Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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June 14, 2019
General Dynamics UK Ltd –v- The State of Libya
Thursday 13th June 2019 The Claimant appeals with permission from Males LJ paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 of his order dated 18 January 2019 sitting in the Commercial Court in the matter of an Arbitration, setting aside paragraphs of Teare J’s order dated 20 July 2018 concerned with service. Teare J’s order dispensed with service […]
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June 12, 2019
The Secretary of State for Health and another –v- Servier Laboratories and others
Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June 2019 The appellants brought an action for the tort of causing loss by unlawful means against the defendants/respondents. The defendants/respondents sought to strike out paragraphs 73-78 of the Particulars of Claim on the basis that it disclosed no cause of action. Following an analysis of OBG v Allen and […]
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May 23, 2019
Lauzikas –v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Permission to appeal granted by Michael Fordham QC sitting as a Deputy Administrative Court Judge on 4 May 2018. The Judge stated that the claim for judicial review raised two questions of principle (1) whether there is an EU law based test of individualised proportionality and necessity and (2) when a public law flaw in […]
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May 21, 2019
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions –v- Hockley (1) and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (2)
Tuesday 21st May 2019 This appeal is about whether the housing benefit of a tenant in social housing should be reduced under Regulation B13 of the Housing Benefit Regulations, which is the “removal of the spare room subsidiary”, also known as the “bedroom tax”. The dispute in this case is what is a bedroom for […]
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May 15, 2019
Archer –v- The Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs
Tuesday 14th May 2019 This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court dated 28 March 2018 that dismissed the appeal against the Order of Master Gidden (12 June 2017) relating to costs. The Appellant had commenced judicial review proceedings against HMRC and that claim was compromised in the Appellant’s favour. However, the […]
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May 10, 2019
Good Law Project Limited –v- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Friday 10th May 2019 This is an application for permission to appeal the Order of Mr Justice Supperstone dated the 29 March 2019 that refused a renewed application for permission to challenge the making of regulation 9 of the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019. Regulation 9 amends the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 by the insertion […]
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May 9, 2019
Gladman Development Ltd –v- The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & others
Wednesday 8th May 2019 This is an appeal against the Order of Supperstone J (6 November 2017) that dismissed the claim in which Gladman Developments Ltd applied to quash the decision (9 January 2017) of an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government who determined appeals, and dismissed them both, […]
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May 9, 2019
Wiltshire Council & Others (appellant) –v- Cooper Estates Strategic Land Ltd (respondent)
Wednesday 8th May 2019 This is an appeal against the Order of David Elvin QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) (5 July 2018) that quashed the decision of the appellant to register land adjacent to Vowley View and Highfold, Royal Wootton Bassett as a town/village green and its consequential registration. By registering land […]
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May 3, 2019
Martin and another -v- Kogan and others
Thursday 2nd May 2019 The defendant/appellant appeals against the order of the High Court (Business and Property Court) (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Chancery Division) where it was declared that the first claimant/respondent is the sole author of a Screenplay and that the defendant/appellant was not a joint author of the Screenplay nor has she owned […]
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May 3, 2019
Hextall –v- Leicestershire Police and Capita –v- Ali and another
Thursday 2nd May 2019 Day 2 of 2 The main issue on these two appeals is whether it is sex discrimination for an employer not to pay a man who takes shared parental leave following the birth of a child at the same rate as a woman on maternity leave. Part 1 Part 2 Court […]