Monthly Archives: December 2021
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11/12/2021
Re: R (a child)
Tuesday 7th – Wednesday 8th December 2021 The father appeals the decision of Roberts J, sitting in the High Court of Justice, Family Division, by which she: 1) dismissed his application for disclosure of the material submitted in support of the child’s asylum application and 2) dismissed his application for the child’s summary return to the Ukraine […]
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11/12/2021
Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors (defendants/appellants) –v- Illumina Cambridge Ltd (claimant/respondent)
Tuesday 7th – Wednesday 8th December 2021 The Appellant/Defendant appeals the Order of Mr Justice Birss (sitting as a Judge of the High Court in Patents Court) dated 18 February 2021, making declaration as to validity of various European Patents. Background This is a patent action about DNA sequencing technology. The patentee (Illumina) holds patents which […]
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11/12/2021
Message from the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals – Plan B
The Prime Minister has announced that further COVID-19 restrictions will come into force in England next week. The work of courts and tribunals will continue as it has done over the course of the pandemic. The measures being introduced under Plan B mean that hearings should continue to take place in person alongside effective use […]
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10/12/2021
Competition Law Association – the 22nd Burrell Lecture
Divergence of UK Law from EU Law after Brexit: The Example of Intellectual Property Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold I am honoured to have been invited to deliver the 22nd Burrell Lecture. The Burrell Lecture commemorates John Burrell QC, who was called to the Bar in 1948, took silk in 1973 and died at the […]
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10/12/2021
District Bench Retirement: Philippa Smith
District Judge Philippa Louise Roderick Smith retired from the District Bench with effect from 1 December 2021. Background information District Judge Philippa Smith was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2004 and a District Judge in 2012.
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10/12/2021
Re: G (a child)
Thursday 4 November 2021 This is an appeal against the decision of Mrs Justice Lieven sitting in the High Court Family Division dated 30 July 2021. The father appeals against the decision to grant the application by two journalists to publish the redacted fact finding Judgment dated 27 November 2020. View hearing: Part 1 Part […]
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10/12/2021
Civil Justice Council: National Forum on Access to Justice for Those Without Means
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, welcomed over 300 delegates in person and online, to the Civil Justice Council’s National Forum on Access to Justice for those without means. He spoke on the importance of cohesion and collaboration for the development of the civil justice system and the critical role of the Civil […]
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10/12/2021
Spire Healthcare Ltd (claimant/respondent) –v- Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC (defendant/appellant)
Thursday 9th December 2021 The Defendant/Appellant appeals in respect of the order HHJ Pelling QC, sitting as a High Court Judge, dated 10 December 2020, pursuant to which a judgement was granted in favour of the Respondent/Claimant in the sums of £10,800,782.82 comprising the principal sum and the interest, and the orders on costs were made. […]
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10/12/2021
Allianz Global Investors GMBH & ors (claimant/appellant) –v- Barclays Bank PLC & ors (defendants/respondents)
Wednesday 8th – Thursday 9th December 2021 168 of the Claimants seek permission to appeal paragraph 1 of the order of Sir Nigel Teare dated 18 March 2021. The case involves more than 170 Claimants, almost all of which are investment funds. They seek damages from a number of Defendant banks (7 groups) alleging `illegal and anti-competitive […]
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09/12/2021
Judicial College Strategy 2021-25 launched
The new Judicial College Strategy has been published today (9 December 2021). The Strategy sets out the ambitions for the College over the next four years and how training will support wider judicial aims. The College is dedicated to supporting judicial office holders through high quality training, resources and publications. The objectives highlighted in the […]