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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 […]
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10/10/2021
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Retirement: Renny
Judge Katrina Louise Renny retires with effect from 9 October 2021. Background information Judge Renny (63) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1991 and a District Tribunal Judge of the Social Entitlement Chamber (now known as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, […]
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09/10/2021
Lord Chief Justice – Legal Wales Conference closing keynote speech
It has been too long since we have met in person for a Legal Wales Conference. COVID-19 is not behind us but as life returns to something that looks like normal it is a great pleasure to be back in Cardiff and to join at least some of you in person. The programme today has […]
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09/10/2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Denniss
His Honour Judge John Annear Denniss retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 8 October 2021. Background information His Honour Judge Denniss (70) was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1974. He was appointed a Recorder in 2001 and a Circuit Judge in 2009.
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08/10/2021
Mr Justice Chamberlain
Mr Justice Chamberlain was born and brought up in Edinburgh. After a university education in Oxford and London, he was called to the Bar in 1997. He specialised in public law, human rights, EU and international law. He appeared as counsel in the UK, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European […]
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08/10/2021
Assistant Judge Advocate General Retirement: Judge Camp
Judge John Paul Camp retires as Assistant Judge Advocate General with effect from 7 October 2021. Background information Judge Camp (70) was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1974. He was appointed as a fee-paid Assistant Judge Advocate General in 1988 and a salaried Assistant Judge Advocate General in 1991. He was appointed a […]
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08/10/2021
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice on the 125th anniversary of the Commercial Court
Sir David [Wootton, Lord Mayor Locum Tenens], Minister, My Lords, Aldermen, Sheriffs, Chief Commoner, Ladies and Gentlemen. I have been reminded that I am the 17th Lord Chief Justice since the Commercial Court began in 1895; which means that, somehow, 80 of my predecessors managed without it. The causes of its foundation, whose 125th anniversary […]
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07/10/2021
Directions for general extension of time to comply with directions of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Background The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is party to numerous proceedings before the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) (the “Upper Tribunal”). The Upper Tribunal has been informed that the business unit of the Department for Work and Pensions known as the Decision Making and Appeals team (“DMA”) has experienced unexpected staff shortages […]
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07/10/2021
Appointment of a new Senior Coroner and four new Area Coroners
The Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Thomas Teague QC, has welcomed the appointment of a new Senior Coroner and four new Area Coroners in England and Wales. They are: Cornwall Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Andrew Cox as the senior coroner for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly coroner area. His appointment was […]
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06/10/2021
Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction
This Insolvency Practice Direction is intended to retain those parts of the previous Temporary Practice Direction that were not concerned with workable solutions for court users during the COVID-19 pandemic and which come to an end under SI at the end of September 2021. Those elements were concerned with permanent changes to the way insolvency […]