Monthly Archives: February 2022
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28/02/2022
Family Transparency Implementation Group (TIG)
On 29 October 2021, the President of the Family Division launched his Report on the Transparency Review in the Family Courts (link, opens in a new tab). The Transparency Implementation Group (TIG) will manage, pilot and evaluate the implementation of the recommendations of the report. Below, find the news stories relating to the TIG: Announcement for […]
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28/02/2022
Commercial Court annual report 2020-21 published
The Commercial Court annual report (2020-2021), including the Admiralty Court report, has been published. It can be read below. In her introduction, Mrs Justice Cockerill, Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court, said: “The report includes the work of both the Commercial Court and the Admiralty Court, which share judges, procedures and administration. “It also […]
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26/02/2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Burrell QC
His Honour Judge Francis Gary Burrell QC retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 26 February 2022. Background information His Honour Judge Burrell QC (68) was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1977, took Silk in 1996 and was elected a Bencher in 2002. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1992 and […]
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25/02/2022
Speech by the Master of the Rolls at the launch of the Smarter Contracts report
The Master of the Rolls spoke at the launch of LawtechUK’s Smarter Contracts report. He emphasised that the use of new technologies is not something that may happen, it is happening now. The report collates some of the most accessible examples and can be found here: Smarter Contracts – LawtechUK Hub (external link, opens in […]
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25/02/2022
Re: D-C (a child)
Thursday 24 February 2022 The child’s mother appeals the decision, handed down on 3 December 2021, to refuse her appeal against the order registering the judgment of the Court of Appeal, St Denis, La Réunion dated 21 October 2020 made by District Judge Alun Jenkins on 6 July 2021, to refuse her application for orders […]
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25/02/2022
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (appellant) -v- Perfect (respondent)
Wednesday 23 February 2022 This is a second appeal. HMRC appeal the decision of Upper Tribunal Judges Mrs Justice Philippa Whipple and Judge Ashley Greenbank dated 8 December 2017. The UT dismissed HMRC’s appeal against a decision of the FTT, allowing the appeals of the Respondent, Mr Perfect, in respect to an assessment of excise […]
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25/02/2022
Soteria Insurance Ltd (formerly CIS General Insurance Ltd) (claimant/appellant) v IBM United Kingdom Ltd (respondent)
Wednesday 23 – Thursday 24 February 2022 The Claimant appeals against the order made by O’Farrell J dated 15/4/21 following a handed down judgment of 19/2/21. The judge held that D had repudiated the contract between the parties but dismissed C’s claim to recover the expenditure it wasted by reason of that repudiation which it […]
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25/02/2022
CAM Legal services Ltd (defendant/appellant) -v- Belsner (claimant/respondent)
Tuesday 22 February at 1.30pm – Wednesday 23 February 2022 The Appellant (Cam Legal Services), who was the Defendant in the court below, appeals the Order of Mr Justice Lavender, dated 16 October 2020, allowing the appeal of Respondent (Belsner), who was the Appellant below, from the Order on costs of DJ Bellamy, dated 14 […]
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25/02/2022
District Bench Retirement: Asokan
District Judge Mathangi Asokan retires from the District Bench with effect from 25 February 2022. Background information District Judge Asokan (66) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999 and a District Judge in 2002.
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24/02/2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Burne
The Queen has appointed Anna Claire Louise Burne to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, […]