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Periodical payments orders
Long v The Norwich Union Insurance Ltd [2009] EWHC 715 (QB) 6 April
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Minimum wage
Commissioners for Revenue and Customs v Annabel’s (Berkeley Square) Ltd and others [2009] WLR (D) 149; TLR 13 May
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Assessment of success fee
Oliver v Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust and another [2009] EWHC 1104 (QB); SJ 2 June p29
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‘No order for costs’
R (Scott) v LB Hackney [2008] EWCA Civ 217 AND R (Mendes) v Southwark LBC [2009] All ER (D) 231 (Mar); NLJ 22 May p746
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Liablity for defective ramp
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council; [2009] UKHL 27; [2009] WLR (D) 165; TLR 21 May
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Negligent supervision
Palmer v Cornwall County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 456 21 May; SJ 2 June p30
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Res ipsa loquitur
George v Eagle Air Services Ltd and others [2009] UKPC 21; TLR 15 May
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Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and another [2008] EWCA Civ 713; [2008] WLR (D) 210; TLR 19 June
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Negative declaration of liability
Toropdar v D (a minor by the Official Solicitor as his Litigation Friend) [2009] EWHC 567 (QB) 20 March
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Limitation period
AXA Insurance Ltd v Akther & Darby Solicitors [2009] EWHC 635; SJ 19 May p26
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Loss of a chance
Haithwaite v Thomson Snell & Passmore [2009] EWHC 635; SJ 19 May p26
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Issues-based order
Actavis UK Ltd v Novartis AG [2009] EWHC 502 (Ch) 19 March
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Legally assisted or LIP?
Mohammadi v Shellpoint Trustees Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 1098 (Ch); SJ 9 June p31
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Tolerated trespassers are no more
Following the implementation of Sched 11 to the Housing & Regeneration Act 2008 from 20 May 2009, the concept of tolerated trespassers has been abolished. The oxymoron is no more. Tolerated trespassers existing on 20 May became new tenants..
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Judicial appointment of solicitor
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) has identified the following ‘unfounded myths’ deterring solicitors from applying to become judges:
A reference from a High Court judge is a condition precedent to applying for a judicial..
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Cross-claim
Bolsover District Council v Dennis Rye Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 372; [2009] WLR (D) 147; TLR 19 May
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Deduction of holiday pay is unlawful
Ainsworth and others v Inland Revenue Commissioners H of L TLR 15 June
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Non-party disclosure
Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd; Berezovsky v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and another [2009] EWHC 411 (QB) 5 March
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When is a director an employee?
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld [2009] All ER (D) 40 (Apr); NLJ 15 May p687
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Variation of order
Roult v North West Strategic Health Authority [2009] EWCA Civ 444; [209] WLR (D) 164; CA TLR 8 June
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CAFCASS delays
Following the case of Baby P there has been a surge of applications for care orders and there are still unacceptable delays in allocating guardians to children and writing reports for court by CAFCASS across the country. The Times gave the following..
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Disclosure
Webster and others v Ridgeway Foundation School Governors [2009] EWHC 1140 (QB); SJ 9 June p31
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Soldier on military service
Regina (Smith) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire (Equality and Human Rights Commission Intervening) [2009] EWCA Civ 44; TLR 20 May
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Abuse of process
Watson and another v Irwin Mitchell (a firm) [2009] EWHC 441 (QB) 11 March 2009
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Expert’s fees
Mark Solon in a helpful article in the New Law Journal of 22 May discussed disputes over expert’s fees. If the expert is instructed by the solicitor, then it is the solicitor and not the client who is liable for the expert’s fees unless..
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Police photographs
Wood v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2009] EWCA Civ 41; SJ 2 June p30
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Rights of way
Waterman and another v Boyle and another [2009] EWCA Civ 115; NLJ 29 May p781
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