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Litigation Letter

Forum non conveniens

Cherney v Deripaska [2008] EWHC 1530 (Comm) 3 July
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Litigation privilege

West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 1729 (Comm); [2008] All ER (D) 294 (Jul)
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Claim not contingent on loss

Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd and another CA TLR 12 August
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Public examination in private

Re Rottmann (a bankrupt) ChD TLR 16 July
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Abandoning domicile of choice

Barlow Clowes International Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Henwood CA TLR 18 June
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Anti-suit restraint

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL and another (No 3) CA TLR 25 June
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Deferred clean break payment unfair

Milton v Milton [2008] EWCA Civ 926 17 July
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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..
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Standard of proof

In re B (Children) (Care Orders: Standard of Proof) H of L TLR 12 June
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Between-the-parties costs

RH v RH (Costs) (Adjustment for Gross Disparity) [2008] EWHC 347 (Fam), [2008] All ER (D) 67 (Apr)
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Police negligence

Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police H of L TLR 4 August
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Vicarious punch

Gravil v (1) Richard Carroll (2) Redruth Rugby Football Club [2008] EWCA Civ 689 18 June
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Break in chain of causation

Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and another CA TLR 9 July
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Duty to child on bouncy castle

Harris v Perry and another [2008] EWCA Civ 907 31 July
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Death benefits disregarded

Arnup v MW White Ltd CA TLR 25 June
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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..
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Protective costs orders

R (on the application of Compton) v Wiltshire Primary Care Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 749
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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..
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Retainer is an entire contract

Richard Buxton (Solicitors) v Huw Llewellyn Paul Mills-Owens [2008] EWHC 1831 (QB) 28 July
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Pre-action costs

Lobster Group Ltd v (1) Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Ltd (2) Close Asset Finance Ltd [2008] EWHC 413 QBD (TCC) 6 March
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

Awaiting European decision

Johns v Solent SD Ltd CA TLR 27 June
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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:..
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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..
Online Published Date:  01 October 2008

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