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Acknowledgement of debt by telex

Good Challenger Navegante SA v Metalexportimport SA CA TLR 27 November
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Pre-action protocol for housing disrepair cases

This protocol came into effect on 8 December relating to civil claims arising from the condition of residential premises, which may include a related personal injury claim. It does not include disrepair claims which originate as counter-claims or..
Online Published Date:  01 January 2004

Counter-claim after judgment

Laib v Aravindan and another QBD TLR 13 November
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Impersonation

Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson HL TLR 20 November
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Enforcement of French contact order

In re G (for children) (foreign contact order: enforcement) CA TLR 19 November
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Financial relief after 30-year delay

N v L (financial relief after overseas divorce) 2003 2 FLR 425
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Gender Recognition Bill

The Gender Recognition Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 27 November. The purpose of the Bill is to give transsexual people legal recognition in their acquired gender ensuring that, for the first time, transsexual people are..
Online Published Date:  01 January 2004

Privilege and unambiguous impropriety

Savings and Investment Bank Ltd (in liquidation) v Fincken (2) CA TLR 25 November
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Video link

Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd [2003] EWCA Civ 1573
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EAT was unequal

Haney v Brent Mind and another CA TLR 11 November
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Summary judgment

Downtex and others v Flatley and others [2003] EWCA Civ 1282
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Cricket club liable for firework injury

Bottomley v Secretary and Members of Todmorden Cricket Club and others CA TLR 13 November
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Interest and costs on MIB awards

Evans v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and another ECJ TLR 9 December
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Passenger’s duty to question driver

Booth v White CA SJ 28 November
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Rylands v Fletcher lives on

Transco plc v Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council HL TLR 20 November
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Confidentiality and privacy

Douglas and OK! v Hello! Ltd [2003] 3 All ER 996; [2003] EWHC 2629 (Ch)
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Still no right of privacy

Wainwright v Home Office [2003] UKHL 53
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Pre-action protocol for disease and illness claims

The 33rd edition of the Civil Procedure Rules introduced this new pre-action protocol with effect from 8 December. It encourages earlier exchange of information between the parties in personal injury claims which are not the result of an accident..
Online Published Date:  01 January 2004

Core bundles and skeleton arguments

Harvey Shopfitters Ltd v ADI CA TLR 26 November Core bundles
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Providing authorities

Jennings and another v Cairns CA TLR 26 November
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Split trial was disproportionate

DHL Air Ltd v Wells CA TLR 14 November
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Solicitor and client – you never can tell

The solicitor had taken on a claim for damage to his client’s car under circumstances where he was, perhaps justifiably, sure he was going to win against a defendant who carried insurance. Therefore, he decided that he would be content with..
Online Published Date:  01 January 2004

Claims against funders

Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd, Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd and others and Managers and Processors of Claims (Part 20 defendants) [2003] EWHC 2844 (Comm)
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Relevance of estimates to assessments

Leigh v Michelin Tyre plc [2003] EWCA Civ 1766
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Illegal performance does not invalidate contract

Cohen and another v Cebrian (UK) Ltd CA TLR 27 November
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Disqualifying a director

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Goldberg and another ChD TLR 2 December
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Statement of truth

The 33rd update of the Civil Procedure Rules, which came into force on 8 December, amended Practice Direction 22 by introducing a revised paragraph 1.4(3) providing that ‘a schedule or counter-schedule of expenses and losses in a personal..
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Bench warrant without contempt

Zakharov and others v White and others ChD TLR 13 November
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No taxis on the legal aid cab rank

The Bar is following the solicitors’ profession in voting with its feet over the derisory level of legal aid fees. Following the approval of the Bar Council to family barristers giving up the cab rank principal on the ground that it would not..
Online Published Date:  01 January 2004

Disclosure by non-party

BNP Paribas and others v Deloitte and Touche LLP [2003] EWHC 2874 (Comm)
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Out of time – wrong route

Southern & District Finance plc v Turner CA SJ 28 November
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Think Rehab

Speaking at the annual conference of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Phillips said: ‘Rehabilitation is the most important element in the response to any serious personal injury. Statistics demonstrate this, and..
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