Monthly Archives: March 2022
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22/03/2022
Justin Le Patourel (claimant/respondent) v BT Group PLC & anr (defendants/appellants)
Tuesday 15 March 2022 The two Defendants (collectively BT) appeal paragraphs the order dated 19 October 2021 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), following their judgment dated 27 September 2021 whereby the CAT approved Mr Le Patourel, the Class Representative’s application for a collective proceedings order (CPO) under s47B of the Competition Act 1998 and […]
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22/03/2022
Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd (claimant/appellant) v Generics UK Ltd (Trading as Mylan) & anr
Monday 14 (2:00pm) – Tuesday 15 March 2022 Background By way of its judgment of 4 December 2020, the Court found the Patent to be valid and infringed. However, following a hearing at the Technical Boards of Appeal (TBA) in the European Patent office, the Patent was revoked on 18 December 2020. The effect of […]
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20/03/2022
Crown Court internship launched in memory of former High Court Judge
Sir David Maddison Liverpool Crown Court has launched an annual internship for young people, in memory of a former High Court Judge. The launch of the Maddison Internship, named after Sir David Maddison who died in 2019, took place earlier in March. It had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 50 students from […]
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19/03/2022
Appointment of the Designated Family Judge for Dorset
The President of the Family Division is happy to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Chris Simmonds will be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Dorset with effect from 22 March 2022. The President of the Family Division wishes HHJ Chris Simmonds all the best in his new role.
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17/03/2022
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: The Future for Dispute Resolution – Horizon Scanning
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has delivered the Sir Brian Neill Lecture to the Society of Computers and Law. The Master of the Rolls sets out how digital reform is now unashamedly mainstream with analogue systems and paper soon being things of the past. He challenges those tasked with considering the future […]
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17/03/2022
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Retirement: Talbot
Judge Jane Talbot retires with effect from 16 March 2022. Background information Judge Talbot (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1989. She was appointed a Legal Chairman of the Rent Assessment Panel (now known as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)) and a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in […]
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16/03/2022
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Joseph QC
Her Honour Judge Wendy Rose Joseph QC retired as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 12 March 2022. Background information Her Honour Judge Joseph QC (70) was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1975, took Silk in 1998 and was elected a Bencher in 2003. She was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1995, […]
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15/03/2022
Speech by Mr Justice Foxton: Edmund King Memorial Lecture
Mr Justice Foxton, who sits in the Commercial Court, has delivered a lecture in memory of Edmund King QC to the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR). Entitled “What did the French ever do for us? Historic and prospective French influences on English private law”, the speech addressed the influence of French legal writers and concepts on […]
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15/03/2022
Mr Justice Henshaw
Andrew Henshaw became one of the Judges of the Commercial Court in 2017. He is authorised to sit in cases in the Commercial and Administrative Courts, and also sits in criminal cases in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). Mr Justice Henshaw was educated at his local state secondary school, then read […]
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15/03/2022
His Honour Judge Pelling QC
Mark Pelling was appointed Judge in Charge of the London Circuit Commercial Court in 2019. He is authorised to sit in the Chancery Division, Queens Bench Division, Administrative Court and the Technology and Construction Court as well as the Commercial and Circuit Commercial Courts. His Honour Judge Pelling grew up and was educated in North […]