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Out of Jurisdiction
Trustor AB v Barclays Bank plc and another (TLR 22 November Ch D)
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Battling Against Possession
In an article in the Law Society Gazette of 7 December, District Judge Nic Madge considered the remedies open to a tenant, or former tenant, who has been evicted. After eviction there is no power to stay or suspend a warrant future. The..
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Choice of Forum
OT Africa Line Ltd v Fayad Hijazy and another (TLR 28 November QBD)
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Identifying Choice
Handelsveem BV and others v Coreck (TLR 1 December ECJ)
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Disposal Hearings
The Practical Lawyer for November draws attention to the misunderstanding of many defendants that a judgment on liability will preclude them from raising on the disposal hearing causation points which could reduce the damages. It gave as examples..
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Ordering Sale of Foreign Property
Pollard v Ashurst (TLR 29 November CA)
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Is Voluntary Arrangement Determined by Winding-Up Order?
In Re Kudos Glass Ltd (In Liquidation) (TLR 30 November Ch D)
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Family Costs Order
Levy v Legal Services Commission (TLR 1 December CA)
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Evidence
‘Plea Bargaining’ by Experts
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The Right to Life
NHS Trust A v M NHS Trust B v H (TLR 29 November FD)
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Enforcement
G v United Kingdom (Minors: Right to Contact) (TLR 1 November ECJ)
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Absence from Hearing
Brabazon-Drenning v UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (Unreported 31 October QBD)
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Pursuing Inconsistent Cases
First National Bank plc v Walker (LSG 7 December CA)
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Hague Convention on the Protection of Children
The Lord Chancellor’s Department has issued a consultation paper seeking views on the ratification of an international agreement which aims to resolve international legal problems arising in legal proceedings concerning children where more..
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Need for Natural Mother
Re T-R & W (Children) (CLW 17 November CA)
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Form E
With the introduction of the Pension Sharing Rules and Regulations from 1 December all Form Es submitted to the court after that date must include the National Insurance number of the person completing the form. When using a version of the form..
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Maintenance Pending Suit Can Include Costs
A v A (Maintenance Pending Suit: Provision for Legal Fees) (TLR 14 November FD)
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Who is a Woman?
Bellinger v Bellinger (TLR 22 November FD)
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Functions and Responsibilities of Justices’ Clerks
Practice Note
1. A justices’ clerk is responsible for: (a) the legal advice tendered to the justices within the area; (b) the performance of any of the functions set out below by any member of his/her staff acting as legal adviser; (c)..
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Lifting the Corporate Veil
Mubarak v Mubarak and others (TLR 30 November FD)
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Setting Aside Witness Summons to Expert
Brown v Bennett (TLR 2 November Ch D)
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ET and BarDIRECT
The BarDIRECT scheme is being extended to enable barristers to represent clients before employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal without being instructed by a solicitor. They can now go direct to a barrister or through a..
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ET Penalties Increased
In an attempt to discourage time-wasting claims in employment tribunals it is proposed that there should be a 20-fold increase in the costs that can be awarded for unreasonable or vexatious behaviour from £500 to £10,000 and that such..
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Bullying at Work
Waters v Metropolitan Police Commissioner ([2000] All ER (D) 1070 H of L)
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‘Heads I Win, Tails You Lose’ Contract
Giraud UK Ltd v Smith (2000) IRLR 763
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‘Work’ and ‘Employment’
Young v National Power plc (TLR 23 November CA)
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Quantification for Overseas Injury
Edmunds v Simmonds (TLR 21 November QBD)
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Conversion
Kuwait Airways Corporation v Iraqi Airways Company (No 4 and 5) (TLR 21 November CA)
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Application of European Law to Californian Contract
Ingmar GB Ltd v Eaton Leonard Technologies Inc (TLR 16 November ECJ)
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Collective Conditional Fee Agreements
The Collective Conditional Fee Regulations enabling the bulk purchase and provision of legal services through collective conditional fee agreements came into effect on 30 November. In introducing the regulations the Lord Chancellor’s..
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Orders Against Funded Client and the LSC
Although the intention of s11(1) of the Access to Justice Act was in part to reproduce protection contained in s17 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 (costs orders against an individual in relation to any proceedings funded for him shall not exceed the..
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SCCO Guide to Summary Assessment
It is hoped to publish a revised guide early in the New Year to include hourly rates up to 1 December 2000. The revised guide will include guidance in relation to funding arrangements and will also include guideline figures for counsel’s fees..
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Grounds for Detailed Assessment
Neil v Stephenson (CLW 8 December QBD)
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Proportionality
Mann v Chetty & Patel (CLW 8 December CA)
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Division of Labour
Commenting on the Court of Appeal decision in Shirley v Caswell (19/LL116 ) Jeremy Morgan in Butterworths Costs Service for October described this as an important decision as to the division of labour between trial courts and costs officers, in..
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Limitation Period
In Re A Debtor (No 2672 of 2000) (TLR 5 December Ch D)
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Order in Favour of Non-Party
Household Mortgage Corp v Hussain (Unreported 25 July CA)
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Apportioning Costs
Bairstow v Queens Moat Houses plc (Unreported 14 April QBD)
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Tomlin Order Leaving Costs to the Judge
Booker Belmont v Ashford Developments (Butterworths Costs Service, October bulletin CA)
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Disqualification of Directors
In Re Pantmaenog Timber Company Ltd (TLR 23 November Ch D)
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Review of Arbitrators’ Fees and Expenses
Hussman (Europe) v Al Ameen Developments ([2000] 2 Lloyds Rep 83, QBD)
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Juridical Seat is Not Peripatetic
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC v Paymentech Merchant Services Inc (TLR 24 November QBD)
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Failure to Give Reasons
Flannery v Halifax Estate Agencies Ltd ((2000) 1 WLR 377)
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Findings of Fact
Designer Guild Ltd v Russell Williams (Textiles) Ltd (Trading as Washington DC) (TLR 28 November H of L)
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Permission to Appeal to the House of Lords
R v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ex parte Eastertaway (TLR 8 November H of L)
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Costs – What Crisis?
With the President of the Law Society calling on the government to think again about the practice and procedure for recovering after-the-event insurance premiums where no proceedings have been commenced, resulting in high volumes of satellite..
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