Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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December 7, 2020
News Corp UK & Ireland Ltd –v- The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
1st – 2nd December 2020 By Appellants Notice filed on 3 March 2020, HMRC appeal, with part permission from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), its decision dated 24 December 2019, whereby the Upper Tribunal (UT) allowed News Corp’s appeal from the First Tier Tribunal’s (FTT) decision dated 8 March 2018. The issue is […]
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December 7, 2020
Libyan Investment Authority & Ors –v- King & others
26th November 2020 The Defendants appeal against the order of HHJ Simon Barker QC dated 3 March 2020 sitting as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division, whereby the Claimants were permitted to re-amend their claim form and re-re-amend their particulars of claim following the original claims being summarily dismissed. The First Claimant is […]
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December 7, 2020
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd – v ABC Electrification Ltd
25th November 2020 The Defendant (D) appeals against the order made by Joanna Smith QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) dated 5/7/19. The claim was brought under CPR Part 8, seeking declarations from the Court concerning the proper interpretation of the word “default” as it appears at clause 1(1)(J)(iii) of the Contract: this […]
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November 30, 2020
James –v- The White Lion Hotel
24th – 25th November 2020 Defendant’s appeal (permission granted by HHJ Cotter QC) of the order made by HHJ Cotter QC (sitting as HCJ in the QB division) dated 9 January 2020 in which he gave judgment for the Claimant for damages to be assessed, D to pay C’s costs. Claim was made by deceased’s […]
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November 30, 2020
A Company –v- X and others
24th – 25th November 2020 The Defendants appeal against paragraph 1 of the order of 3/4/20 which provides that the Defendants are restrained from advising or providing expert witness services until trial or further order to named companies concerning claims and counterclaims relating to work carried out on an integrated petrochemical plant. View hearing: Part […]
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November 18, 2020
ClientEarth –v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
17th November 2020 Appeal against the Order of Holgate J (22/5/20) that dismissed the claim under s.118 of the Planning Act 2008 for judicial review of the decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on 4 October 2019, to grant the application made by Drax Power Limited for a development […]
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November 18, 2020
Bell –v- Ivy Technology & ors
Thursday 12th November 2020 By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 18 February 2020 the second Defendant seeks permission to appeal the order of Mr Justice Teare dated 28 January 2020 made in the Commercial Court, by which he allowed the Claimant’s application for permission to amend the Particulars of Claim. The Claimant entered into an […]
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November 18, 2020
Nikolaeva –v- London Borough of Redbridge
11th November 2020 This is a second appeal. This is the Applicant’s appeal against the order made by HHJ Luba QC dated 9 December 2019, where he dismissed the Applicant’s s204 appeal against the Local Authority’s decision dated 6 December 2018 that the Respondent had discharged its duty to the Applicant because the Applicant had […]
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November 18, 2020
Joanne Properties Ltd –v- Moneything Capital Ltd & anr
11th November 2020 The Claimant (C) appeals against the order dated 16/12/19 by Anthony Metzer QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) staying the claim on the terms of a consent order. The case raises an issue about the effect of the label “subject to contract” when used in correspondence between solicitors in the […]
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November 17, 2020
Fairlight Art Ventures LLP –v- Sotheby’s (Claimant) & others
10th – 11th November 2020 By Appellants Notice filed on 29 January 2020, within the extended period set by the lower court, the Second Defendant/Part 20 Claimant (Fairlight) seeks to appeal the order of Robin Knowles J dated 11 December 2019, sitting in the Commercial Court. Claim relates to a Painting titled “Portrait of a […]