Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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November 18, 2020
Joanne Properties Ltd –v- Moneything Capital Ltd & anr
11th November 2020 The Claimant (C) appeals against the order dated 16/12/19 by Anthony Metzer QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) staying the claim on the terms of a consent order. The case raises an issue about the effect of the label “subject to contract” when used in correspondence between solicitors in the […]
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November 17, 2020
Fairlight Art Ventures LLP –v- Sotheby’s (Claimant) & others
10th – 11th November 2020 By Appellants Notice filed on 29 January 2020, within the extended period set by the lower court, the Second Defendant/Part 20 Claimant (Fairlight) seeks to appeal the order of Robin Knowles J dated 11 December 2019, sitting in the Commercial Court. Claim relates to a Painting titled “Portrait of a […]
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November 11, 2020
Strategic Technologies (Respondent) –v- Procurement Bureau of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defence (Appellant)
10th November 2020 The Appellant is the Ministry of National Defence (“the MND”) of the Republic of China (“ROC”), also and better known as Taiwan. They appeal against an order made by Carr J (as she then was) dismissing D’s application to set aside registration of foreign judgment and ancillary enforcement steps and for a […]
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November 11, 2020
Varma –v- Atkinson & others
10th November 2020 The Appellant (Respondent 1 below) appeals against the order made by HHJ Johns QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) dated 13/7/20: -finding the Applicant to be in contempt of court; -directing that the matter be listed for sentencing before HHJ Johns QC. The alleged acts of contempt arise out […]
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November 11, 2020
Gladman Developments Ltd –v- Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
9th – 10th November 2020 These challenges by Gladman Developments Limited to two appeal decisions made by Planning Inspectors relate to the interpretation of paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the National Planning Policy Framework issued in February 2019. Does that policy require as the Claimant submits, the tilted balance to be struck without taking into account policies […]
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November 6, 2020
Hewes –v- West Hertfordshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust & Ors
Wednesday 4th November – Friday 6th November 2020 The Claimant appeals the order of Anne Whyte QC dated 30 May 2019 sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the QBD whereby, after a hearing in respect of breach of duty and causation, she dismissed the claim in respect of all the Defendants. Clinical negligence […]
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November 6, 2020
Simpson –v- Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
Thursday 5th November 2020 The Claimant (C) appeals against the order made by the EAT (Choudhury J) dated 21/6/19 and sealed on 9/7/19, dismissing the C’s appeal from the ET’s decision rejecting his complaint that he had been dismissed because of a series of protected disclosures: the ET dismissed his public interest disclosure claims, his […]
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November 6, 2020
Solaria Energy UK Ltd –v- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Wednesday 4th November 2020 There are two linked appeals by the Claimant (C) in TCC proceedings: one on the substantive order; the other on the costs order . The issues are (a) whether a valuable commercial contract based on a JCT standard form (including a term preventing assignment without consent) qualifies as a possession and/or […]
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November 6, 2020
Day –v- Shropshire Council & Ors
Wednesday 4th November 2020 Shropshire Council granted planning permission for the erection of 15 dwellings (including two affordable), an access road and for associated parking. Lang J (19/12/19) dismissed the claim for judicial review and granted permission to appeal. View hearing: Part 1 Part 2
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November 6, 2020
Monkhill Ltd –v- The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government and anr
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 Application for permission to appeal the Order of Holgate J (24 July 2019) that dismissed a claim under s.288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Appellant challenged the decision of a Planning Inspector on behalf of the Secretary of State who had dismissed their appeal against the refusal […]