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Conflict of interest
Hilton (Ian) v Barker Booth & Eastwood (a firm) [2005] UKHL 8; Lawtel 3 February; NLJ 11 February
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Post-dissolution profits
Sandau v Gill ChD TLR 7 February
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Judgment debt
Ridgeway Motors (Isleworth) Ltd v ALTS Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 92; Lawtel 10 February
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Postponing possession order
Norwich City Council v Famuyiwa CA TLR 24 January
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Allocation to district judge
Stevens v Newey CA TLR 14 January
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Increasing diversity
Formal career breaks, more flexible sitting arrangements, and a drive to urge women, minority ethnic and disabled lawyers to apply to become judges are among measures being considered by the Government to increase diversity in the judiciary.
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Application for rehearing
Williams v Lindley (formerly Williams) [2005] EWCA Civ 103; Lawtel 10 February
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Privilege for child protection conferences
W v Westminster City Council and others QBD TLR 7 January
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Conflict of jurisdiction
Chorley v Chorley CA TLR 18 January
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Duty of candour
Burns v Burns [2004] EWCA Civ 1258
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Status of Protocol
In re G (Protocol for Judicial Case Management of Children Cases: application to become a party in family proceedings) [2004] EWHC 2793 (Fam)
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Wife’s death within two months of order
Reid v Reid [2004] 1 FLR 736
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Lump sum by instalments
R v R (lump sum by instalments) [2004] 1 FLR 928
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Insolvent husband
Byford v Butler [2004] 1 FLR 56
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Video-link to fugitive
Polanski (Roman) v Conde Nast Publications Ltd HL TLR 11 February
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What is ‘reportage’?
Galloway MP (George) v Telegraph Group Ltd [2004] EWHC 2786 (QB)
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Stress at work
Hartman v South Essex Mental Health and Community Care NHS Trust; Best v Staffordshire University; Wheeldon v HSBC Bank plc; Green v Grimsby and Scunthorpe Newspapers Ltd; Moore v Welwyn Components Ltd; Melville v Home Office CA TLR 21 January
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Rejecting expert’s evidence
Armstrong and another v First York Ltd CA TLR 17 January
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Secondary exposure to asbestos
Maguire v Harland and Woolff plc and another CA TLR 27 January
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Loss of chance in clinical negligence
Greg v Scott HL TLR 28 January
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Celtic clinical negligence pilot
Legally aided clinical negligence claims between £5,000 and £15,000 are being fast-tracked in Wales as part of a pilot study. Cases involved in the pilot will be resolved without resorting to litigation. The Speedy Resolution Scheme is a..
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Annual reports
The second County Court Annual Report, published on 7 February, details the performance of individual county courts throughout England and Wales between April 2003 to March 2004.
The number of fast-track cases heard within 30 weeks was 80.4%,..
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Liability of advocate
Moy v Pettman Smith (a firm) and another HL TLR 4 February
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No letter before action
Merial Ltd v Sankyo Co Ltd ChD Lawtel 16 December
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Security against added party
Compagnie Noga d’Importation et d’Exportation SA v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and others [2004] EWHC 2601 (Comm)
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Second appeals are truly exceptional
Uphill v BRB (Residuary) Ltd CA TLR 8 February
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European contract law
From 1 March 2005 appellate courts in the UK are able to refer cases, which raise issues concerning the interpretation of the 1980 Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations, to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
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A single Civil Court?
The Department of Constitutional Affairs’ consultation paper A Single Civil Court? considers the potential for unifying the civil and family jurisdictions of the High Court, the county courts and the family proceedings courts. One proposal is..
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