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  • 03/12/2021

    Worcestershire County Council (claimant/respondent) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (defendant/appellant) & anr

    Thursday 2nd December 2021 The Defendant, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, appeals the order of Linden J dated 22 March 2021 by which he quashed the Defendant’s decision of 28 February 2020 on the grounds that it was erroneous in law. The background of the matter is a dispute between two local […]

  • 03/12/2021

    Begum –v-  The Secretary of State for the Home Department

    Wednesday 1st December 2021 Second appeal. National of Bangladesh. Refusal to issue residence card  sought under Regulation 17(4) EEA Regulations 2006 as an extended family member of an EEA national (her maternal Uncle). The Uncle is Italian. The sponsor had been a national of Bangladesh and moved to Italy in 1989. He came to the UK […]

  • 03/12/2021

    The Secretary of State for the Home Department (appellant) v Khattak (respondent)

    Wednesday 1st December 2021 The SSHD appeals the order of UTJ Blum of 23 February 2021 granting Mr Khattak’s application for judicial review and quashing the SSHD’s decisions of 01 October 2019 and 20 November 2019 insofar as they refuse to grant the Respondent leave to remain under the 5 year parent route. The SSHD had […]

  • 03/12/2021

    Zulfiqar (appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent)

    Wednesday 1st December 2021 Zulfiqar (appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent) Second appeal. National of both Britain (as born here) and of Pakistan (by descent). Refusal of human rights claim and decision to deport. He has resided in the UK since he was born in 1979. 5 motoring and drugs […]

  • 03/12/2021

    Ceredigion Recycling & Furniture Team (claimant/respondent) v Pope (defendant/appellant) & ors

    Tuesday 30th November 2021 The applicant seeks permission to re-open the PTA refusal by Popplewell LJ. The claimant company was run by volunteers to recycle furniture and other domestic items. One of the volunteers was the first defendant. It was alleged that he and another director arranged a self-invested personal pension for themselves funded in part […]

  • 03/12/2021

    The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v The Kingdom of Spain & anr

    Tuesday 30th November – Wednesday 1st December 2021 NOTE:  DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THE SECOND DAY OF THIS APPEAL WILL BE HEARD FULLY REMOTELY AND WILL NOT BE LIVE STREAMED The London Steamship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Limited, appeals paragraph 1 of the Order of Mr Justice Butcher dated 21st December 2020 referring three questions to the […]

  • 03/12/2021

    Ford –v- Seymour-Williams

    Tuesday 30th November 2021 The Claimant appeals with permission from Michael Kent QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge his order dated 19 February 2021 by which he dismissed the claim and ordered that the Claimant pay the Defendant’s costs. The Claimant, now aged 42, is an experienced horsewoman. On 15 September 2018, at a […]

  • 03/12/2021

    LB Havering & other local authorities v Stokes & others

    Tuesday 30th November – 2nd December 2021 The appellants are local authorities who have obtained injunctions against unauthorised encampments on land in their areas.  The orders are expressed to be against not only a number of named defendants but also “persons unknown”.  In a Judgment handed down on the 12th May 2021, Nicklin J held that, whereas interim […]

  • 03/12/2021

    Cassini SAS -v- Emerald Pasture Designated Activity Company & others

    Tuesday 30th November 2021 The 1st defendant appeals the order of HHJ Kramer (sitting as a High Court Judge) dated 27 August 2021, whereby he declared that the 1st defendant is in breach of the Senior Facilities Agreement “SFA” and ordered that they pay the claimant’s costs. The applicant is subject to French Insolvency proceedings. These are main […]

  • 03/12/2021

    Message from Mr Justice Mostyn: Family Procedure Rules – contempt forms

    On 30 July 2021, a new form for making a contempt application (external link, opens in a new tab), FC600, was added to the prescribed list of Forms in FPR PD5A. In addition four further forms for the use of the court in contempt proceedings have been issued. These are: FC601 (Summons to appear at […]