Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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December 10, 2021
Smith (appellant) –v- Pimlico Plumbers Ltd (respondent)
Tuesday 7th – Wednesday 8th December 2021 The Claimant appeals against the order made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (Choudhury J) dismissing C’s appeal against the judgment of the Employment Tribunal. The issues raised are: -Can C, whose employer declined his worker status and did not provide him with any paid annual leave in breach of the […]
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December 10, 2021
Re: R (a child)
Tuesday 7th – Wednesday 8th December 2021 The father appeals the decision of Roberts J, sitting in the High Court of Justice, Family Division, by which she: 1) dismissed his application for disclosure of the material submitted in support of the child’s asylum application and 2) dismissed his application for the child’s summary return to the Ukraine […]
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December 10, 2021
Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors (defendants/appellants) –v- Illumina Cambridge Ltd (claimant/respondent)
Tuesday 7th – Wednesday 8th December 2021 The Appellant/Defendant appeals the Order of Mr Justice Birss (sitting as a Judge of the High Court in Patents Court) dated 18 February 2021, making declaration as to validity of various European Patents. Background This is a patent action about DNA sequencing technology. The patentee (Illumina) holds patents which […]
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December 10, 2021
D4 (claimant/respondent) –v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department (defendant/appellant)
Tuesday 7th December 2021 The SSHD appeals the Order of Chamberlain J dated 30 July 2021 allowing a claim for Judicial Review, declared Regulation 10(4) of the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 ultra vires, void and of no effect. Chamberlain J further declared the Order dated 27 December 2019, which purported to deprive D4 of British […]
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December 3, 2021
MOC (by his litigation friend MG) (appellant) v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions (respondent)
Thursday 2nd December 2021 Appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) dated 21 April 2020 (UT) , Upper Tribunal Judge CG Ward sitting. The UT dismissed the Claimant’s appeal against the First tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) (FTT)’s decision notice dated 28 March 2018. The Appellant challenged Regulations 8, 10, 12A and […]
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December 3, 2021
Worcestershire County Council (claimant/respondent) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (defendant/appellant) & anr
Thursday 2nd December 2021 The Defendant, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, appeals the order of Linden J dated 22 March 2021 by which he quashed the Defendant’s decision of 28 February 2020 on the grounds that it was erroneous in law. The background of the matter is a dispute between two local […]
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December 3, 2021
Begum –v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Wednesday 1st December 2021 Second appeal. National of Bangladesh. Refusal to issue residence card sought under Regulation 17(4) EEA Regulations 2006 as an extended family member of an EEA national (her maternal Uncle). The Uncle is Italian. The sponsor had been a national of Bangladesh and moved to Italy in 1989. He came to the UK […]
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December 3, 2021
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (appellant) v Khattak (respondent)
Wednesday 1st December 2021 The SSHD appeals the order of UTJ Blum of 23 February 2021 granting Mr Khattak’s application for judicial review and quashing the SSHD’s decisions of 01 October 2019 and 20 November 2019 insofar as they refuse to grant the Respondent leave to remain under the 5 year parent route. The SSHD had […]
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December 3, 2021
Zulfiqar (appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent)
Wednesday 1st December 2021 Zulfiqar (appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent) Second appeal. National of both Britain (as born here) and of Pakistan (by descent). Refusal of human rights claim and decision to deport. He has resided in the UK since he was born in 1979. 5 motoring and drugs […]
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December 3, 2021
Ceredigion Recycling & Furniture Team (claimant/respondent) v Pope (defendant/appellant) & ors
Tuesday 30th November 2021 The applicant seeks permission to re-open the PTA refusal by Popplewell LJ. The claimant company was run by volunteers to recycle furniture and other domestic items. One of the volunteers was the first defendant. It was alleged that he and another director arranged a self-invested personal pension for themselves funded in part […]