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| DAMAGES |
Solicitors’ negligence — Loss of claim for clinical negligence — Solicitors negligently failing to prosecute action — Action including claim for damages for future loss — Original claimant dying intestate before claim set down — Action compromised — Deceased’s husband claiming damages against solicitors for professional negligence on behalf of deceased’s estate and in personal capacity — Whether loss asserted by estate irrecoverable — Whether solicitors owing duty of care to husband
Whitehead and another v Hibbert Pownall & Newton ( a firm); [2008] WLR (D) 96
[2008] WLR (D) 96
04/04/08
Contribution — Entitlement — Defendant in knowing receipt of trust funds — Whether entitled to receive contribution from others responsible for loss to trust — Whether liability to make restitution “compensation” — Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, ss 1(1), 2, 6(1)
Charter plc and another v City Index Ltd (Gawler and others, Pt 20 defendants) [2007] EWCA Civ 1382; [2007] WLR(D) 1
- [2008] 2 WLR 950
21/12/07
Assessment — Harassment — Claimant suffering psychiatric damage and injury to feelings aggravated by defendant’s racial abuse — Whether appropriate to award separate heads of damage — Whether award excessive
Choudhary v Martins [2007] EWCA Civ 1379
- [2008] 1 WLR 617
20/12/07
Contract — Breach — Restrictive covenant — Claim for injunction to restrain future breaches and damages for past breaches — Injunction granted and inquiry as to damages ordered — Application to add claim for accounts of profits refused — Claim added for damages in form of reasonable payment for hypothetical relaxation of covenant during period of breach — Whether claimant entitled to seek damages on that basis — Whether claim abuse of process
WWF — World Wide Fund for Nature and another v World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc [2007] EWCA Civ 286
- [2008] 1 WLR 445
02/04/07
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| DATA PROTECTION |
Personal data —Processing — Selection of information from manual and electronic files — Whether compilation in computer-created document constituting creation of data capable of being “processed” — Data Protection Act 1998, ss 1(1), 13, Sch 1, Pts 1, II
Johnson v Medical Defence Union Ltd (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 262
[2007] WLR (D) 83
28/03/07
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Pleadings — Offer of amends — Libel claim in respect of three passages in book — Defendant making offer of amends in relation to one passage and pleading justification as to remainder — Claimant accepting offer and apology read in open court — Whether defendant precluded from resiling from offer and amending defence to plead justification — Defamation Act 1996, ss 2, 3
Warren v The Random House Group Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 834; [2008] WLR (D) 242
[2008] WLR (D) 242
16/07/08
Privilege —Absolute privilege — Qualified privilege — Complaint made to police but no subsequent prosecution resulting — Whether complainant entitled to rely upon absolute or qualified privilege
Westcott v Westcott [2008] EWCA Civ 818; [2008] WLR (D) 241
[2008] WLR (D) 241
15/07/08
Privilege — Qualified — Newspaper article containing report of parliamentary proceedings alongside other extraneous material — Whether parts of article protected by qualified privilege as being "fair and accurate" report of parliamentary proceedings — Whether privilege lost by inclusion of other material — Whether article as whole to be considered in determining meaning — Whether repetition rule to be disapplied — Defamation Act 1996 (c 31), s 15(1), Sch 1
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 432; [2008] WLR (D) 135
[2008] WLR (D) 135
30/04/08
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| DISCRIMINATION | Sex — Equal pay — Indirect discrimination — Union negotiating deal on terms and conditions of employment — Union prioritising future pay protection over claims for past unequal pay — Whether steps taken by union to persuade members to accept deal constituting means proportionate to legitimate aim of protecting future interests of whole membership — Whether deal indirectly discriminatory against members suffering past pay inequalities — Sex Discrimination Act 1975, ss 1(2)(b), 12(3) (as amended by Sex Discrimination (Indirect Discrimination and Burden of Proof) Regulations 2001)
Allen and others v GMB [2008] EWCA Civ 810; [2008] WLR (D) 243
[2008] WLR (D) 243
16/07/08
Disability — Detention centre — Detainee wheelchair user detained in government detention centre and privately-run centre prior to deportation — Detainee contending services provided activated duty to ensure suitability of premises — Detainee alleging failure to adapt premises — Whether “provision of services” — Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ( c 50), s 19(2)
