Court of Appeal Civil Division live hearings
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November 11, 2020
Strategic Technologies (Respondent) –v- Procurement Bureau of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defence (Appellant)
10th November 2020 The Appellant is the Ministry of National Defence (“the MND”) of the Republic of China (“ROC”), also and better known as Taiwan. They appeal against an order made by Carr J (as she then was) dismissing D’s application to set aside registration of foreign judgment and ancillary enforcement steps and for a […]
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November 11, 2020
Varma –v- Atkinson & others
10th November 2020 The Appellant (Respondent 1 below) appeals against the order made by HHJ Johns QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) dated 13/7/20: -finding the Applicant to be in contempt of court; -directing that the matter be listed for sentencing before HHJ Johns QC. The alleged acts of contempt arise out […]
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November 11, 2020
Gladman Developments Ltd –v- Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
9th – 10th November 2020 These challenges by Gladman Developments Limited to two appeal decisions made by Planning Inspectors relate to the interpretation of paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the National Planning Policy Framework issued in February 2019. Does that policy require as the Claimant submits, the tilted balance to be struck without taking into account policies […]
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November 6, 2020
Hewes –v- West Hertfordshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust & Ors
Wednesday 4th November – Friday 6th November 2020 The Claimant appeals the order of Anne Whyte QC dated 30 May 2019 sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the QBD whereby, after a hearing in respect of breach of duty and causation, she dismissed the claim in respect of all the Defendants. Clinical negligence […]
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November 6, 2020
Simpson –v- Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
Thursday 5th November 2020 The Claimant (C) appeals against the order made by the EAT (Choudhury J) dated 21/6/19 and sealed on 9/7/19, dismissing the C’s appeal from the ET’s decision rejecting his complaint that he had been dismissed because of a series of protected disclosures: the ET dismissed his public interest disclosure claims, his […]
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November 6, 2020
Solaria Energy UK Ltd –v- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Wednesday 4th November 2020 There are two linked appeals by the Claimant (C) in TCC proceedings: one on the substantive order; the other on the costs order . The issues are (a) whether a valuable commercial contract based on a JCT standard form (including a term preventing assignment without consent) qualifies as a possession and/or […]
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November 6, 2020
Day –v- Shropshire Council & Ors
Wednesday 4th November 2020 Shropshire Council granted planning permission for the erection of 15 dwellings (including two affordable), an access road and for associated parking. Lang J (19/12/19) dismissed the claim for judicial review and granted permission to appeal. View hearing: Part 1 Part 2
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November 6, 2020
Monkhill Ltd –v- The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government and anr
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 Application for permission to appeal the Order of Holgate J (24 July 2019) that dismissed a claim under s.288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Appellant challenged the decision of a Planning Inspector on behalf of the Secretary of State who had dismissed their appeal against the refusal […]
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November 6, 2020
Page –v- The Lord Chancellor and anr
Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th November The Claimant (C) appeals against the order made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (Choudhury J) dated 19/6/19 dismissing his appeal from the ET’s decision dismissing his complaints of discrimination on the grounds of religious belief and victimisation following his removal from office as a lay magistrate. This case is […]
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November 3, 2020
Wingfield –v- Canterbury City Council & anr
Thursday 29th October 2020 Before The Senior President of Tribunals Lord Justice Coulson and Lady Justice Andrews Application for permission to re-open an order of the Court of Appeal (14/11/19) that refused an application for permission to appeal. The Appellant, a local resident, challenged the decision of the Council to grant approval for reserved matters […]