Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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October 24, 2021
Navigator Equities Ltd & anr –v- Deripaska
Tuesday 19th – Wednesday 20th October 2021 The claimants appeal against the orders dated 10 June 2020 and 17 July 2020 of Mr. Justice Andrew Baker striking out and dismissing their application that the defendant be committed to prison and seeking an order for damages to be assessed Background: The parties were involved in a long-running dispute […]
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October 24, 2021
Sullivan-v- Bury Street Capital Ltd
Tuesday 19th October 2021 This is an appeal by the Claimant against the order of the EAT (Choudhury J) sealed on 6/10/20 dismissing his appeal from the ET’s decision that C was not disabled within the meaning of s. 6 of the Equality Act 2010. The C was a sales executive with R. C’s employment was […]
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October 24, 2021
Hunt & Walker Preston Sols –v- Annolight Ltd & ors
Tuesday 19th October 2021 The Claimant appeals the Order of Mr Justice Saini, dated 18 December 2020, dismissing the Applicant’s appeal (with permission to appeal having previously been given by Foster J) from the order of Judge Godsmark QC (`the circuit judge’) made on 22 April 2020, in which the circuit judge in effect directed the […]
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October 24, 2021
Campbell (by his Litigation Friend) –v- Advantage Insurance Company Ltd
Tuesday 19th October 2021 The Claimant appeals, with permission from HHJ Robinson, sitting as High Court Judge in the QBD, his order dated 1 September 2020 giving judgment for the Claimant for 80% of the Claimant’s claim ( making a deduction of 20 % for C’s contributory negligence), following his judgment dated 14 August 2020 in […]
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October 18, 2021
(1) Smith v The Royal Bank of Scotland & (2) Burrell v The Royal Bank of Scotland
Thursday 14th October 2021 (1) Smith v The Royal Bank of Scotland & (2) Burrell v The Royal Bank of Scotland (1) Smith – The Defendant (RBS) appeals the Order of HHJ Alan Gore QC, sitting at the County Court in Exeter, dated 13 November 2020, which dismissed the appeal on grounds 1, 2 and 3 […]
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October 18, 2021
The General Osteopathic Council –v- Wray
Thursday 14th October 2021 This is an appeal against the Order of Collins Rice J (15/12/20) that allowed the appeal and quashed the decision of the Professional Conduct Committee (30/7/20). Mr Wray, the Respondent, is an osteopath. On 30th July 2020, a Professional Conduct Committee of the General Osteopathic Council found him guilty of unacceptable professional […]
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October 18, 2021
Gul –v- McDonagh & anr
Wednesday 13th October 2021 The Claimant (C) appeals the order of HHJ Mark Gargan dated 8 January 2021, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, whereby he ordered C can recover 90% of any damages he may be awarded. The Judge found C was 10% contributorily negligent in respect of a road traffic accident which occurred […]
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October 18, 2021
Standard Life Assurance Ltd –v- Gleeds (UK) & ors
12th – 13th October 2021 This appeal is by Building Design Partnership Ltd (D6), against the order of Kerr J (TCC) dated 17/1/21 dismissing applications for strike out or summary judgment. The central issue was whether C should be permitted to plead a professional negligence claim with a value in excess of 38m pounds against three different […]
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October 18, 2021
Aviva Insurance Ltd & anr –v- The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions
12th – 14th October 2021 The appeal concerns the operation of the statutory scheme for the recovery of benefits, now contained in the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997. Aviva and Swiss Re (together the Insurers) are Insurers with financial liabilities to the State pursuant to the scheme. The Insurers contend that the structure of the […]
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October 18, 2021
Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation TV-Novosti –v- The Office of Communications
Tuesday 12th – Wednesday 13th October 2021 This is an appeal against the Order of the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and Dingemans LJ (27/3/20) that granted permission to challenge the Sanction Decision, the claim for judicial review in respect of the Breach Decision and Sanction Decision was dismissed. The Appellant, referred to by the parties […]