News – Page 286

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    Civil procedure

    2010-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Civil evidence – Personal injury – Appeals – Fraud – Fresh evidence Martin Raymond Owens v Mark Noble: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Sedley, Elias, Lady Justice Smith): 10 March 2010 ...

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    Family law

    2010-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Conflict of laws – Ancillary relief – Divorce – Foreign judgements Agbaje (respondent) v Akinnoye-Agbaje (FC) (appellant): SC (Lords Phillips (president), Rodger, Collins, Kerr, Lady Hale): 10 March 2010 ...

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    Contracts

    2010-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Contract terms – Formation of contract – Letters of intent – Waiver RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Muller GMBH & Co KG (UK production): SC (Lords Phillips (president), Mance, Collins, Kerr, Clarke): 10 March 2010 ...

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    Criminal law: sentencing, costs and confiscation

    2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

    On 26 October 2009, the sentencing guideline for statutory offences of fraud came into force. The guideline does not deal with the offences of conspiracy to defraud or cheating the public revenue, where case law will continue to apply. Since many fraud offences are broadly defined, some types of activity ...

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    Sentencing

    2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Custodial sentences – Return to custody – Sentence length R v Jamie Costello: CA (Crim Div) (Lord Justice Hughes (vice-president), Mr Justice Mackay, Mr Justice Lloyd Jones): 2 March 2010 ...

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    Civil procedure

    2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Admissibility – Civil recovery proceedings – Proceeds of crime Ronald Olden v Serious Organised Crime Agency: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Rix, Wilson, Sir Scott Baker): 26 February 2010 The ...

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    Family law

    2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Human rights – Local government – Care proceedings – Child sexual abuse – Cross examination Re W (children): SC (Lady Hale, Lords Walker, Brown, Mance, Kerr): 3 March 2010 The ...

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    Probate: inheritance tax, mistakes, Hastings-Bass and disinherited children

    2010-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Mr Pitt was left brain damaged after a road accident. His wife was appointed his receiver. Mr Pitt received £1.2m in agreed damages. Acting on the advice of financial advisers Mrs Pitt transferred the lump sum to a discretionary settlement.

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    Financial regulation

    2010-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Civil evidence – Human rights – Disclosure – Documents (1) Financial Services Authority (2) Elisabeth Connell (3) Patricia Senra (appellants) v (1) AMRO International SA (2) Creon Management SA (respondents) and Goodman Jones LLP (interested party): CA (Civ ...

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    Legal profession

    2010-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Barristers’ powers and duties – Instructions – Overriding objective – Retainers Richard Buxton (solicitors) (appellant) v Huw Llewelyn Paul Mills-Owens (respondent) and Law Society (intervener): CA (Civ Div) (Sir Mark Potter (President Fam Div), Lords Justice Dyson, Maurice ...

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    Secret filming and the case law that subsequently arises

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    A good story is always more dazzling than a broken piece of truth – Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

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    Dispute resolution: recovering costs before allocation

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Is a costs judge entitled to take the view that a matter would have been allocated to the small claims track (and therefore requiring the paying party to pay costs on the small claims track basis) where a case is settled before allocation and the consent order provides for costs ...

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    Employment

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Christianity – Detriment – Religious discrimination – Jewellery Eweida v British Airways Plc: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Sedley, Carnwath, Lady Justice Smith): 12 February 2010 The appellant employee ...

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    Immigration

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Detention – Foreign nationals – Human rights R (on the application of (1) WL (Congo) (2) KM (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Neuberger, Master of the Rolls, Lords Justice Carnwath, ...

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    Tax

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Administrative law – Capital gains tax – Income tax – Legitimate expectation R (on the application of (1) Robert John Davies (2) Michael John James) v Revenue & Customs Commissioners: R (on the application of Robert Gaines-Cooper) v Revenue ...

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    Civil evidence

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Banking – Admissibility – Agreements – Estoppel – Settlement Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Ward, Longmore, Stanley Burnton): 15 February 2010 ...

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    Legal profession

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Bias – Clerks – Findings – Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Amritpal Singh Virdi (appellant) v Law Society (respondent) and Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (intervener): CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Jacob, Lloyd, Stanley Burnton): 16 February 2010 ...

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    Civil procedure

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Costs – Personal injury – Allocation – Detailed assessment Drew v Whitbread: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Waller (vice-president), Hooper, Etherton): 9 February 2010 The appellant (D) appealed against ...

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    Local government

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Environmental health – Buildings – Burials and cremation – Religions R (on the application of Ghai) (appellant) v Newcastle City Council and Others (respondent) and Secretary of State for Justice (interested party) and (1) Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin (2) ...

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    Employment

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Local government – Bonus payments – Equal pay – Sex discrimination Gibson and Others v Sheffield City Council: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Pill, Maurice Kay, Lady Justice Smith): 10 February 2010 ...