Lloyd’s syndicate: arbitration results confidential Insurance company sub nom v Lloyd’s syndicate [1994] (Ch.Div) (Colman J) Summary: When parties agree to go to arbitration over a dispute concerning an insurance contract, this agreement contains an implied term which imposes on both parties to it a duty to keep confidential from third parties the award, the […]
Roger Pearson looks ahead High Court moves are imminent which could tighten contempt procedures. Leave is requested to seek judicial review of the Attorney General’s decision not to take action for contempt against a number of national newspapers following sensational coverage of the trial of the Taylor sisters. The sisters, Michelle and Lisa, were convicted […]
The House of Lords is to decide whether Darlington Borough Council can sue Wiltshire Northern over alleged defects, amounting to u2 million, in the Dolphin Centre development at Darlington. The Law Lords Appeal Committee has allowed the council to lodge objections to moves by Wiltshires to challenge an Appeal Court ruling on 28 June paving […]
Roger Pearson reports on a decision that could open the floodgates for election sound-alikes Two High Court judges sitting as an election court refused to outlaw the actions of a retired headmaster who stood in European elections as the Literal Democrat candidate. The unsuccessful Liberal Democrat, Adrian Sanders, who had challenged his opponent’s candidacy, declared: […]
Boxer Terry Marsh is shaping up for a legal bout with the local Labour Party in Basildon, Essex. Marsh is heading for the High Court with accusations that the party is in breach of contract and has infringed his rights as a member of the Nethermayne branch.
Recruitment in the South East has tended to focus on specialist areas. Much of the external recruitment in the region in the last three years has been at senior level – attracting highly qualified lawyers with the aim of developing niche markets. This has largely proved successful. Areas in demand include personal injury, medical negligence, […]
A firm of Birmingham estate agents which fell victim to an alleged cheque fraud when one of its bookkeepers made out cheques for hundreds of thousands of pounds to herself, are suing Barclays Bank and the Midland Bank claiming they should never have honoured the forgeries. Steven Champion & Slater of Birmingham, seek repayment of […]
Roger Pearson looks ahead The House of Lords is to hear an appeal by a soldier jailed for life for murder after a car passenger was killed in a shooting incident in Northern Ireland. He has now been given leave to challenge his conviction. Lee William Clegg, a private with the Parachute Regiment, was given […]
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Finding a cause of action to support a claim for an injunction in commercial situations is usually not difficult. Advising a client who is being harassed – perhaps being “stalked” or having their offices picketed by someone bearing a grudge – on their cause of action is not so straightforward. While media or sports personalities […]
The possibility of future High Court action similar to that mounted by huntsmen against local authority bans on hunting on their land has been raised by the Association of Circus Proprietors. Many local authorities ban circuses with animal acts from using their land and now the association says it may seek a court ruling on […]
Richard Fox It has long been an anomaly in our High Court and County Court rules of procedure that a defendant has available the powerful tactical weapon of payment into court, yet there is no equivalent procedure available to the plaintiff. It should be possible for a plaintiff to bring pressure to bear upon the […]