News – Page 248

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    Social security

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Housing benefit - Entitlement - Sheltered accommodation - Claimant in receipt of housing benefit Basey (by his litigation friend) v Oxford City Council: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Justices Mummery, Sullivan): 15 February 2012 ...

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    Employment

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Employment tribunal - Procedure - Hearing Eversheds LLP v Gray: EAT (Judge Clark): 29 November 2011 Rule 16(1) of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004, SI ...

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    Extending the act, emails, and empty properties

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Approximately 130,000 organisations are covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI). Section 5 of the act allows additional organisations to be added to the list by way of a ministerial order. The criteria are that they must exercise public functions or provide contracted out public authority functions.

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    Personal injury

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Carriage by air - Carriage of passengers - International carriage Stott v Thomas Cook Tour Operators Ltd; Hook (by his litigation friend Gillian Hook) v British Airways plc: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Maurice Kay, Sullivan and ...

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    Probate

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Will - Construction - Intention of testator Marley v Rawlings and another: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Sir Anthony May, Lady Justice Black and Lord Justice Kitchin): 2 February 2012 ...

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    Finance

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Practice - Summary judgment - Entitlement to summary judgment Senex Holdings Ltd (in liquidation) v National Westminster Bank plc: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Field): 6 February 2012 ...

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    Contract

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Claimant having stake in company, C Ltd, formed to purchase hotels - C and D, defendants in second action, seeking to gain control of C Ltd McKillen v Misland (Cyprus) Investments Ltd and others and another case: Chancery Division ...

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    Love thy neighbour

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Mr and Mrs Ruth owned two two-storey houses in a terrace at 101 and 103 Lower Thrift Street, Nottingham, each of which they decided to convert into a three-storey house. Extensive work gutting No 103 was carried out, as well as the addition of an extra storey and other works ...

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    Employment

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Jurisdiction - Unfair dismissal Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd: Supreme Court (Lords Hope, Brown, Mance and Kerr, Lady Hale): 8 February 2012 The Supreme Court held, in dismissing ...

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    Company

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Dealing with company - Dealing with company in good faith Ross River Ltd and another company v Waveley Commercial Ltd and others: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Morgan): 25 January 2012 ...

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    Mental health

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Mental capacity - Local authority - Supported accommodation - Family life K v A Local Authority and others: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Justices Thorpe, Davis, Lady Justice Black): 8 February 2012 ...

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    Courts martial

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Royal Forces - Conduct to prejudice of good order and discipline - Mens rea - Judge holding no case to answer R v Armstrong: Courts Martial Appeal Court (Sir Anthony May (president), Griffith Williams, Mr Justice Coulson): 1 February ...

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    ‘Control’ of documents

    2012-02-23T00:00:00Z

    In the recent case of North Shore Ventures Limited v Anstead Holdings Inc [2012] EWCA Civ 11 the Court of Appeal considered the concept of 'control' of documents under Civil Procedure Rules 71.2 and 31. The rules ...

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    Company

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Director - Duty - Claimant seeking relief GHLM Trading Ltd v Maroo and others: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Newey): 23 January 2012 The Chancery Division made rulings on a ...

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    Patent

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Infringement - Validity of patent - Novelty - Obviousness MMI Research Ltd v Cellxion Ltd and others: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justices Elias, Kitchin and Sir Robin Jacob): 24 January 2012 ...

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    Keeping up appearances

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    What is the test when a tenant applies to set aside a possession order made in their absence? Following Estate Acquisition and Development Ltd v Wiltshire [2006] EWCA Civ 533, [2006] All ER (D) 50 (a case of forfeiture of a lease), it seemed that the answer lay in rule ...

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    Contract

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Public contract - Public procurement - Eurostar tendering for new supply of trains Alstom Transport v Eurostar International Ltd: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Roth): 20 January 2012 In holding that ...

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    Practice

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Requests for further information - Self-incrimination - Privilege Coogan v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Phillips v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, Master of ...

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    Immigration

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Leave to enter - Indefinite leave - Spouses, children and other dependant relatives - Appellants being refused leave to enter UK UG (Nepal) v Entry Clearance Officer; NT (Nepal) and another v Entry Clearance Officer; YP (Nepal) v Entry ...

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    Judicial review

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Crown Prosecution Service - Decision to prosecute - Judicial review of decision - Claimant being harassed by F - Restraining order being issued against F R (on the application of Waxman) v Crown Prosecution Service: QBD (Admin) (Lord Justice ...