News – Page 265

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    Criminal law

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Trial - Prosecution - Prosecutorial misconduct - Court of Appeal R v Maxwell: Supreme Court (Justices of the Supreme Court: Lords Rodger, Brown, Mance, Collins, Dyson): 20 July 2011 In ...

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    Employment

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    European community - contract Duncombe and others v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families: Supreme Court (Lords Rodger, Mance, Collins, Clarke and Lady Hale): 15 July 2011 The ...

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    Human rights

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Right to a fair hearing - Employment proceedings Home Office v Tariq: Supreme Court (Lords Phillips P, Hope DP, Rodger, Brown, Mance, Kerr, Clarke, Dyson and Lady Hale): 13 July 2011 ...

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    Freedom of movement

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    European Union - Workers - Social security St Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Ward, Burnton and Black LJJ): 13 July 2011 ...

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    Family

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Children and young persons - Care order - Provision of children's guardians R (on the application of R and others) v Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London) (Lord Justice Munby, Justice ...

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    Civil procedure

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Costs - Probate Shovelar and others v Lane and others: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justice Ward, Moore-Bick and Lady Justice Arden): 12 July 2011 The Court of Appeal, ...

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    Personal injury caused by a hazardous floor

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Hufton v Somerset County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 789. The claimant was a pupil at the defendant’s school. She suffered an injury to her knee when slipping on water on the wooden floor of the assembly hall when re-entering the building during the morning break. ...

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    Tort

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Harassment - Causation Jones and another v Ruth and another: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Aikens and Patten, and Lady Justice Arden): 12 July 2011 The Court of ...

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    Derivatives

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Bank - Bank loan - derivative transaction Standard Chartered Bank v Ceylon Petroleum Corporation: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Hamblen): 11 July 2011 The Queen's Bench Division, Commercial ...

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    Company

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Administration order - Powers Re TXU Group plc: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Newey): 12 July 2011 The Chancery Division of the High Court found that a proposed payment by the ...

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    Conflict of law

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Challenge to jurisdiction - Claimant judgment creditor bringing proceedings in Greece - Defendant judgment debtors seek to stay UK proceedings Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL and other companies: Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Burton): 13 ...

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    Criminal

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Possessing false identity document - Whether offence of strict liability - Judge ruling defence of ­reasonable excuse not ­available to defendant R v Unah: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Elias, Mr Justice Wyn Williams and Sir David ...

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    National security

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Closed material - Claimants subject of ­detention by foreign states - Claimants bringing action for damages Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others: Supreme Court (Lady Hale, Lords Phillips P, Hope DP, Rodger, Brown, Mance, Kerr, Clarke ...

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    Trademark

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Infringement - Sale of reconditioned goods Schutz (UK) Ltd and another v Delta Containers Ltd and another: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Briggs): 5 July 2011 The Chancery Division held that ...

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    Practice

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Pre-trial or post judgment relief - Injunction - Loans remaining unpaid Russian Commercial Bank (Cyprus) Ltd v Khoroshilov and others: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Blair): 5 July 2011 ...

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    Contract

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Construction - Contractual team Pioneer Freight Futures Company Ltd v Cosco Bulk Carrier Company Ltd: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Flaux): 5 July 2011 The Commercial Court, Queen's ...

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    Patent

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Infringement - Validity of patent - Revocation of patent Medimmune Ltd v Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd and another: Chancery Division, Patents Court (Mr Justice Arnold): 5 July 2011 The Chancery ...

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    Naturalisation

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    British nationality - Acquisition R (on the application of Chockalingam Thamby) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London) (Mr Justice Sales): 8 July 2011 ...

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    Criminal

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Trial - Trafficking R v K: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Toulson, Wyn Williams, Mr Justice Lindblom): 8 July 2011 The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, was allowing ...

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    Human rights

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Jurisdiction - Extra-territorial jurisdiction Al-Skeini and others v United Kingdom: European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber): 7 July 2011 The European Court of Human Rights held that the applicants’ ...