausible and the judge had erred in having found that the defendant had had no real prospect of establishing those defences.
Practice – Summary judgment. The defendant had given two personal guarantees to the claimant bank as security for loans made to his companies. When the bank called in the loans, the companies did not pay and the bank sought to enforce the personal guarantees. The defendant did not pay. The bank commenced proceedings and obtained summary judgment. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed the defendant's appeal and granted him conditional leave to defend the claim. The defendant's defence, although improbable, was not wholly implausible and the judge had erred in having found that the defendant had had no real prospect of establishing those defences.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
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Barrister apprenticeships – shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar – are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Grok around and find out – or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
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