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Which of two regimes?
Bouhadi v Breish [2016] EWHC 602 (Comm), [2016] All ER (D) 167 (Mar) NLJ 25 March
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CPR Part 36: concessions and intentions
Jockey Club Racecourse Limited v Willmott Dixon Construction Limited [2016] EWHC 167 (TCC). Report by Masood Ahmed in the Law Society Gazette 11 April
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Solicitors Regulation Authority Handbook
The SRA Handbook sets out the standards and requirements the regulated community is expected to achieve and observe, for the benefit of the clients they serve and in the public interest.
The sixteenth version of the Handbook was..
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Clinical round-up
A two page up-to-date review by Jock Mackenzie of recent medical case law particularly claims concerning delayed treatment and incorrectly performed operations. It has the benefit of Dr Mackenzie having the dual qualification of being a doctor of..
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European Union quiz
According to the April issue of The Oldie, practically all of us know practically nothing about the European Union. If you think you are an exception it invites you to test yourself on what it describes as “some of the most elementary..
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It’s a man’s world
One hundred children aged between seven and 11 were asked to draw a nurse, a builder, a banker and a lawyer. Unsurprisingly 88% drew builders as male, 81% drew nurses as female and 80% depicted bankers as male. However 35% of the children showed..
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Committal
Swindon Borough Council v Webb trading as Protective Coatings [2016] EWCA Civ 152, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Mar) NLJ 8 April
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Production order
R (on the application of Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Britain) v Charity Commission [2016] EWCA Civ 154, [2016] All ER (D) 129 (Mar) NLJ 25 March
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Defendants not covered by moratorium
Mortgage Debenture Ltd v Chapman and Others CA TLR 11 April
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Summary judgment
Goldman Sachs International v Videocon Global Ltd and another [2016] EWCA Civ 130, [2016] All ER (D) 151 (Mar) NLJ 8 April
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Budgeting
“Costs budgeting simply doesn’t work”, say Charles Auld & Kate Harrington in the New Law Journal of 25 March.
“At first sight, costs budgeting appears an attractive solution; restricting the costs that parties..
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Hague Convention
Ciccone v Ritchie (No 1) [2016] EWHC 608 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 189 (Mar) SJ 29 March; NLJ 8 April
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Mediation flop
A government policy aimed at promoting family mediation as the preferred way of settling disputes over parenting, finance, and property has failed, new figures show.
Under the Children and Families Act, April 2014 mediation information..
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Not idea or invention
Magmatic Ltd v PMS International Group plc (Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks intervening) [2016] UKSC 12; TLR 25 March; SJ 15 and 29 March; NLJ 11 March.
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Mis-selling financial products
CGL Group Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland [2016] EWHC 281 (QB); SJ 24 March
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Default on “unless” order
Oak Cash and Carry Ltd v British Gas Trading Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 153, [2016] All ER (D) 128 (Mar).LSG 15 March
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“All reasonable endeavours”
Bristol Rovers (1883) Ltd v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 160; SJ 12 April
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A life in the day
Athelstane Aamodt shares a walk through chambers
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“Abhorrent” overcharging
Edgar Stephen George Thomas, a sole practitioner who admitted having no understanding of accounts rules who had not updated his “rubbish” client care letter for a decade, has been struck off for overcharging clients. He was charged by..
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Handbook slashed from 600 to 50 pages
Law Society Gazette 23 March
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Court lenient over seven-day delay in filing costs budget
Murray v BAE Systems PLC; LSG 5 April
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Certifying as “totally without merit”
Wasif v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 82
; Hossain v Secretary of State for the Home Department CA TLR 4 April
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Media’s ability to report case involving children too wide
In re W (Children) (Care Proceedings: Publicity) CA TLR 7 April
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Sorting Out Finances on Divorce
The Family Justice Council has launched a new guide to help litigants in person (LiP) reach financial agreements without the need to go to court.
Sorting Out Finances on Divorce is aimed at demystifying any complexities in the areas of..
