Results: 65

• R (Cart) v Upper Tribunal (Public Law Project intervening) (R (C) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Public Law Project intervening), R (U) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Public Law Project intervening))

  01 Dec 2009 [2009] EWHC 3052 (Admin); [2011] QB 120; [2010] 2 WLR 1012; [2010] PTSR 824; [2010] 1 All ER 908; [2010] STC 493, DC

  23 Jul 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 859; [2011] QB 120; [2011] 2 WLR 36; [2011] PTSR 42; [2010] 4 All ER 714; [2010] STC 2556; [2010] WLR (D) 198, CA (Laws LJ, Owen J)

  22 Jun 2011 [2011] UKSC 28; [2012] 1 AC 663; [2011] 3 WLR 107; [2011] PTSR 1053; [2011] 4 All ER 127; [2011] STC 1659; [2012] 1 FLR 997; [2011] WLR (D) 203; Case details, SC(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 6 positive; 5 neutral; most recently considered: 2021. Subsequent citations: 158.
  JUDICIAL REVIEW — Court's jurisdiction — Special Immigration Appeals Commission

  JUDICIAL REVIEW — Court's jurisdiction — Upper Tribunal
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  JUDICIAL REVIEW — Court's jurisdiction — Special Immigration Appeals Commission — Commission “superior court of record” — Commission revoking and refusing bail on basis of closed evidence without disclosing gist to claimants — Decisions unappealable — Whether commission alter ego of High Court — Whether decisions susceptible to judicial review — Whether violating claimants' Convention rights — Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997, s 1(3) (as inserted by Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, s 35)

  JUDICIAL REVIEW — Court's jurisdiction — Upper Tribunal — Tribunal “superior court of record” — Tribunal refusing permission to appeal to itself — Decision unappealable — Whether tribunal alter ego of High Court — Whether decision susceptible to judicial review — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, s 3(5)

  16 Case(s) considered

  1 Words & Phrases considered

  2 Statutes considered

• Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  31 Jul 2009 [2009] EWHC 2011 (QB); [2009] IRLR 822, QBD (Nicol J)

  26 May 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 571; [2011] QB 339; [2010] 3 WLR 1285; [2010] ICR 1181; [2010] WLR (D) 135, CA

  14 Dec 2011 [2011] UKSC 58; [2012] 2 AC 22; [2012] 2 WLR 55; [2012] ICR 201; [2012] 2 All ER 278; Case details, SC(E)

  Subsequent citations: 32.
  EMPLOYMENT — Contract of employment — Breach of contract
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  EMPLOYMENT — Contract of employment — Breach of contract — Summary dismissal on ground of gross misconduct — Employer failing to comply with contractual disciplinary procedure — Employee unable to obtain equivalent post — Whether damages recoverable for breach of contract

  7 Case(s) considered
• Interfact Ltd v Liverpool City Council (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport intervening) (R v Budimir)

  29 Jun 2010 [2010] EWHC 1604 (Admin); [2011] QB 744; [2011] 2 WLR 396; [2011] 3 All ER 206; [2010] 2 Cr App R 29; [2010] 3 CMLR 50; [2010] WLR (D) 166; [2011] Crim LR 142; The Times, 13 July 2010, DC (Lord Judge CJ, David Clarke, Lloyd Jones JJ)

  29 Jun 2010 [2010] EWCA Crim 1486; [2011] QB 744; [2011] 2 WLR 396; [2011] 3 All ER 206; [2010] 2 Cr App R 29; [2010] 3 CMLR 50; [2010] WLR (D) 166; [2011] Crim LR 142; The Times, 13 July 2010, CA (Lord Judge CJ, David Clarke, Lloyd Jones JJ)

  Subsequent considerations : 1 positive; 1 neutral; most recently considered: 2015. Subsequent citations: 9.
  STATUTE — Enforceability — Criminal offence
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  STATUTE — Enforceability — Criminal offence — Defendants convicted of offences under Act of Parliament — Act subsequently discovered to be unenforceable because Government failing to comply with European Community Directive — Applications for leave to appeal out of time or to reopen final decision — Whether rules of national law conferring finality on decision infringing principle of effectiveness of European Union law — Whether convictions under statute subsequently found unenforceable breach of Convention rights — Whether applicants suffering substantial injustice requiring convictions to be set aside — Video Recordings Act 1984, ss 10, 12(1) — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 7, 10(1) — Council Directive 83/189/EEC, art 8

