News – Page 265

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    Sentencing guidelines

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The first series of new-style ­guidelines has taken effect for all sentences imposed on or after 13 June 2011, whatever the date of the offence. The guidelines apply to offences under: ...

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    Guarantee

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Construction - Refund guarantees Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd v Jan de Nul NV and another: Court of Appeal, Civil Division: 21 July 2011 The Court of Appeal, ...

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    Banking

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Banker/client relationship - Derivative agreements Anthracite Rated Investments (Jersey) Ltd v Lehman Brothers Finance S.A. in liquidation; Fondazione Enasarco v Lehman Brothers Finance S.A. and another: Chancery Division: 15 July 2011 ...

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    Copyright

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Infringement – Defence ITV Broadcasting Ltd and other companies v TV Catchup Ltd: Chancery Division, Patents Court: 18 July 2011 The Chancery Division of the High Court decided issues regarding ...

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    Trust and trustee

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Maintenance - Maintenance of children Green and another v Hon E Alexander and others: Chancery Division: 19 July 2011 The Chancery Division of the High Court decided that the claimant ...

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    Citizenship

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    United Kingdom citizenship - Deprivation of citizenship - Claimant becoming naturalised British citizen GI v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London): 19 July 2011 ...

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    Insolvency

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Administration order - Administrator - Appointment of administrator Stanley International Betting Ltd v Stanleybet UK Investments Ltd and Others: Chancery Division: 12 July 2011Stanley International Betting Ltd v Stanleybet UK Investments Ltd and Others: Chancery Division (Stuart Isaacs QC ...

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    Employment

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Practice and procedure - Jurisdiction - Unfair dismissal Kudjodji v Lidl Ltd: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mr Justice Langstaff): 25 May 2011 The employee brought a claim against the employer for ...

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    Criminal evidence

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Procedure - Disclosure - Aggravated trespass - Whether conviction unsafe R v Barkshire and Others: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, Mr Justice Treacy, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith): 20 July 2011 ...

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    Criminal law

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Trial - Prosecution - Prosecutorial misconduct - Court of Appeal R v Maxwell: Supreme Court (Justices of the Supreme Court: Lords Rodger, Brown, Mance, Collins, Dyson): 20 July 2011 In ...

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    Employment

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    European community - contract Duncombe and others v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families: Supreme Court (Lords Rodger, Mance, Collins, Clarke and Lady Hale): 15 July 2011 The ...

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    Human rights

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Right to a fair hearing - Employment proceedings Home Office v Tariq: Supreme Court (Lords Phillips P, Hope DP, Rodger, Brown, Mance, Kerr, Clarke, Dyson and Lady Hale): 13 July 2011 ...

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    Freedom of movement

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    European Union - Workers - Social security St Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Ward, Burnton and Black LJJ): 13 July 2011 ...

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    Family

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Children and young persons - Care order - Provision of children's guardians R (on the application of R and others) v Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London) (Lord Justice Munby, Justice ...

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    Civil procedure

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Costs - Probate Shovelar and others v Lane and others: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Justice Ward, Moore-Bick and Lady Justice Arden): 12 July 2011 The Court of Appeal, ...

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    Personal injury caused by a hazardous floor

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Hufton v Somerset County Council [2011] EWCA Civ 789. The claimant was a pupil at the defendant’s school. She suffered an injury to her knee when slipping on water on the wooden floor of the assembly hall when re-entering the building during the morning break. ...

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    Tort

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Harassment - Causation Jones and another v Ruth and another: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Aikens and Patten, and Lady Justice Arden): 12 July 2011 The Court of ...

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    Derivatives

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Bank - Bank loan - derivative transaction Standard Chartered Bank v Ceylon Petroleum Corporation: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Hamblen): 11 July 2011 The Queen's Bench Division, Commercial ...

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    Company

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Administration order - Powers Re TXU Group plc: Chancery Division (Mr Justice Newey): 12 July 2011 The Chancery Division of the High Court found that a proposed payment by the ...

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    Conflict of law

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Challenge to jurisdiction - Claimant judgment creditor bringing proceedings in Greece - Defendant judgment debtors seek to stay UK proceedings Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL and other companies: Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Burton): 13 ...