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The Law Society v Elsdon & ors [2015] EWHC 1326 (Ch)
[1] The question raised by this case is whether the intervention of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) into the practice of Mr Michael Elsdon and Sai-Donne Limited (Sai-Donne) should be withdrawn. JUDGMENT NEWEY J: Basic facts [2] Mr Elsdon qualified as a solicitor in 1985 and practised under his own name between 1989 (or perhaps …
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November 1, 2015
Herbert v Doyle & anr [2010] EWCA Civ 1095
[1] This is an adjourned application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow if permission is granted, from the order dated 27 November 2008 of Mr Mark Herbert QC sitting as a deputy judge of the Chancery Division. JUDGMENT ARDEN LJ: [2] The appellant, Mr Herbert, brought these proceedings to obtain an order requiring …
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Frame v Rai [2012] BCSC 1876
JUDGMENT JENKINS J: [l] This case involves a family dispute over ownership of a lot and house located at 8324 122A Street in Surrey, British Columbia (BC) (the Surrey property) and currently registered in the names of the plaintiff, the defendant, Inderjit Rai, and her late husband, Jaswinder Rai, who passed away in April of …
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Crossfield v Jackson [2014] EWCA Civ 1548
JUDGMENT GLOSTER LJ Background [1] The appellant, and defendant in the action, Monica Elaine Crossfield (whom I shall refer to as the appellant), appeals against paras 1-6 of the order of Recorder G.D. Smith dated 31 January 2014 (the order) made in the Manchester County Court. Permission to appeal was granted on paper by Patten …
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Cadogan Petroleum plc & Ors v Mark Tolley & Ors [2011] EWHC 2286 (Ch)
JUDGMENT NEWEY J: [1] A variety of applications came before me in July. Some of them have been adjourned or otherwise dealt with by agreement. The matters that remain to be decided at this stage can be summarised in broad terms as follows: i) Should certain proprietary claims made by the claimants be disposed of …
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Re ARL [2015] EWCOP 55
[1] This is an application by the Public Guardian for the court to revoke a lasting power of attorney (LPA) for property and financial affairs. JUDGMENT SENIOR JUDGE LUSH: The background [2] ARL was born on 10 April 1929. [3] She used to live in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, but since 5 September 2012 she has resided …
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WA v The Executors of the estate [2015] EWHC 2233 (Fam)
JUDGMENT MOOR J: [1] This is an appeal dated 23 February 2015 against an order for financial provision made by consent in November 2014. The order says it was made by Deputy District Judge McHardy. It is right to note, however, that the terms were approved by Deputy District Judge Berry a week earlier. [2] …
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September 30, 2015
Scott v HMRC [2015] UKFTT 0266 (TC)
JUDGMENT JUDGE KENNETH MURE QC: Preliminary [1] This appeal relates to the inheritance tax notice of determination dated 22 May 2013 (D98-105) in respect of the estate of the late Dr Olive Scott (Olive) who died on 4 March 2007. The appellant, Malcolm Scott (Malcolm), is her surviving son and co-executor. The other executor is …
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Public Guardian v CT & EY [2014] EWCOP 51
JUDGMENT LUSH SJ: [1] This is the first occasion on which a respondent has sought an order for costs against the Public Guardian in respect of a safeguarding application regarding the respondent’s conduct as the donee of a lasting power of attorney. The background [2] CT was born in 1929 and formerly worked for Ford …
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MF Global UK [2014] EWHC 2222 (Ch)
JUDGMENT RICHARDS J: [1] This is an application to enable a settlement agreement to be made which would compromise and release all tracing and other claims between MF Global UK Limited (MFGUK) as trustee of the trust of client money and the general estate of MFGUK acting by its joint administrators. [2] The client money …
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