Monthly Archives: May 2022
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09/05/2022
Lunch and speech celebrating commercial litigation in Liverpool
Mrs Justice Cockerill with the Vice Chancellor of Liverpool Law School and HHJ Cadwallader on her visit on 3 May 2022. Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court Mrs Justice Cockerill visited Liverpool Circuit Commercial Court for a lunch with local commercial practitioners. In the afternoon she visited Liverpool Law School and delivered a speech […]
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09/05/2022
Health, Education and Social Chamber President and Chief Medical Member to speak at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Chamber President, Judge Sutherland Williams, and the Chief Medical Member, Dr Joan Rutherford, will speak at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Edinburgh this year. Session title: Understanding the Family Court if you’re not an expert witness – a session for clinicians of all grades Time: 10.30-11.45 Date: Wednesday 22 […]
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09/05/2022
Faulkner & ors (petitioners/respondents) v Vollin Holdings Ltd & ors (respondents/appellants)
Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 May 2022 The 1st, 2nd and 5th Respondents, appeal the judgment of Johnson J dated 31 March 2021, whereby he found that the Petitioners had been unfairly prejudiced at the hands of the Investor, and directed: that the active Respondents purchase the Petitioners’ shares and gave case management directions regarding […]
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09/05/2022
Howard (dec’d) (claimant/respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (defendant/appellant)
Thursday 5 May 2022 The SSHD appeals the Order of Swift J. of 23 April 2021 by which he granted the claim for judicial review and declared that the SSHD’s decisions of 05 November 2018, 03 December 2018 and 23 May 2019 were unlawful to the extent that they were taken in reliance on the […]
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06/05/2022
AM (Belarus) (applicant/respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent/appellant)
Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5 May 2022 The SSHD appeals the Order of Lane J. of 27 January 2021 by which he allowed AM’s judicial review claim on Ground 1 and made a declaration that continuing to refuse to grant the Appellant leave to remain in the UK is a disproportionate interference with his Article […]
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06/05/2022
Mackenzie (claimant/appellant) v AA plc & anr (defendants/respondents)
Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5 May 2022 NOTE: DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS APPEAL HAS HAD TO BE ADJOURNED ON THE MORNING OF THE 5TH MAY AND THE FINAL DAY IS PART HEARD TO A LATER DATE The Claimant appeals against the order made by Mr Anthony Metzer QC (sitting as Deputy High Court Judge). […]
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06/05/2022
Optis Cellular Technology LLC & ors (claimants/respondents) v Apple Retail UK ltd & ors (defendant/appellants)
Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5 May 2022 The Defendants/ Appellants ((1) Apple Retail UK Limited; (2) Apple Distribution International Limited; (3) Apple Inc ‘Apple’) appeal the Order of Meade J (Chancery Division, Patents Court) dated 28 July 2021. Brief factual background: Optis is the proprietor of patent EP(UK) 2,229,744 (the `744 patent’) which the court […]
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06/05/2022
Appointment of Resident Judges
Following Expressions of Interest exercises, the Lord Chief Justice is pleased to announce the appointment of two Resident Judges. HHJ Bill Mousley QC has been appointed as the Resident Judge at Bournemouth Combined Court with effect from 3 May 2022. HHJ James Townsend has been appointed as the Resident Judge at Swindon Combined […]
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06/05/2022
Fact-finding hearings and domestic abuse in Private Law children proceedings – Guidance for Judges and Magistrates
Introduction In March 2022 I invited Lady Justice Macur to form a small group with the task of producing short, clear and practical guidance for judges and magistrates concerning fact finding hearings and domestic abuse in Private Law children proceedings in the Family Court. I am extremely grateful to Macur LJ and her team who […]
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04/05/2022
District Bench Retirement: Ball
District Judge Mark St Clair Ball retires from the District Bench with effect from 4 May 2022. Background information District Judge Ball (66) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1993 and a District Judge in 2012.