News – Page 266

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    Planning

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Claimant being refused permission for development - Claimant’s appeal - Authority refusing to discharge undertaking R (on the application of Millgate Developments Ltd) v Wokingham Borough Council: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justices Pill, Rimer and Munby (judgment ...

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    Sharon Shoesmith case: accountability and fairness

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Power politics can be brutal to those perceived as prejudicial. A former Archbishop of Canterbury found this out to his cost. For in December 1170, Thomas Becket was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral in apparent compliance with the wishes of King Henry II, with whom he had had a series of ...

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    Damages

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Further evidence - Breach of competition rules - European Commission issuing redacted judgment National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc v Abb Ltd and others: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Roth): 4 July 2011 ...

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    Trademark

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Infringement - Claimant proprietor of ‘money saving expert’ - Whether claimant’s trade marks valid Lewis v Client Connection Ltd: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Norris): 6 July 2011 The claimant was ...

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    Local authority

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    NHS - Nursing care - Authority seeking to amend care package R (on the application of McDonald) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Supreme Court (Lords Walker, Brown, Kerr, Lady Hale, Lord Dyson SJJ): 6 July 2011 ...

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    Practice - parties

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Joinder of parties - Joinder of defendant - Claimant bringing proceedings for wrongful dismissal Shetty v Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company and others [2011] All ER [D] 195 [Jun], Christopher Pymont QC [2011] EWHC 1460 (ch) ...

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    Landlord and tenant

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Service charge - Flat - Restriction on recovery of service charge Brent London Borough Council v Shulem B Association Ltd [2011] All ER (D) 238 (Jun), (Morgan J) [2011] EWHC 1663 (Ch) ...

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    Patent

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Petition for revocation - Obviousness - Inventive step Cephalon Inc and other companies v Orchid Europe Ltd and another company [2011] All ER (D) 206 (Jun) [2011] EWHC 1591 (Pat) ...

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    Contract

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Claim form - Service - Claimant seeking order for specific performance SSL International Plc & another v TTK LIG Ltd & others: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Mann – judgment delivered extempore): 29 June 2011 ...

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    Arbitration

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Award - Enforcement - Action to enforce award Sovarex SA v Romero Alvarez SA [2011] All ER (D) 225 (Jun), [2011] EWHC 1661 (Comm) The claimant company allegedly contracted with ...

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    Human rights

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Inhuman or degrading treatment - Expulsion - Whether convention rights would be violated Sufi and another v United Kingdom: European Court of Human Rights, Judge Garlicki (president), Judges Bratza, Mijovic, Jebens, Hirvela, Bianku and De Gaetano, and F Araci ...

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    Further restrictions to reduce annual net migration

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Following changes to the Immigration Rules implemented on 6 April, including the execution of an annual cap of 20,700 migrants to work in skilled professions under Tier 2 (General) of the points-based system (PBS), the government continues to identify further restrictions to achieve its stated aim of reducing annual net ...

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    Criminal

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Trial - Possessing firearm without certificate R v Gregory [2011] All ER (D) 235 (Jun) Section 1 of the Firarms Act 1068, so far as was material, provides: '(1) Subject ...

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    Costs

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Animal - Protection - Cruelty James v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [2011] All ER (D) 15 (Jul), [2011] EWHC 1642 (Admin) The appellant pleaded guilty ...

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    Arbitration

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Interim injunction - Power of court - Whether anti-suit injunction should be granted Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and other companies: Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mrs Justice Gloster): 28 June 2011 ...

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    Tenancy deposits

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Readers of the Gazette will be familiar with tenancy deposits. In a nutshell, parliament sought to establish schemes to protect tenants’ deposits (incorporating alternative dispute resolution for resolving disputes) and punish any landlord who failed to comply with his duty to protect the deposit within ...

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    Insurance

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Professional indemnity insurance - Defendant seeking indemnity under deed of insurance Beazley Underwriting Ltd and ­another v Travelers Companies Incorporated: Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Christopher Clarke): 17 June 2011 ...

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    Judicial review

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Availability of remedy - Upper Tribunal - Scottish Court of Session Eba v Advocate General for Scotland: Supreme Court (Lord Phillips P, Lord Hope DP, Lord Rodger, Lady Hale, Lord Brown, Lord Clarke and Lord Dyson): 22 June 2011 ...

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    Contempt of court

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Committal - Allegations of contempt made against defendant - Whether allegations to be heard before main trial JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov: Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court: Mr Justice Teare: 21 June 2011 ...

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    Adoption

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Interim order - Foster parents applying interim injunction to prevent removal - Jurisdiction Re B (children) (adoption): Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Neuberger MR, Lord Wilson, Dame Janet Smith): 22 June 2011 ...