Practice areas
Courts
Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Bates Wells acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 21 Jun 2013 |
[2013] EWCA Civ 748 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In libel, the court must identify the single natural and ordinary meaning which the words convey to the ordinary reasonable reader. That meaning will generally…
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| 22 May 2013 |
[2013] EWCA Civ 555 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A professional disciplinary tribunal may adopt a fair procedure for a temporary absence by one member where its governing rules do not prohibit that procedure.…
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6 |
| 18 Mar 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 681 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
On statutory judicial review by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, closed disclosure must enable the Commission to test the rationality and legality…
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| 8 Dec 2016 |
[2016] EWCA Civ 1247 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Exclusive occupation does not invariably create a tenancy. A tenancy requires legal possession, including the right to exclude the owner. Whether an occupier…
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5 |
| 6 Jul 2018 |
[2018] EWCA Civ 1605 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Members of a charitable company limited by guarantee can owe fiduciary duties even though shareholders of an ordinary company generally do not. Their powers…
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4 |
Recent cases
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| 24 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 695 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
For a statutory consultation about a proposed charging scheme, the proposal must remain open to reconsideration. Consultees must have a fair opportunity to…
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| 21 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 3080 (SCCO) · High Court: Senior Courts Costs Office
A party who accepts the figures for a costs bill after line-by-line assessment cannot later substitute different figures merely because subsequent calculations…
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| 29 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1979 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Summary judgment should be granted only where the claim or defence has no realistic prospect of success. A defence based on implied consent, acquiescence or…
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| 12 Feb 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 296 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
An extra-statutory concession extending VAT exemption to student-union catering must be construed according to its ordinary language. A “bar” may supply both…
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| 5 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2804 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
In a members’ club, disciplinary powers arise from the contractual effect of the club’s articles, rules and procedures. The court determines whether…
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| 8 Feb 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 73 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A statutory review of a professional disciplinary order considers the practitioner’s current fitness to practise and whether the order remains necessary. It…
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| 30 Jan 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 166 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Where contractual invoices are overstated or calculated on the wrong basis, the claim does not ordinarily fail altogether. The court may determine the amount…
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| 5 Dec 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 3110 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A winding-up petition may proceed where the petition debt is not genuinely disputed on substantial grounds. A set-off or cross-claim must be supported by…
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| 4 Oct 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2436 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A planning authority must interpret and apply development-plan policies according to their terms and must reach a lawful conclusion on whether a proposal…
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1 |
| 18 Aug 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2125 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
In professional regulation, impairment may be required to protect public confidence and professional standards even where the immediate risk of repetition…
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| 25 Apr 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 926 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
In an appeal against a fitness-to-practise decision, the regulator must charge the real substance of the alleged wrongdoing. Where conduct may amount to…
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| 23 Mar 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 646 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
At summary judgment stage, an inference of copyright copying based on similarity must be reasonably arguable. Similarities arising from common dramatic tropes…
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Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Bates Wells is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Bates Wells. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.