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Defamation
KC v MGN Ltd [EWCA] Civ 3, [2013] All ER (D) 140 (Jan); NLJ 1 February p 108
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Costs Management in the Chancery Division and the Specialist Lists in the Queen’s Bench Division: Amendment to CPR r3.12(1)
This document has been issued by the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and the Chancellor of the High Court to give notice of an important amendment which will be made to CPR 3.12(1) to change the rule currently in the Statutory..
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Seat of arbitration
U&M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines Plc [2013] EWHC 260 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 193 (Feb) NLJ 1 March
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Breach of undertaking
McCann and another v Bennett: Queen’s Bench Division: [2013] EWHC 283 (QB); LSG 5 March
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Orders against non-parties
Tecof International Ltd v Town Castle Ltd and others [2013] Lexis Citation 16, [2013] All ER (D) 215 (Feb); NLJ 1 March
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No excessive indulgence to litigant in person
Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland v Rafiq [2013] EWHC 348 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 313 (Feb); NLJ 8 March
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Anti-suit injunction
Navig8 Pte Ltd v Al-Riyadh Co for Vegetable Oil Industry [2013] EWHC 328 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 285 (Feb); NLJ 8 March
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Appeal against case management decision
Shah and another v Breed and another [2013] EWHC 232 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 191 (Feb); NLJ 1 March
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Authorising infringement without licence of owner
EMI Records Ltd and other companies v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and other companies: [2013] EWHC 379 (Ch), 28 February 2013, LSG, 11 March
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LSB v SRA
LSB v SRA
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The cab rank
The cab rank rule, which obliges barristers to accept any brief or instructions, has no justification in the “modern, globalised legal services market”, according to a report for the Legal Services Board.
Professors John Flood and..
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‘Mr two wigs’
In a case soon to be heard in Edinburgh, a leading barrister is suing a solicitor for defamation. The defamation is alleged to have occurred during a lecture at Edinburgh University.
Herbert Kerrigan, QC, lodged the action with the Court of..
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The silk round
183 applied. 84 were appointed.
Two solicitors applied. One was appointed. (Last year two solicitors applied and neither was appointed.)
The one solicitor appointed is a woman – Karyl Nairn
26 women applied. 14 were appointed. (54%..
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Freedom of expression by protesters
The wife and children of Omar Othman v The English National Resistance and others: Queen’s Bench Division: 25 February 2013; LSG 6 March
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Final warning
Davies v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 135, [2013] All ER (D) 310 (Feb); NLJ 8 March
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Disclosure
District Judge Gold in the New Law Journal of 22 February observed that the new disclosure rules, including the requirement to produce a disclosure report, apply to cases where the first CMC is to take place or be listed after 16 April. Standard..
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Harassment
Heathfield v Times Newspaper Ltd UKEATPA/1305/12/BA 17 January; NLJ 8 March
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Protecting from significant harm
In re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Threshold Criteria) Supreme Court, TLR, 26 February
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Error should be corrected
Space Airconditioning plc v Guy and Another CA TLR [2012] EWCA Civ 1664; 28 February
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Judge entitled to change her mind
In re L and another (Children) (Preliminary Finding: Power to Reverse) Supreme Court, TLR, 27 February
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Multiple derivative action
Re Fort Gilkicker Ltd; Universal Project Management Services Ltd v Fort Gilkicker Ltd and others [2013] EWHC 348 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 313 (Feb); NLJ 8 March
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Benefits after retirement
National Union of Mineworkers v Scargill: Chancery Division: 21 December 2012; LSG 4 March
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RTA portal fees
Justice secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed that RTA portal fees will be cut from £1,200 to £500 “from the end of April”. He said the fee for handling claims worth £10,000 – £25,000, which will enter the..
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Effect of wrongful repudiation of contract
Geys v Société Générale, London Branch SC TLR 28 January
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Jackson is here
It was in early 2008 that the then Master of the Rolls announced that he intended to appoint a senior judge to undertake a review of the entire system of litigation costs by July 2009. An enterprise not lacking in ambition. Following that..
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