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What is a house?
Day and another v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Lex Gorge Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 748; TLR 10 August
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Third-party funding
In its first annual litigation survey, Harbour Litigation Funding Ltd found that 90% of firms of solicitors said they ‘always’ or ‘sometimes’ discuss litigation funding options with the clients. More than half of the top 200..
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At what date?
Perrins v Holland [2010] EWCA Civ 840, [2010] All ER (D) 210 (Jul); NLJ 30 July p1076
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Discretion not formulaic
Raggett v Society of Jesus Trust 1929 For Roman Catholic Purposes and another [2010] EWCA Civ 1002, 27 August
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Varying a Tomlin order
Community Care North East (a partnership) v Durham County Council [2010] EWHC 959 (QB)
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Hedge and ditch presumption
Steward v Gallop and another [2010] EWCA Civ 823; SJ 3 August p34
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Irrevocable agreement
Charles and others v Fraser [2010] EWHC 2154 (Ch); [2010] All ER (D) 68 (Aug); SJ 17 August p30
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Aggravated damages
Blundell v Governing Body of St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School and another; EAT 6 August; NLJ 3 September p1166
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Fees increase
All fees in family proceedings except the controversial public law care and supervision fees were increased on 1 September. Examples are:
Any petition
£340 (from £300)
Answer or Cross-petition
£230 (£200)
Decree..
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Broker’s fee excluded
Southern Pacific Securities 05-2 plc v Walker and another [2010] UKSC 32, TLR 12 July
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Trial by jury
Fiddes v Channel 4 Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730, [2010] All ER (D) 248 (Jun); NLJ 9 July p974
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Recognition of foreign divorce
Golubovich v Golubovich [2010] EWCA Civ 810, TLR 27 August
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Jackson consultation
In a written ministerial statement of 26 July Jonathan Djanogly MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, announced the Government’s intention to consult in the autumn on implementing Lord Justice Jackson’s..
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Failure to apply for compensation
VL (a child) suing by her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) v Oxfordshire County Council [2010] EWHC 2091 (QB); SJ 17 August p29
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Extrinsic evidence
Pennock and another v Hodgson [2010] EWCA Civ 873; SJ 3 August p33
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Online
Islam Expo Ltd v Spectator (1828) Ltd [2010] EWHC 2011 (QB); SJ 17 August p28
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The end of Hildebrand
Tchenguiz and others v Imerman; Imerman v Imerman [2010] EWCA Civ 908; SJ 3 August p32; NLJ 13 August p1134
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Contingency fees
Tel-ka Talk v Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs (SCCO ref PTH 0904822 – Master Hurst 17 June 2010)
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Failure to register
The Trustee in Bankruptcy of Louise St John Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 392; [2010] All ER (D) 151 (Apr); NLJ 18 June p870
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Equal pay
Brownbill and others v St Helens & Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust EAT 6 August; SJ 17 August p28
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In-house lawyers
Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and another v European Commission (C-550/07) 14 September 2010
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Highway authority’s duty of care
Yetkin v Mahmood and another [2010] EWCA Civ 776
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Acceptance of offer
Rosario v Nadell Patisserie Ltd [2010] EWHC 1886 (QB)
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Unlawful, void and unenforceable profit agreement
West Law Services Ltd and another v Boddy (Solicitors Regulation Authority intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 929; SJ 10 August p30
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Tolerated trespassers
Austin v Southwark London BC [2010] UKSC 28; SJ 29 June p42
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