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Forum non conveniens
Cherney v Deripaska [2008] EWHC 1530 (Comm) 3 July
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Litigation privilege
West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 1729 (Comm); [2008] All ER (D) 294 (Jul)
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Claim not contingent on loss
Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd and another CA TLR 12 August
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Time runs from when injury is suffered
Spencer v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Moore v Secretary of State for Transport and another CA TLR 24 July
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Public examination in private
Re Rottmann (a bankrupt) ChD TLR 16 July
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Abandoning domicile of choice
Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Henwood CA TLR 18 June
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Anti-suit restraint
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and another (No 3) CA TLR 25 June
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Right to private life
Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWHC 1777 QBD; [2008] All ER (D) 322 (Jul); TLR 30 July; NLJ 1 August p1112
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Deferred clean break payment unfair
Milton v Milton [2008] EWCA Civ 926 17 July
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Residence, contact and domestic violence
The President of the Family Division’s Practice Direction of 9 May, Residence and Contact Orders: Domestic Violence and Harm, applies to any family proceedings in the High Court, a county court or a magistrates’ court in which an..
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Standard of proof
In re B (Children) (Care Orders: Standard of Proof) H of L TLR 12 June
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Between-the-parties costs
RH v RH (Costs) (Adjustment for Gross Disparity) [2008] EWHC 347 (Fam), [2008] All ER (D) 67 (Apr)
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Police negligence
Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police H of L TLR 4 August
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Vicarious punch
Gravil v (1) Richard Carroll (2) Redruth Rugby Football Club [2008] EWCA Civ 689 18 June
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Break in chain of causation
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and another CA TLR 9 July
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Duty to child on bouncy castle
Harris v Perry and another [2008] EWCA Civ 907 31 July
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Death benefits disregarded
Arnup v MW White Ltd CA TLR 25 June
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Colour-coded gowns
Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No 5) dated 31 July 2008 provides that from 1 October the court dress to be worn by the judiciary of England and Wales exercising civil jurisdiction when sitting in court, whether in public or private, except where..
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Protective costs orders
R (on the application of Compton) v Wiltshire Primary Care Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 749
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No-win no-fee arrangements
Announcing a feasibility and scoping study into the operation of no-win no-fee arrangements in England and Wales, the justice minister, Bridget Prentice, said:
‘We are aware of growing concerns that no-win no-fee arrangements may not always be..
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Against non-party
Oriakhel v (1) Vickers (2) Groupama Insurance Co Ltd (3) Khan (4) Graham Coffey & Co (a firm) [2008] EWCA Civ 748, 4 July
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Retainer is an entire contract
Richard Buxton (Solicitors) v Huw Llewellyn Paul Mills-Owens [2008] EWHC 1831 (QB) 28 July
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Pre-action costs
Lobster Group Ltd v (1) Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Ltd (2) Close Asset Finance Ltd [2008] EWHC 413 QBD (TCC) 6 March
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Costs follow the event at sea
‘Krysia’ Maritime Inc v Intership Ltd [2008] EWHC 1880 (Admlty) [2008] All ER (D) 12 (Aug); NLJ 8 August 2008 p1148
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Awaiting European decision
Johns v Solent SD Ltd CA TLR 27 June
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Files for Court of Appeal
Leofelis SA and another v Lonsdale Sports Ltd and others [2008] EWCA Civ 640; [2008] All ER (D) 87 (Jul); NLJ 18 July p 1041
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Practice direction: Uncontested proceedings
Uncontested applications in the Administrative Court will now be dealt with under a procedure announced by Mr Justice Collins in the Queen’s Bench Division on 3 June, which replaces that set out in Practice Direction (Crown Office list:..
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Case-track limits and the claims process for personal injury claims
The long-awaited and much heralded government proposals for the reform of personal injury litigation have united claimant and defendant solicitors alike in their condemnation of what is proposed and what is not. In its editorial of 24 July the Law..
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