Practice areas
Courts
Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Dolmans Solicitors acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 13 Jul 2004 |
[2004] EWCA Civ 892 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In private nuisance, the common enemy rule permits a landowner to protect land against floodwater, even where water that would otherwise enter is diverted to…
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| 7 Jun 2007 |
[2007] EWCA Civ 446 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The common law does not impose a duty of care on public authorities or their employees to parents honestly suspected of abusing their children when…
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4 |
| 3 Nov 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 1205 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Misfeasance in public office is not actionable per se. The claimant must prove material damage. That requirement includes recognised psychiatric illness, but…
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3 |
Recent cases
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| 8 May 2024 |
[2024] UKSC 15 · Supreme Court
A claimant seeking damages in private nuisance must prove that the defendant’s breach factually caused the claimed loss. The ordinary inquiry is whether the…
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| 12 Jul 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1669 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A coroner should generally rely on the findings and conclusions of an independent Accident Investigation Branch unless there is credible evidence that its…
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| 3 Feb 2023 |
[2023] EWCA Civ 80 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In a nuisance claim involving Japanese knotweed, a claimant may recover diminution in value where the loss is consequential on an actionable physical…
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| 7 Jun 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 1377 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The enhanced investigative duty under Article 2 is not confined to cases in which the state has assumed responsibility for, or exercised control over, the…
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| 28 Oct 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 3066 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
For personal injury claims, the limitation period runs from the later of accrual of the cause of action and the claimant’s date of knowledge. Knowledge does…
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| 1 Nov 2011 |
[2011] EWHC 2836 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a claim for malicious prosecution, the claimant must establish both the absence of reasonable and probable cause and malice. Reasonable and probable cause…
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| 22 Nov 2010 |
[2010] EWCA Civ 1627 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Article 8 proportionality in a police home search requires a fair balance between respect for the home and the prevention of crime. The reasons supporting the…
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| 21 Jan 2010 |
[2010] EWHC 62 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A local authority’s duty to safeguard children does not automatically exclude a duty of care to their parents. A potential conflict between parental and child…
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1 |
| 3 Nov 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 1205 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Misfeasance in public office is not actionable per se. The claimant must prove material damage. That requirement includes recognised psychiatric illness, but…
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3 |
| 31 Oct 2007 |
[2007] EWHC 2592 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A notice under section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is remedial. Its purpose is to secure the most appropriate steps for protecting human health…
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| 7 Jun 2007 |
[2007] EWCA Civ 446 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The common law does not impose a duty of care on public authorities or their employees to parents honestly suspected of abusing their children when…
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4 |
| 23 May 2006 |
[2006] EWCA Civ 701 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On a second appeal concerning an after-the-event insurance premium, the Court of Appeal directed that the matter proceed as a test case because of the wider…
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