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Cases later courts cite most
Cases Clarkslegal LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 17 Apr 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 380 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Under Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the employer bears the legal burden of showing the reason, or principal reason, for dismissal. An employee who…
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53 |
| 20 Dec 2006 |
[2006] EWCA Civ 1737 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An adjudicator’s decision under a construction contract is temporarily binding. A party may not refer the same or substantially the same dispute for a second…
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19 |
| 20 Jun 2007 |
[2007] EWCA Civ 583 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Bonnard rule against prior restraint where a defendant proposes to justify an alleged defamation does not, as such, govern a genuine trade mark…
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6 |
| 15 Jan 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 1 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An expert’s certificate under a lease is effective only if the expert determines the question entrusted to him. The contract defines both the expert’s remit…
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5 |
| 14 Apr 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 792 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
An adjudicator may decide an issue on a basis for which neither party expressly contended, provided the relevant material was before the parties and the…
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5 |
| 26 Feb 2014 |
[2014] EWHC 366 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A contractual provision requiring variations to be written does not prevent a subsequent oral variation, waiver or promissory estoppel. The party alleging an…
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5 |
| 21 Apr 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 943 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Under CPR rule 19.5, substitution after expiry of the limitation period is available where the original claim cannot properly continue without the new party…
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3 |
| 2 Feb 2006 |
[2006] EWHC 174 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Successive adjudications concerning extensions of time are permissible where they arise from separate disputes based on different grounds. A contractor may…
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3 |
| 20 Dec 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 3286 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A performance bond drafted as secondary liability may nevertheless create liability for an unpaid contractual debt arising after the contractor’s insolvency. A…
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3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 14 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 819 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A guarantee must be construed objectively, by reference to its language, purpose, structure and relevant background. General expressions such as “all monies”…
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| 18 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1790 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
The equity of exoneration depends on the presumed intention of co-owners. Where jointly owned property secures borrowing by one owner, the burden ordinarily…
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| 1 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1584 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Applications for assistance under the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 must satisfy the statutory jurisdictional thresholds and remain…
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| 5 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWCA Civ 1330 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Where a contract caps the total liability of each party to the other, the cap applies separately to each party’s liability before contractual set-off, unless…
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| 13 Feb 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 297 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Disclosure of litigation-funding information may be ordered in support of a prospective non-party costs application. The applicant need not show that the…
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1 |
| 17 Aug 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2092 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
An exclusive jurisdiction clause must be construed in the context of the agreement as a whole. Broad words may cover non-contractual claims, but the mere fact…
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1 |
| 12 Jul 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1765 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A contractual project plan may become binding where the agreement contemplates that delivery dates will be fixed or refined during an initial phase and the…
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| 4 Mar 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 464 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A personal guarantee given by a company director is enforceable where the creditor’s promise to continue supplying goods on credit, together with associated…
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1 |
| 21 Apr 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 943 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Under CPR rule 19.5, substitution after expiry of the limitation period is available where the original claim cannot properly continue without the new party…
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3 |
| 20 Dec 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 3286 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A performance bond drafted as secondary liability may nevertheless create liability for an unpaid contractual debt arising after the contractor’s insolvency. A…
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3 |
| 14 Apr 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 792 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
An adjudicator may decide an issue on a basis for which neither party expressly contended, provided the relevant material was before the parties and the…
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5 |
| 18 Mar 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 209 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For an agency worker seeking to establish a contract with the end-user, implication is permitted only where necessary to give business reality and create…
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2 |
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