Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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May 26, 2023
Tinkler (claimant/appellant) v Esken Ltd (formerly known as Stobart Group Ltd) (defendant/respondent)
Wednesday 24 – Thursday 25 May 2023 By appellant’s notice filed on 2 August 2022, the appellant/claimant appeals the order of Leech J dated 12 July 2022, whereby he dismissed the claimant’s claim, ordered costs against him on an indemnity basis and made consequential orders. The background to the matter is long and complex. In […]
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May 26, 2023
Advanced Bionics AG & anr (claimants/respondents) v MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH (defendant/appellant)
Tuesday 23 – Wednesday 24 May 2023 By Appellant’s Notice filed on 15 July 2022, the Appellant (Defendant below) seeks permission to appeal the Order of Mr Campbell Forsyth (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) by which he revoked patent EP(UK) 3 138 606 B1 in a patent revocation action with an […]
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May 26, 2023
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (respondent) v Central Bank of Venezuela & ors (appellants)
Tuesday 23 – Wednesday 24 May 2023 The essence of this case concerns control of approximately half of the Republic of Venezuela’s substantial gold reserves, worth about US$1.95 billion, which are held by the Bank of England and the sum of approximately US$120 million held by receivers appointed by the Court. The question as to […]
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May 26, 2023
Tecnimont S.P.A. & anr (defendants/appellants) v LLC Eurochem North-West-2 (claimant/respondent)
Tuesday 23 May 2023 This is an appeal against the Order of Henshaw J dated 6 March 2023. The Claimant is a Russian company who engaged the Defendants as offshore and onshore EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractors in relation to the development of the “North-West 2” ammonia and urea production plant in the Russian […]
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May 19, 2023
Geo-Minerals GT Ltd & anr (respondents) v Rouse & Co International Ltd (4th defendant/appellant) & ors
Thursday 18 May 2023 By Appellant’s Notice filed on 31/8/22, the 4th defendant appeals against the order of HHJ Bird (sitting as judge of High Court) dated 16/8/22. The hearing was a CMS of a claim brought by C1 and C2 (a shareholder in C1) against C1’s professional advisers and against persons said to have […]
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May 19, 2023
De Lima Santiago (appellant) v Motor Insurers’ Bureau (respondent)
Thursday 18 May 2023 The background is that on 1/8/22 DDJ Sneddon assessed the Claimant’s claim for costs in relation to a case which had commenced under the RTA protocol and then settled. The DDJ following the dicta of Coulson LJ in the CA decision in Aldred v Cham {2019] EWCA Civ 1780 at paras […]
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May 19, 2023
Worthing Borough Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Wednesday 17 May 2023 The Appellant, Persimmon Homes (Thames Valley) Ltd, appeal against the judgment of Mrs Justice Lang, of 1 August 2022, quashing the decision of the Secretary of State’s Inspector dated 22 February 2022. The Inspector allowed the Appellant’s appeal under s78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 against the refusal […]
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May 19, 2023
Royal Bank of Canada (appellant) v HM Revenue & Customs (respondent)
Wednesday 17 – Thursday 18 May 2023 This is a second appeal. By appellant’s notice filed on 26 April 2022, the appellant tax payer appeals the Upper Tribunal Decision dated 17 February 2022, whereby they dismissed their appeal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal. The appeal concerned the liability of the Appellant (Royal Bank […]
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May 19, 2023
Re: S (children)
Wednesday 17 May 2023 By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 11 January 2023, this is an appeal against the decision of Mr Christopher Hames KC sitting in the Family Division – Leeds as a Deputy High Court Judge, dated 2 December 2022. The applicant seeks to appeal against the Court’s judgment in respect of jurisdiction […]
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May 19, 2023
Cazalet (appellant) v Abu-Zalaf (respondent)
Tuesday 16 May 2023 By Appellants Notice filed on 7 November 2022, the Wife (the Applicant and Petitioner below) appeals the order dated 17 October 2022, of Mostyn J sitting in the High Court Family Division He had two applications before him: the Wife’s application referred to below and the Husband’s application dated 14 January […]