  3 Case(s) considered

  1 EU Enactment considered

  2 Statutes considered
• Parabola Investments Ltd v Browallia Cal Ltd (formerly Union Cal Ltd)

  06 May 2009 [2009] EWHC 901 (Comm); [2009] 2 All ER (Comm) 589, QBD (Flaux J)

  05 May 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 486; [2011] QB 477; [2010] 3 WLR 1266; [2010] Bus LR 1446; [2011] 1 All ER (Comm) 210; [2010] WLR (D) 114, CA (Mummery, Toulson, Rimer LJJ)

  Subsequent considerations : 2 positive; 2 neutral. Subsequent citations: 34.
  DAMAGES — Deceit — Measure of damages
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  DAMAGES — Deceit — Measure of damages — Claimant trading stocks and shares through defendant stockbrokers — Trading resulting in disastrous losses concealed by defendant falsely representing to claimant that trading profitable — Claimant's investment fund much depleted before fraud discovered — Claimant thereafter trading profitably with reduced fund — Claimant bringing action in deceit — Whether entitled to damages for lost opportunity to trade with unreduced fund during period from discovery of fraud up to date of trial — Whether discovery of fraud marking cut-off point for damages claim

  5 Case(s) considered
• NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina

  29 Jan 2009 [2009] EWHC 110 (Comm); [2009] QB 579; [2009] 2 WLR 1332; [2009] 1 All ER (Comm) 697; [2009] 1 Lloyd's Rep 378, QBD

  04 Feb 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 41; [2011] QB 8; [2010] 3 WLR 874; [2010] 2 All ER (Comm) 1206; [2010] 2 Lloyd's Rep 442; [2010] WLR (D) 28, CA

  06 Jul 2011 [2011] UKSC 31; [2011] 2 AC 495; [2011] 3 WLR 273; [2011] 4 All ER 1191; [2012] 1 All ER (Comm) 1081; [2011] 2 Lloyd's Rep 628; [2011] WLR (D) 220; Case details, SC(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 4 positive; 1 neutral; 2 negative; most recently considered: 2021. Subsequent citations: 51.
  INTERNATIONAL LAW — State immunity — Foreign judgment

  PRACTICE — Claim form — Service out of jurisdiction
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  INTERNATIONAL LAW — State immunity — Foreign judgment — Claimant obtaining New York judgment against foreign state in respect of default on bonds — Claimant bringing claim in England for enforcement of New York judgment — Whether proceedings in England “relating to … a commercial transaction” — Statutory provision allowing for recognition of judgment of foreign court where court would have had jurisdiction on basis of rules applicable in United Kingdom — Whether provision jurisdictional — Whether applicable only if statutory exception to state immunity applying — Whether terms of bond amounting to submission to English jurisdiction — State Immunity Act 1978, ss 1, 2, 3(1) — Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, s 31(1)

  PRACTICE — Claim form — Service out of jurisdiction — Claimant seeking to serve proceedings on foreign state — Claimant pleading state not immune from suit — Basis of contention legally flawed — Whether procedural error capable of remedy — Whether discretion to permit claimant to argue new bases for jurisdiction — CPR rr 3.10, 6.20(9)

  10 Case(s) considered

  1 Words & Phrases considered

  2 Statutes considered

  1 Statutory Instrument considered

• Habibsons Bank Ltd v Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd

  24 Nov 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 1335; [2011] QB 943; [2011] 2 WLR 1165; [2011] Bus LR 692; [2010] WLR (D) 299, CA

  27 May 2011 (appn dis) [2011] 1 WLR 1545; [2011] Bus LR 1060, SC(E)

  Subsequent citations: 7.
  CONTRACT — Validity — Alteration of written instrument
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  CONTRACT — Validity — Alteration of written instrument — Purchase of loan by way of trade confirmation and transfer certificate — Settlement date within transfer certificate altered unilaterally — Whether alteration rendering underlying agreement void

