Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgments, 1991

7 judgments, newest first. Open any case for its summary, the legal points it decides and how later courts have treated it.

Date Case Cited by
22 Oct 1991
Birch v Birch
[1991] EWCA Civ 5
Under section 1(2)(b) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the court must assess whether the particular petitioner can reasonably be expected to live with the…
23 Jul 1991
C (Minors), Re
[1991] EWCA Civ 10
Section 4 of the Family Law Reform Act 1987 gives the court a broad discretion to grant a parental rights order to a natural father. The practical…
17 Jul 1991
Vaughan & Ors v Barlow Clowes International Ltd & Ors
[1991] EWCA Civ 11
The first-in, first-out rule in Clayton's Case is prima facie available for competing equitable claims to a mixed fund, but it is a rule of convenience based…
 14
25 Jun 1991
IDC Group Ltd & Ors v Clark & Ors
[1991] EWCA Civ 3
Whether a deed creates a legal easement depends on its construction in context. The deliberate use of licence in a professionally drawn deed may indicate…
25 Feb 1991
Andrews v Schooling
[1991] EWCA Civ 18
An interim payment of damages requires satisfaction that the claimant will obtain judgment for substantial damages. A likelihood of success is insufficient.…
 5
20 Feb 1991
British Gas PLC v McCarrick
[1991] EWCA Civ 17
In an unfair-dismissal case based on alleged misconduct, the tribunal must not substitute its own view for that of the employer or reopen factual issues…
17 Jan 1991
M (minors), Re
[1991] EWCA Civ 14
A custody order made in Scotland and registered in England under the Family Law Act 1986 is to be recognised and enforced as if made by the English court with…