Gichura v Home Office and another; [2008] WLR (D) 164
[2008] WLR (D) 164
20/05/08
Race — Burden of proof — Claim of victimisation — Whether reverse burden of proof to be applied — Race Relations Act 1976, s 54A (as inserted by Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 reg 41) — Council Directive 2000/43/EC, art 8
Oyarce v Cheshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); [2008] WLR (D) 138
[2008] WLR (D) 138
02/05/08
Disability — Housing — Landlord seeking possession against mentally ill secure tenant on ground of unlawful subletting — Court having no discretion to refuse order — Whether disability discrimination provisions applying to protect occupier with disability where landlord having right to possession — Housing Act 1985 (c 68), s 93 — Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c 50), ss 22(3)(c), 24
Lewisham London Borough Council v Malcolm (Disability Rights Commission intervening) [2007] EWCA Civ 763
- [2008] 2 WLR 369
25/07/07
Race — Compensation — Ex gratia scheme for British interned by Japanese during Second Word War — Citizen of Pakistan serving in Indian army not meeting eligibility criteria — Whether criteria discriminatory on grounds of race — Whether applicant entitled to payment — Race Relations Act 1976, ss 1(1), 19A (as inserted by Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, s 1), 41(2)
R (Dost Mohammed) v Secretary of State for Defence [2007] EWCA Civ 983
[2007] WLR (D) 114
01/05/07
Disability — Employment — Duty to make adjustments — Claimant absent due to disability receiving reduced sick pay under employer’s long term absence policy — Whether placed at substantial disadvantage — Whether disability-related less favourable treatment — Disability Discrimination Act 1995, ss 3A, 4A, as inserted by Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment Regulations) 2003 (SI 2003/1673)
O’Hanlon v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWCA Civ 283
[2007] WLR (D) 84
30/03/07
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| EMPLOYMENT |
Employer’s insolvency — Protective award — Company dismissing employees without due consultation — Protective award made after liquidation of company — Whether award provable as debt in liquidation — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, ss 188, 189 — Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925), rr 12.3 (as amended by Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2003 (SI 2003/1730), Sch 1, Pt 9, para 62), 13.12 — Council Directive 98/59/EC
Day v Haine and another [2008] EWCA Civ 626
[2008] WLR (D) 188
11/06/08
Contract of employment — Illegality — Employee accepted as self-employed for revenue purposes — Parties acting in good faith and without misrepresentation — Whether contract tainted with illegality for purposes of unfair dismissal claim — Whether misrepresentation required in order to show contract illegal
Enfield Technical Services Ltd v Payne; Grace v B F Components Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 393; [2008] WLR (D) 130
[2008] WLR (D) 130
28/04/08
Unfair dismissal — Compensation — Employer’s conduct making claimant ill before constructive dismissal — Whether compensation for unfair dismissal to take account of damages caused by employer’s conduct prior to dismissal — Employment Rights Act 1996, s 123(1)
GAB Robins (UK) Ltd v Triggs [2008] EWCA Civ 17; [2008] WLR (D) 17
- [2008] ICR 529
30/01/08
Discrimination — Disabled person — Long-term adverse effect — Claimant suffering from mental impairment — Adverse effect of impairment ceasing — Whether adverse effect “likely to recur” — Whether likelihood of recurrence to be determined on basis of evidence available at date of allegedly discriminatory act — Disability Discrimination Act 1995, s 1(1), Sch 1, para 2(2)
McDougall v Richmond Adult Community College [2008] EWCA Civ 4 [2008] WLRD 3
- [2008] ICR 431
17/01/08
Contract of employment — Church minister — Minister’s pastorhood terminated — Claim for unfair dismissal — Whether employee — Employment Rights Act 1996, s 230 — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 9
The New Testament Church of God v Stewart [2007] EWCA Civ 1004
- [2008] ICR 282
19/10/07
Protected disclosure — Unfair dismissal — Whether sufficient if employee holding reasonable belief — Employment Rights Act 1996, s 43A (as inserted by Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, s 1)
Babula v Waltham Forest College [2007] EWCA Civ 174
[2007] WLR (D) 52
7/02/07
Contract of — Confidential information — Non-competition clause — High-ranking employee exposed to confidential information in course of employment — Non-competition clause restricting use of confidential information after termination of employment — Whether clause unreasonable restraint of trade