  4 Case(s) considered

• Ajinomoto Sweeteners Europe SAS v Asda Stores Ltd

  15 Jul 2009 [2009] EWHC 1717 (QB); [2010] QB 204; [2009] 3 WLR 1149; [2010] 2 All ER 311, QBD

  02 Jun 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 609; [2011] QB 497; [2011] 2 WLR 91; [2010] 4 All ER 1029; [2010] WLR (D) 144, CA

  Subsequent citations: 14.
  DEFAMATION — Malicious falsehood — Single meaning rule
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  DEFAMATION — Malicious falsehood — Single meaning rule — Claimant bringing action for malicious falsehood advancing alternative meanings for words complained of — Whether rule that words capable of bearing only one natural and ordinary meaning applying — Words reasonably capable of bearing allegedly false meaning and also meaning not alleged to be false — Whether court required to adopt meaning not alleged to be false

  DEFAMATION — Malicious falsehood — Single meaning rule — Claimant bringing action for malicious falsehood advancing alternative meanings for words complained of — Whether rule that words capable of bearing only one natural and ordinary meaning applying

  4 Case(s) considered

• R (Smith) v Land Registry (Peterborough)

  10 Mar 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 200; [2011] QB 413; [2010] 3 WLR 1223; [2010] 3 All ER 113; [2010] WLR (D) 72, CA

  Subsequent citations: 6.
  HIGHWAY — Maintainable at public expense — Acquisition of title by adverse possession
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  HIGHWAY — Maintainable at public expense — Acquisition of title by adverse possession — Statute vesting highway maintainable at public expense in highway authority — Claimant occupying caravan on part of highway maintainable at public expense for over 12 years — Claimant applying to register title on basis of acquisition by adverse possession — Whether title to land forming part of highway maintainable at public expense capable of being acquired by adverse possession — Highways Act 1980, s 263

  2 Case(s) considered

  1 Statute considered

• R v Ahmed

  29 Jul 2010 [2010] EWCA Crim 1949; [2011] QB 512; [2011] 2 WLR 197; [2011] 1 Cr App R 1; [2010] WLR (D) 215 {0} {1}, CA

  CRIME — Abortion — Procuring “thing” with intent to procure miscarriage
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  CRIME — Abortion — Procuring “thing” with intent to procure miscarriage — Defendant attempting to deceive medical staff into carrying out abortion on his wife — Wife speaking no English and unaware that abortion to be performed — Defendant convicted of procuring miscarriage — Whether offence known to law — Whether surgical procedure of abortion “thing” — Whether “procuring” of thing including bringing about of taking possession of thing by other person — Whether defendant's deception necessarily preventing doctors forming relevant opinion in good faith — Whether offence of procuring thing with intent to procure miscarriage made out — Offences against the Person Act 1861, s 59 — Abortion Act 1967, s 1(1)(4) (as amended by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, s 37(1))

  1 Case considered

  2 Words & Phrases considered

  2 Statutes considered
• Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust

  30 Jul 2009 [2009] EWHC 1827 (QB), QBD

  21 Jun 2010 [2010] EWCA Civ 698; [2011] QB 1019; [2011] 3 WLR 603; [2011] PTSR 1028; [2010] WLR (D) 152 {0} {1}, CA

  08 Feb 2012 (INQUEST intervening) [2012] UKSC 2; [2012] 2 AC 72; [2012] 2 WLR 381; [2012] PTSR 497; [2012] 2 All ER 381; [2012] WLR (D) 23; Case details, SC(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 7 positive; 8 neutral; 2 negative; most recently considered: 2022. Subsequent citations: 114.
  HUMAN RIGHTS — Life — Breach
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  HUMAN RIGHTS — Life — Breach — Voluntary psychiatric patient committing suicide having been allowed to leave hospital when at real and immediate risk of death by suicide — Action by parents against NHS trust for breach of patient’s Convention right to life — Proceedings issued after statutory one-year time limit had elapsed — Whether trust under positive obligation to take preventative operational measures to protect life of voluntary psychiatric patient — Whether breach of obligation to investigate death — Whether settlement of negligence claim depriving parents of “victim” status — Whether appropriate to extend time — Whether award of £5,000 damages appropriate — Human Rights Act 1998, s 7, Sch 1, Pt I, art 2

  12 Case(s) considered

  1 Words & Phrases considered

  1 Statute considered