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McCloud Costs Directions: BMA v HM Treasury
Edward Sawyer has written an article in which he discusses the Court of Appeal’s decision in BMA v HM Treasury, which upheld the validity of directions made by the Treasury to charge members rather than taxpayers with the costs of... Read more
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Green, brown and grey belts: modifying restrictive covenants, and the Upper Tribunal’s Discretion
Article by Martin Hutchings KC, 20th May 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Introduction Why s.84(1) powers of the Upper Tribunal matter. The powers of the UT are important to developers because they are... Read more
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Judgment handed down Cowan v Equis Special LP and others
Judgment has been handed down, following a 3-day hearing, in Cowan v Equis Special LP by Parker J sitting in the Financial Services Division of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Some interesting observations about the meaning of ‘written... Read more
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Eternal life, or dead and buried – which claims survive death?
Article by Lemuel Lucan-Wilson, 23rd May 2024 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. Lois McMaster Bujold once wrote “the dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so... Read more
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Take Notice – a joint PLA/PBA panel event
Alice Hawker is speaking at ‘Take Notice – a joint Property Litigation Association/ Property Bar Association panel event’. Alice is speaking with Justin Bates KC (Landmark Chambers), Siobhan Jones (Farrer & Co) and Rebecca Campbell (BCLP). This panel event will... Read more
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Commercial Court judgment handed down in Gordiy v Dorofejeva & another
On Friday 24 May 2024, judgment was handed down by Foxton J in Gordiy v Dorofejeva & another [2024] EWHC 1273 (Comm). The Claimant advanced fraud claims in deceit, the tort of causing loss by unlawful means and unlawful means... Read more
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A hidden gem? The ‘sufficient connection with the jurisdiction’ test under s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in the light of Suppipat v Narogdej [2023] EWHC 1988 (Comm)’
Tim Penny KC and Daniel Petrides have written an article for TL4’s FIRE Starters magazine entitled “A hidden gem? The ‘sufficient connection with the jurisdiction’ test under s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in the light of Suppipat v Narogdej... Read more
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Private Client Breakfast Briefing: Wills, probate and capacity – the latest updates
This Private Client Breakfast Briefing will discuss the latest updates on wills, probate and capacity, including topics such as: Proving undue influence: getting over the threshold by evidence or inference Update on testamentary capacity Probate and estate... Read more
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PLA Northern Training Day 2024
Joanne Wicks KC is speaking at the PLA Northern Training Day 2024. Joanne will be speaking on ‘Contractual termination rights vs rights arising from repudiatory breach – looking at the pros and cons of exercising an express right to terminate... Read more
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The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2024
A series of Edward Nugee Memorial Pensions Lectures took place in June 2024. Click here to view the talk papers Criminal and civil sanctions in the pensions context David Pollard, Sebastian Allen and James McCreath Automatic Enrolment – a selection... Read more