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A trial judge’s order for adoption of three children was set aside in the Court of Appeal today. The judge made damning findings about the credibility of the parents, describing the mother as the most egregious liar I have ever…
The Respondents in this Appeal from the Competition Appeals Tribunal (the CAT) bought or leased trucks made by the Appellants. They alleged that the prices they paid for those trucks were artificially inflated by the Appellants’ unlawful participation in a…
For some years the West Midlands, and particularly the City of Birmingham, has been plagued with a form of anti-social behaviour known as street cruising or car cruising. On 3 October 2016 Judge Worster granted an injunction against persons unknown…
The parents of Harry Dunn unsuccessfully challenged a claim for public interest immunity (PII) in a judgment handed down two days before the rolled-up hearing due to take place on Wednesday 11 November 2020: The Queen (on the application of…
Appeal Court judges variously expressed sympathy for the appellant (a former equity partner of Deloitte), believed that he was entitled to feel harshly treated or reluctantly agreed that his appeal must be dismissed against the global giant, but none was…
A self-employed stockbroker lost his claim for breach of contract against one of the oldest investment and management firms on the London Stock Exchange because of his own repudiatory breaches: (1) Mr Biagino Palmeri (2) GPIM Ltd (3) BPIM Ltd…
Whilst most polls give Joe Biden a clear lead in the popular vote, is the United States heading for a clear presidential result or could it just be déjà vu 2000? In a vote for President, one could be forgiven…
During the referendum debates over four years ago I thought hard about the incompatibility of an Irish Border with Brexit vis-à-vis the integrity of the EU single market. When the result to leave the EU emerged, I wondered what plan…
Love him or hate him, he appears to have little respect for world order; America is first. With seven weeks to go before the US Presidential Election Donald Trump seems to be regaining lost ground against his Democratic challenger, Joe…
The hazards of remote hearings and perceived bias are well illustrated by the recent Court of Appeal decision in C (A Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 987. This so-called hybrid hearing concerned the death of an 18-month old child, the son…