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Lost will
Nichols v Hudson ChD SJ 13 October
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Breach
Charter plc and another v City Index Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 145 (Oct); TLR 27 October
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Out of the jurisdiction without permission
Kola v Nesheim [2006] All ER (D) 40 (Oct)
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Amendment of claim
Weston v Gribben and another [2006] EWCA Civ 1425; SJ 10 November
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Damages for breach of repairing covenant
Earle v Charalambous [2006] EWCA Civ 1090; SJ 27 October
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Administrator’s expenses
Freakley v Centre Reinsurance International Co [2006] All ER (D) 121 (Oct); HL NLJ 20 October
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Placement orders
E-P-B (a child) [2006] EWCA Civ 1016; NLJ 27 October
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Child abduction
In re T (children) (abduction: recognition of foreign judgment) [2006] All ER (D) 203 (Jun)
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Nullity
Alfonso-Brown v Millwood [2006] EWHC 642 (Fam); FLJ October
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Claims by surviving spouses
Recent Court of Appeal judgments have underlined the impact of White v White [2001] 1 AC 596 (HL) upon a surviving spouse claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. In an article in the Family Law Journal for..
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Failure to disclose evidence in care proceedings
In re L (children) [2006] All ER (D) 121 (Aug)
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Legal costs allowance
Currey v Currey CA TLR 3 November
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No bias against fathers
In re B; In re O [2006] EWCA Civ 1199; NLJ 20 October
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Heterosexual cohabitee rights
Where one of a cohabiting heterosexual couple can show that they had suffered major financial disadvantage from the relationship or that their partner had gained a significant financial advantage, the Government intends to give them rights similar..
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Notice of adoption hearing
In re F (minors) (adoption: natural parents) CA TLR 10 November
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Clandestine recordings
Chairman and Governors of Amwell View School v Dogherty UK EAT/0243/06/DA; NLJ 10 November
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Discipline of expert witness
Meadow v General Medical Council CA TLR 31 October
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Motive for dismissal
Aslef v Brady [2006] IRLR 576; EAT SJ 27 Oct
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Duty to redeploy
Difolco v NTL Group Ltd CA SJ 27 October
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Insurance liability exclusion
KR and others v Royal & Sun Alliance plc CA TLR 8 November
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Negligent medical advice
West Bromwich Albion Football Club Ltd v Medhat EL-Safty [2006] All ER (D) 123 (Oct); NLJ 27 October
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Counsel’s unavailability
Bracknell Forest Borough Council v N and others CA TLR 6 November
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Enforcing interim costs orders
Days Healthcare UK Ltd v Pihsiang Machinery Manufacturing Co Ltd and another [2006] EWHC 1444 (QB)
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Security and ATE
Al-Koronky and another v Time-Life Entertainment Group Ltd and another [2006] EWCA Civ 1123
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Company schemes of arrangement
In the matter of Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Code [2006] ChD 6 October
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‘Drop hands’ offer
Fulham Leisure Holdings Ltd v Nicholson Graham & Jones [2006] EWHC 2428 (Ch)
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Partial success
Alan Williams Entertainment Ltd v Hurd CA (Civ) SJ 10 November
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Security against company
Automotive Latch Systems Ltd v Honeywell International Inc [2006] EWHC 2340 (QB)
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Dismissal by consent
Fox Gregory Ltd v Hamptons Group Ltd and another CA SJ 13 October
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Part 36 consultation
In its response to the DCA consultation paper on CPR Part 36 offers to settle and payments into court, the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) observed that it seemed perverse for the rules to be changed so that, in terms, those who can..
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Indemnity costs
Zissis v Lukomski [2006] EWCA Civ 341
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Agreeing extension of time
Thomas v Home Office [2006] All ER (D) 243 (Oct)
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Permission to appeal
CGU International Insurance plc and others v AstraZeneca Insurance Co Ltd CA TLR 3 November
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Transaction set-off
Econet Satellite Services Ltd v Vee Networks Ltd [2006] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 423 (QBD (Comm))
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Partnerships – CPR amendments
The 42nd update of the Civil Procedure Rules which came into force on 2 October included amendments to the procedures to be followed when claims are brought by or against a partnership (new CPR rule 7.2A) which are incorporated in the Practice..
