Practice areas
Courts
Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Beale & Co acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 21 Feb 2007 |
[2007] EWHC 149 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
In a construction defects claim, professional liability is governed by the services actually undertaken, not every function normally associated with the…
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| 18 Jan 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 63 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A claim in unlawful means conspiracy based on deceit must plead a clear and concise account of the essential facts, including the alleged dishonest acts, the…
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6 |
| 27 Aug 2014 |
[2014] EWHC 2886 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
In exercising the discretion on costs, the court must consider all the circumstances, including the parties’ conduct and their relative success on particular…
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6 |
| 18 Sep 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 2190 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Service of a claim form requires compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules and an objective assessment of what was communicated. Sending a copy of an issued…
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5 |
| 13 Nov 2006 |
[2006] EWHC 2909 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
After expiry of limitation, an amendment adding a new duty or cause of action may be allowed only where the new claim arises from the same or substantially the…
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5 |
| 26 Aug 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 2171 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
The court has a wide discretion to impose conditions when permitting a party to rely on replacement expert evidence. Disclosure of the first expert’s report…
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4 |
| 28 Feb 2014 |
[2014] EWHC 530 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
For limitation purposes, a negligent subcontractor’s liability may accrue before the main contractor’s liability to the employer is formally quantified. A…
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4 |
| 17 Oct 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 2511 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Where proceedings are issued without abusive conduct, an underpayment of the issue fee does not prevent the claim from being “brought” for limitation purposes…
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3 |
| 15 Jun 2011 |
[2011] EWHC 1516 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, a contribution may include a share of costs paid to the injured third party as part of a settlement…
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3 |
| 24 Aug 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 2142 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A database may qualify for database right and copyright even if it is simple, compact or stored as a PDF, provided its constituent materials are independent…
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3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 6 Aug 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 2089 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
On applications to strike out and for reverse summary judgment, a claimant must plead each misrepresentation with enough precision to identify its terms…
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| 15 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 884 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Costs normally follow the event, but the court may depart from that order where the successful party’s conduct makes departure just. A refusal to mediate is…
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| 12 Sep 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2325 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A non-party should not ordinarily be joined for costs-only purposes merely to facilitate a possible future order under section 51 of the Senior Courts Act…
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| 13 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1468 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Summary judgment is inappropriate where the existence and operation of a relevant duty depend on disputed facts, incomplete documentation and evidence likely…
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1 |
| 9 Apr 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 831 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
In a professional negligence claim concerning allegedly defective engineering design, the court assesses the final design, rather than the design process in…
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| 8 Apr 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 743 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Where multiple insurance policies cover the same risk and contain excess or other-insurance clauses, the clauses must be construed objectively and together. If…
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| 3 Jul 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 1698 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A contractual prohibition on assignment may make a direct assignment of contractual rights ineffective against the debtor. It does not necessarily prevent the…
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| 16 Apr 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 840 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Where construction drawings and specifications are supplied before contracting and are plainly intended to define the work, they may be incorporated into the…
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| 21 Mar 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 1190 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A claim for a Building Liability Order need not be heard with the underlying claim. However, where such an order is contemplated, it will generally be sensible…
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2 |
| 15 Dec 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 3219 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
On an application for strike-out or summary judgment, the court applies the same legal test where the alleged defect is that the claim is bad in law. Summary…
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| 1 Nov 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2620 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A consultant’s contractual obligations depend on the proper construction of the appointment as a whole. An obligation requiring compliance with a client’s…
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1 |
| 5 Apr 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 802 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
The court has a general discretion under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and its case-management powers to permit a party to replace an expert. The discretion…
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1 |
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