News – Page 260

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    Contract

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Evidence - Breach of contract Camertown Timber Merchants Ltd and another v Sidhu and others: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Ward, Moore-Bick and Rimer): 8 September 2011 The ...

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    Sentencing

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Deferment of sentence - Exercise of power of deferment - Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm Attorney General's Reference (No 62 of 2011); R v Johnson: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Pitchford, Mrs Justice ...

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    Sentencing

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Imprisonment - Length of sentence - Robbery Attorney General's Reference (Nos 48 and 49 of 2011); R v Stokes and another The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division held, as unduly ...

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    Sentencing

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Custodial sentence - Young offenders - Detention and Training order R v T: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division: 16 September 2011 The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, held that ...

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    Sentencing

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Imprisonment - Length of sentence R v Scarth: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lords Justice Pitchford, Wilkie, Mr Justice Holroyde (judgment delivered extempore)): 9 September 2011 The Court of Appeal, ...

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    Sentencing

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Non-custodial sentence - Suspended sentence Attorney General's Reference (No 64 of 2011); R v Crawford: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lords Justice Pitchford, Wilkie and Mr Justice Holroyde (judgment delivered extempore)): 14 September 2011 ...

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    Practice

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Freezing order Linsen International Ltd and others v Humpuss Sea Transport PTE Ltd and others: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Flaux): 14 September 2011 ...

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    Property

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Information or advice - Reliance on skill and judgment - Valuer Capita Alternative Fund Services (Guernsey) Ltd and another v Drivers Jonas: Queen's Bench Division (Mr Justice Eder), Commercial Court: 9 September 2011 ...

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    Equity

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Fiduciary duty - Duty not to profit from position of trust Cadogan Petroleum plc and other companies v Tolley and others: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Newey): 12 September 2011 Prior ...

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    Intellectual Property

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Trademarks - Community trademark Meredith Corp v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM): General Court of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) (Judges Pelikanova (President), Jurimae (Rapporteur) and Van der Woude): 7 September 2011 ...

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    Intellectual Property

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Trademarks - 'Likelihood of confusion' Omnicare Inc v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs): General Court of the European Union (First Chamber) (Judges Azizi (President), Cremona and Frimodt Nielsen (Rapporteur)): 9 September 2011 ...

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    Housing

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Housing association - Local authority - Negligence Community Gateway Association Ltd v Beha Williams Norman Ltd: Queen's Bench Division, Technology and Construction Court (Mr Justice Akenhead): 12 September 2011 The ...

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    Quantum

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Amendment - Order - Claimant obtaining judgment against defendant and parties agreeing order in usual manner Riva Bella SA v Tamsen Yachts GmbH: QBD (Comm) (Mr Justice Eder): 12 September 2011 ...

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    Abuse of process

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Striking out Action - Claimant bringing claim against defendant for collective enfranchisement Westbrook Dolphin Square Ltd v Friends Provident Life and Pensions Ltd: ChD (Mr Justice Arnold): 14 September 2011 ...

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    Abuse of process

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Striking out Action - Claimant bringing claim against defendant for collective enfranchisement Westbrook Dolphin Square Ltd v Friends Provident Life and Pensions Ltd: ChD (Mr Justice Arnold): 14 September 2011 ...

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    Equalities and austerity cuts

    2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

    The journey of Ulysses was classically eventful and hazardous. Local authorities seeking to effect necessary budget cuts can find their journey through the public sector equality duty and its predecessors equally challenging. Many local authorities, such as Birmingham, have fallen by the wayside, even though (as the old 1930s song ...

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    Legal issues arising from prisoners’ segregation

    2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Several recent cases have considered the legality of segregating prisoners and the safeguards to be implemented to ensure that segregated prisoners’ rights are adequately protected and that the lawfulness of their segregation is properly reviewed. The challenges to the legality of the disciplinary or review procedures have served to clarify ...

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    Immigration

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Rules - Compatibility with human rights - Claimants appealing R (on the application of Syed) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Sir Anthony ...

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    Insurance

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Life insurance - Policy - Insurance policy having cap on liability Pope v Energem Mining (IOM) Ltd: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Rix, Patten): 5 September 2011 ...

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    Company

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Meeting - Convening of meeting - Power of court to order meeting Smith v Butler and another: Chancery Division, Leeds District Registry (Judge Behrens sitting as a judge of the High Court): 1 September 2011 ...