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Income tax
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Apollo Fuels Ltd and others [2016] EWCA Civ 157, [2016] All ER (D) 170 (Mar) NLJ 8 April
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Creditors to get nothing from failed crowd-funded CMC
The Rebus Group
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Financial relief
Estrada v Al-Juffali (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs intervening) [2016] EWCA Civ 176, [2016] All ER (D) 197 (Mar) NLJ 8 April
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Civil Procedure Rules
“Changes galore”
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Employers’ liability for asbestos exposure
Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd and Others CA TLR 1 April; SJ 1 March
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How to assess
Bacciottini and another v Gotelee and Goldsmith (a firm) [2016] EWCA Civ 170 CA SJ 29 March
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Advocacy fees for case settled on the day
Mendes v Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd, QBD LSG 4 May
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Privacy costs case heading to Supreme Court
8 Representative Claimants & Others v MGN Ltd, CA, LSG 22 April
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Non-disclosure
National Crime Agency v Simkus [2016] EWHC 728 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 47 (Apr); NLJ 15 April
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Case fees to be hiked by up to 500%
LSG 21 April
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Detention not authorised
R (on the application of Gomes) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 373, [2016] All ER (D) 83 (Apr) NLJ 29 April
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Transfer and settlement set aside
Van der Merwe v Goldman and another [2016] EWHC 790 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 67 (Apr) NLJ 22 April
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No waiver in £6.6m fee dispute
Dechert v ENRC CA LSG 20 April
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“Cyanide” and “Preacher”.
Re C (Children) (Care: Change of forename) [2016] EWCA Civ 374, [2016] All ER (D) 113 (Apr) NLJ 29 April
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Lasting Power of Attorney suspended
Re YW [2016] EWCOP 18, [2016] All ER (D) 45 (Apr) NLJ 15 April
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No power to transfer to Small Claims Track
Phillips v Willis [2016] EWCA Civ 401 22 March; LSG 2 May
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Mis-selling financial products
CGL Group Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland [2016] EWHC 281 (QB) SJ 24 March 2016
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Profit à prendre
Lynn Shellfish Ltd and another v Loose and another [2016] UKSC 14, [2016] All ER (D) 75 (Apr) NLJ 29 April
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Life after bench
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Spread costs
Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources Plc (The Arctic III) [2016] EWCA Civ 372, [2016] All ER (D) 68 (Apr) NLJ 29 April
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Dishonesty
Goldtrail Travel Ltd (in Liquidation) v Aydin and others [2016] EWCA Civ 371, [2016] All ER (D) 91 (Apr); NLJ 22 April
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Anti-corruption statement by professional bodies
A group of professional bodies spanning law and accountancy today pledged to continue their work to tackle bribery, corruption, tax evasion, money laundering and the financing of international terrorism, as leaders from across the world gather in..
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Inhuman or degrading treatment
Regina (Al-Saadoon and others) v Secretary of State for Defence (No 2) [2016] EWHC 773 (Admin) All ER (D) 25 (Apr) QBD; NLJ 22 April; SJ 26 April
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Failure to prosecute
Armani Da Silva v United Kingdom (App. No. 5878/08) [2016] ECHR 5878/08, [2016] All ER (D) 26 (Apr); NLJ 22 April
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Human Fertilisation – 1
Re the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Case I) [2016] EWHC 791 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 70 (Apr)NLJ 29 April
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Damages for false imprisonment
R (on the application of Santos) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 371, [2016] All ER (D) 91 (Apr) NLJ 22 April
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Paternity testing
Spencer v Anderson (Paternity Testing: Jurisdiction) [2016] EWHC 851 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 140 (Apr); NLJ 6 May
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Human Fertilisation – 2
In re G (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) [2016] EWHC 729 (Fam) 23 Feb, SJ 20 April SJ 20 April
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MoJ asks for more
Law Society Gazette 20 April
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Collective investment
Asset Land Investment plc and another v Financial Conduct Authority [2016] UKSC 17, [2016] All ER (D) 131 (Apr); NLJ 6 May
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Paris hails record year
Law Society Gazette 11 May
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Immigration
R (on the application of Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 16, [2016] All ER (D) 133 (Apr); NLJ 6 May
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1. No retreat by government
Law Society Gazette 4 May by John Hyde
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End “deadlock” on new bill of costs
LSG 21 April
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Full costs for partial success
Webb v Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWCA Civ 365, [2016] All ER (D) 103 (Apr) LSG 15 April; NLJ 6 May; SJ 10 May
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Plans to end “trivial” injury claims “utterly groundless”
Solicitors Journal 4 and 10 May by Neil Sugarman and John van der Luit-Drummond
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Provision in staff handbook
Sparks and others v Department for Transport [2016] EWCA Civ 360; [2016] All ER (D) 94 (Apr); SJ 4 May; NLJ 6 May
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Fraudulent claim
Solicitors Journal 18 April
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Tax credit
Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 376, [2016] All ER (D) 143 (Apr) NLJ 6 May
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Houseboat was not an “unregistered vessel”
Environment Agency v Gibbs and another [2016] EWHC 843 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 106 (Apr) NLJ 6 May
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