Thomas v Farr plc and another [2007] EWCA Civ 118
[2007] WLR (D) 32
20/02/07
National minimum wage — Deductions — Employer deducting sums for utility bills — Whether hourly rate “in respect of” provision of living accommodation — Whether bringing hourly rate below national minimum wage — National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/584), reg 31(1)(i)
Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v Leisure Employment Services Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 92
[2007] WLR (D) 29
16/02/07
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| ESTOPPEL |
Conduct, by — Proprietary estoppel — Landowner’s will leaving farm to claimant — Landowner revoking will to exclude another legatee and dying intestate without making new will — Claimant having spent 30 years working on deceased’s land in expectation that he would inherit land — Whether facts establishing proprietary estoppel
Thorner v Major and others [2008] EWCA Civ 732; [2008] WLR (D) 222
[2008] WLR (D) 222
02/07/08
Per rem judicatam — Cause of action estoppel — Defendant winning patent action through perjury of inventor — Claimant bringing fresh action for declaration of entitlement to patent — Whether claim precluded by doctrine of res judicata — Whether inventor mere witness — Whether fraud exception applying
Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 9
[2008] WLR (D) 19
24/01/08
Per rem judicatam — Cause of action estoppel — Issue estoppel — Trade mark registry decision rejecting opposition — Whether registry’s decision final constituting cause of action or issue estoppel against party failing in registry hearing involving similar claim
Special Effects Ltd v L’Oreal SA and another
- [2007] Bus LR 759
12/01/07
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| EUROPEAN COMMUNITY |
Design — Registration — Validity — Design available to public prior to registration application — Infringement of registered design alleged — Validity of registration challenged on basis of prior art — Whether relevant sector that corresponding to product class indicated in registration application or sector of alleged prior art — Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002, art 7
Green Lane Products Ltd v PMS International Group Ltd and others [2008] EWCA Civ 358; [2008] WLR (D) 124
[2008] WLR (D) 124
23/04/08
Free competition — Services — Contract for supply of publicly funded legal services — Clause allowing unilateral amendment by contracting authority — Whether compatible with requirement of transparency — Council Directive 2004/18 /EC — Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5), regs 4, 9
R (Law Society) v Legal Services Commission; Dexter Montague and Partners (a firm) v Same [2007] EWCA Civ 1264
- [2008] 2 WLR 803
29/11/07
Registered Community Design — Infringement — Aerosol sprayers delivering air freshener — Whether producing a different overall impression on informed user — Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002, art 10
The Procter & Gamble Co v Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 936
[2007] WLR (D) 248
10/10/07
Environment — Waste — Waste lubricating oil reprocessed for burning as fuel — Whether ceased to be waste on completion of process of preparation for use as fuel or when actually burnt as fuel — Council Directive 2006/12/EC, art 1
R (OSS Group Ltd) v Environment Agency and others, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs intervening [2007] EWCA Civ 611
[2007] WLR(D) 179
28/06/07
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| EVIDENCE | Admissibility — Improperly obtained evidence — Fresh evidence — Proper approach to conflicting public interests as to respect for private life and fair trial — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 6, 8
Lifely v Lifely [2008] EWCA Civ 904; [2008] WLR (D) 280
[2008] WLR (D) 280
30/07/08
Privilege — “Without prejudice” discussions — Witness statement of claimant employee referring to negotiations over disputed employment terms — Whether negotiations admissible in action for wrongful dismissal and breach of contract
Framlington Group Ltd and another v Barnetson [2007] EWCA Civ 502
[2007] WLR (D) 146
24/05/07
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Equitable execution — Appointment of receiver — Whether jurisdiction to appoint receiver of debt or income falling due in future —Whether applications for appointment of receiver in relation to foreign debts and ancillary orders proceedings relating to or concerned with enforcement — Whether “recourse to force …to ensure effective implementation of judgments”— Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, art 22(5)
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and others (No 2) [2008] EWCA Civ 303; [2008] WLR (D) 97
[2008] WLR (D) 97
04/04/08
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