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Pre-action admission
Walley v Stoke-on-Trent City Council CA TLR 25 August
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Abroad
Habib Bank Ltd v Central Bank of Sudan QBD TLR 11 September
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Duress
Halpern and another v Halpern and others [2006] 3 All ER 1139 (QBD) (Comm Ct)
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Admission of debt
Bradford & Bingley plc v Rashid [2006] All ER (D) 145 (Jul); TLR 14 July
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Anti-social behaviour
Knowsley Housing Trust v McMullen (Anita) [2006] EWCA Civ 539
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Conflict of law
Trafigura Beheer BV v Kookmin Bank Co [2006] EWHC 1921 (Comm)
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High Court or Trade Marks Registry?
Jules Rimet Cup Ltd v Football Association Ltd [2006] ChD 11 August
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Same-sex marriage
Wilkinson v Kitzinger and another (same-sex marriage) FD LSG 17 May; TLR 21 August
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Conduct relevant to tenancy transfer
Lake v Lake CA TLR 16 August
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Section 91(14) orders
In re S; In re E (permission to seek relief) CA TLR 13 September
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Big money
Charman v Charman [2006] EWHC 1879 (Fam)
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Pensions in payment
Martin-Dye (Philip) v Martin-Dye (Heather Lynn) [2006] EWCA Civ 681; NLJ 21 July
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Child abduction
In re Clark (a child) [2006] CA 28 June
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Provision of transcripts
In re B (a child) [2006] CA (Civ Div) 14 June
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Freedom of publication
Clayton v Clayton [2006] EWCA Civ 878; NLJ 28 July
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Lesbian parents
In re G (children) (residence: same-sex partner) HL TLR 27 July
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Forced or arranged marriage?
NS v MI [2006] EWHC 1646 (Fam); NLJ 15 September
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Expert’s conflict of interest
Toth v Jarman CA TLR 17 August
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Evidential vacuum
Coles v Barracks CA TLR 7 August
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Vicarious liability for harassment
Majrowski v Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Trust HL TLR 13 July
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Sickness is not disability
Chacon Navas v Eurest Colectividades SA ECJ TLR 9 August
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English or Australian?
Harding v Wealands [2006] UKHL 32; TLR 6 July
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Periodical payments
Flora v Wakom (Heathrow) Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 426 (Jul) (QBD); NLJ 11 August 1289
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Loss of earnings
Ronan v Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 80 (Jul) (QBD)
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Self-defence
Ashley and another v Chief Constable of Sussex CA LSG 17 August; TLR 30 August
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Causa sine qua non
Wiseman v Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd [2006] EWHC 1566 (QB)
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Individual claim in group litigation
Owen v Ministry of Defence [2006] EWHC 990 (QB)
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Bullock or Sanderson?
Moon v Garrett and others [2006] EWCA Civ 1121
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Against funded party
Hatton v Hopkins and another [2005] ChD 20 October
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Against non-party (4)
Total Spares & Supplies Ltd v Antares SRL [2006] EWHC 1537 (Ch)
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Against non-party (3)
Suisse Security Bank & Trust Ltd v Francis [2006] UKPC 41 BC (Bah)
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Against non-party (2)
Petromec Inc v Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras CA SJ 28 July
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Against non-party (1)
Vaughan v (1) Jones (2) Fowler [2006] EWHC 2123 (Ch)
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Stepped ATE premium
Rogers v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2006] EWCA Civ 1134
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Litigation services
Gaynor v Central West London Buses Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1120
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Small claims appeals
With effect from 6 October, the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2006 (above) extend the restriction on costs in small claims to appeals, for the reason that parties may be deterred from using the small claims procedure if they are at risk of..
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Amendments
With effect from 6 October the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2006 (SI 2006 No 1689) (L 6) introduce the following reforms:
New rules 5.4B, 5.4C and 5.4D, to follow rule 5.4A. Rule 5.4B deals with the supply of documents to parties and rule..
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Garrett v Halton Borough Council; Myatt and others v National Coal Board [2006] EWCA Civ 1017; TLR 25 July
The Court of Appeal gave what it described as ‘guidance’ on CFAs concerning a solicitor’s duty to consider existing litigation expenses insurance under CFA regulation 4(2)(c) and to disclose any interest in any insurance policy he..
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