News – Page 262

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    Banking

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Account - Account held by foreign state - Claimant bank operating nine bank accounts held by Libyan government British Arab Commercial Bank plc v National Transitional Council of the State of Libya: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice ...

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    Employment

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Employer’s duty to consult - Failure to consult union - Affected employee seeking protective award against employer Independent Insurance Co Ltd (in provisional liquidation) v Aspinall and another: EAT (Judge Serota QC, Mr D Bleiman, Mr J R Rivers): ...

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    Unless orders - securing a party’s compliance

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Unless orders (otherwise known as Hadkinson orders) were established in Hadkinson v Hadkinson [1952] P 285, CA. Although still relatively uncommon, there has been a series of reported cases where the power has been used by the courts over the last few years. It is an approach to be used ...

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    Arbitration

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Award - Enforcement - Freezing order - Claimant appealing Mobile Telesystems Finance SA v Nomihold Securities Inc: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Justices Ward, Tomlinson): 1 September 2011 The claimant company, ...

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    Immigration

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Asylum seeker - Detention - Claimant being detained prior to deportation R (on the application of S) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: QBD (Admin) (David Elvin QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court): ...

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    Employment

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Determination whether dismissal fair or unfair - Dismissal for misconduct - Employee failing to follow instruction and being dismissed Oudahar v Esporta Group Ltd: EAT (Judge Richardson, Mr D Evans, Mr B Warman): 22 July 2011 ...

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    Criminal procedure

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Unsafe conviction - Bias - Defendant appearing before Crown court - Recorder criticising defence statement R v Malcolm: CA (Crim Div) (Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, Lord Justice Hooper, Mr Justice Blair): 1 September 2011 ...

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    Duty of candour plans 'watered down'

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    The government proposes to introduce a duty of candour as part of its health reforms, requiring hospitals to tell patients when they have made mistakes - a move that follows a long campaign by Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and other patient safety bodies. While the plans are welcome and ...

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    Pitfalls of percentages

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Percentages are the most common statistics which lawyers encounter in daily working life. You need to be confident of case facts and recognise potentially incomplete detail or evidence in order to defend your clients’ best interests. However, how do you see behind ...

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    Practice

    2011-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Stay of proceedings - Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 Deutsche Bank AG v Tongkah Harbour and another company: QBD (Comm) (Mr Justice Blair): 24 August 2011 ...

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    Contract

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Penalty - Invoicing back clause - Buyer in default Dunavant Enterprises Inc v Olympia Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Burton): 29 July 2011 ...

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    Arbitration

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Stay of proceedings - Defendant purporting to invoke arbitration clause in consultancy agreement Wilky Property Holdings PLC v London & Surrey Investments Limited: Chancery Division: (Richard Snowden QC): 17 August 2011 ...

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    Conflict of laws

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Foreign judgment - Enforcement or recognition - Jurisdiction of foreign court Re New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (in liquidation): Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Mummery, Lloyd, Mr Justice McFarlane): 9 August 2011 ...

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    Costs

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Security for costs - Amount of security Ackerman v Ackerman and others: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Roth): 12 August 2011 On an application for security for costs under Civil Procedure ...

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    Immigration

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Asylum seeker - Removal from United Kingdom to state of which person not national or citizen R (on the application of Elayathamby): Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London) (Mr Justice Sales): 11 August 2011 ...

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    Immigration

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Leave to enter – Entry clearance – Spouses of British nationals – Claimant foreign nationals married to British nationals R (on the application of Kotecha) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application Das) v ...

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    Employment

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Contract of service - Breach of contract - Inducing breach of contract BGC Capital Markets (Switzerland) LLC v Rees and others: Queen's Bench Division (Sir Raymond Jack sitting as a judge of the High Court): 27 July 2011 ...

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    Family

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Orders in family proceedings - Interim care order Re N-C (children) (interim care order): Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Black, Thorpe): 10 August 2011 The Court of ...

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    Hearsay

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Admissibility - Cases where witness is unavailable - Sexual offence R v Burton: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Brunton, Mr Justice Cooke, Mr Justice Blake): 11 August 2011 ...

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    Nuisance

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Smell - Injury to health - Smell emanating from defendant's industrial unit Hirose Electrical UK Ltd v Peak Ingredients Ltd: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Mummery, Munby, Mr Justice Hedley): 11 August 2011 ...