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: BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL v VOLKERFITZPATRICK LTD AND OTHERS; Costs - Successful party - Part 36 offer - Withdrawal of Part 36 offer - Relevance of approved costs budget - Relevance of weak and thin claims - Costs of third parties; [2021] BLR Plus 1

: HUBER AND ANOTHER v X YACHTS (GB) LTD AND ANOTHER; Remote hearing - Trial - Parties and witnesses outside the jurisdiction - Video only hearing - Courts Act 2003, section 85A and 85B - Senior Courts Act 1981, section 71 - Conditions to broadcast proceedings; [2021] BLR Plus 2

: MAEDA KENSETSU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA ALSO KNOWN AS MAEDA CORPORATION AND ANOTHER v BAUER HONG KONG LTD; Notices - Conditions precedent to entitlement - Notice stating one contractual basis but reliance on a different contractual basis at trial; [2021] BLR Plus 3

: NEOLOGY UK LTD v THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND OTHERS; Procurement - Summary judgment - Lifting of automatic stay; [2021] BLR Plus 4

: HALLIBURTON COMPANY v CHUBB BERMUDA INSURANCE LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ACE BERMUDA INSURANCE LTD); Arbitration - Duty of fairness and impartiality - Arbitration Act 1996, section 24 - Removal of arbitrator - Apparent bias - Appointment in multiple arbitrations with single overlapping party and subject matter - Disclosure of appointments - Confidentiality; [2021] BLR Plus 5

: AQUA LEISURE INTERNATIONAL LTD v BENCHMARK LEISURE LTD; Adjudication – Subsequent agreement – “Subject to contract” – Whether award could be enforced.; [2021] BLR Plus 6

: GLOBAL SWITCH ESTATES LTD v SUDLOWS LTD; Adjudication – Natural justice – Jurisdiction – All defences to be considered by adjudicator – Impact of previous adjudication decisions.; [2021] BLR Plus 7

: RG CARTER PROJECTS LTD v CUA PROPERTY LTD; Costs – Discontinuation of claims by radical amendment.; [2021] BLR Plus 8

: ABC ELECTRIFICATION LTD v NATIONAL RAIL INFRASUCTURE LTD; Default – Meaning of default – Contractual interpretation – Redundancy principle – ICE contract Conditions – Disallowed cost.; [2021] BLR Plus 9

: STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE LTD v GLEEDS (UK) (A FIRM) AND OTHERS; Statements of case – Strike out – Sampling and extrapolation of breaches – Inference – Res ipsa loquitur – Global claims – Burden of proof – Abuse of process – Expert evidence in support of professional negligence allegations.; [2021] BLR Plus 10

: LARGE v HART AND ANOTHER; Damages – Negligent – Negligent survey – Failure to advise and provide information – Measure of loss.; [2021] BLR Plus 11

: SECRETARIAT CONSULTING PTE LTD AND OTHERS v A COMPANY; Experts – Duties to client – Fiduciary duty to client – Loyalty – Confidentiality – Conflicts of Interest – Two experts from same firm engaged on two related arbitrations.; [2021] BLR Plus 12

: AIC LTD v THE FEDERAL AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA; Reconsideration of Order before sealing – Exercise of discretion.; [2021] BLR Plus 13

: TRW LTD v PANASONIC INDUSTRY EUROPE GMBH AND ANOTHER; Jurisdiction – Recast Brussels I Regulation (Regulation No 1215/2012/EU) – Jurisdiction agreements – Contract formation – Battle of the forms – Lis alibi pendens – Stay of proceedings to avoid the risk of irreconcilable judgments.; [2021] BLR Plus 14

: MOTACUS CONSTRUCTIONS LTD v PAOLO CASTELLI SPA; Construction contract – Adjudication enforcement – Summary judgment – Whether jurisdiction of English court ousted by foreign exclusive jurisdiction clause – 2005 Hague Convention, articles 6(c) and 7.; [2021] BLR Plus 15

: MARTLET HOMES LTD v MULALLEY & CO LTD; Pleadings – Reply – Whether adding new claim in Reply – Application to strike out parts of Reply – Whether permitted – Claim should be added to Particulars of Claim by amendment – CPR Part 3.4(2)(a) and Part 7.5.; [2021] BLR Plus 16

: CLIN v WALTER LILY & CO LTD; Construction – Demolition works – Planning – Conservation areas – JCT Contracts – Appeals.; [2021] BLR Plus 17

: HARRISON JALLA AND OTHERS v SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING COMPANY AND ANOTHER; Nuisance – Limitation – Continuing nuisance.; [2021] BLR Plus 18

: OKPABI AND OTHERS v ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC AND ANOTHER; Jurisdiction – Whether real issue to be tried – Duty of care of parent company in respect of actions of subsidiaries.; [2021] BLR Plus 19