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13/10/2021
President of the Family Division’s memorandum: Experts in the Family Court
This memorandum seeks to explain the principles applied by the Family Court when it considers whether to authorise or admit expert evidence. It also repeats the reminder that experts should only be instructed when to do so is ‘necessary’ to assist the court in resolving issues justly. The memorandum can be read below.
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13/10/2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Watson
Her Honour Judge Hilary Jane Watson retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 12 October 2021. Background information Her Honour Judge Watson (65) was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1979. She was appointed a Recorder in 2001 and a Circuit Judge in 2008. She was the Designated Family Judge for Coventry from […]
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12/10/2021
Speech by the President of the Family Division: Supporting Families in Conflict – There is a better way
An Address by Sir Andrew McFarlane to the Jersey International Family Law Conference 2021 Introduction Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to address the Jersey International Family Law Conference. We chance upon each other, you and I, today, some three years into my term as President of the Family Division and, if I […]
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11/10/2021
Tzvi Soriano (claimant/respondent) –v- Forensic News LLC & ors (defendant/appellant)
Wednesday 6th October 2021 – Thursday 7th October 2021 Defendants 1-5 appeal against the order of Jay J dated 15/1/21 granting permission to Claimant to serve his libel claim on them out of the jurisdiction and part of his privacy claim (concerning photographs). He refused permission to serve outside jurisdiction C’s claims in data protection, malicious falsehood, […]
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11/10/2021
The Joint Administrators of LB Holdings Intermediate 2 Ltd (applicant/resp) –v- Lehman Brothers Holdings Scottish LP 3 (resp/appellant) & Ors
Monday 4th October 2021 – Friday 8th October 2021 The Respondents, Lehman Brothers Holdings Scottish LP 3 (`SLP3′), appeal with the part permission of Marcus Smith J his order of 24 July 2020, whereby he declared that the claims of Lehman Brothers Holdings plc (`PLC’) under two long-term subordinated loan facility agreements and one short-term subordinated loan […]
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11/10/2021
Bath Rugby Ltd (claimant/appellant) & Bath Recreation Ltd (intervenor/appellant) –v- Greenwood & ors (defendant/respondent)
Tuesday 5th October 2021 The claimant appeals the order of HHJ Paul Matthews, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, dated 29 October 2020, whereby he dismissed the claim, declared that the restrictive covenant contained in the conveyance is enforceable by the 7th and 8th Defendants, among others, and made a consequential costs order. The issue […]
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11/10/2021
Tindall (claimant/respondent) –v- The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (defendant/appellant)
Tuesday 5th October 2021 – Wednesday 6th October 2021 The first Defendant (D1) appeals, with permission from Mrs Justice Foster on 1 July 2020, the order of Master Victoria McCloud dated 28 April 2020. Master McCloud dismissed D1’s application to strike out negligence claims against D1 arising from a fatal road traffic accident caused by […]
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11/10/2021
The Open Rights Group & anr –v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department & anr
Friday 8th October 2021 This is a hearing on relief further to an appeal Judgment handed down on the 26th May 2021, which heard: Appeal against the Order of Supperstone J (3 October 2019) that dismissed the claim for judicial review. The Appellants challenge the lawfulness of the immigration exemption in paragraph 4, Schedule 2 of the […]
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11/10/2021
Eastern Pyramid Group Corporation SA –v- Spire House RTM Company Ltd
Thursday 7th October 2021 Second appeal. Eastern Pyramid Group Corporation SA (A) appeal the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) dated 19 June 2020 dismissing an appeal from the decision of the First tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property) dated 30 October 2019. On 18 March 2019 Spire House RTM Co Ltd served a first […]
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11/10/2021
TRW Limited –v- Panasonic Industry Europe GMBH & anr
Wednesday 6th October 2021 This is an appeal by the Claimant against the order made by Kerr J dated 8/1/21 in the Technology and Construction Court declaring that the courts of Hamburg, Germany, have exclusive jurisdiction over the Claimant’s claim; This is a product liability claim. C’s case is that certain resistors supplied by D were […]