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Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Downs Solicitors LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 6 Apr 2006 |
[2006] EWCA Civ 385 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The rule against penalties is a narrow exception to the enforcement of contractual bargains. A condition precedent to entitlement to a refund, which imposes no…
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9 |
| 28 Nov 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 1706 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Under sections 216 and 217 of the Insolvency Act 1986, a former director may incur criminal liability and personal liability for a company’s debts where its…
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8 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 25 Mar 2022 |
[2022] EAT 157 · Employment Appeal Tribunal
Without prejudice privilege depends on the objective question whether, during negotiations, the parties contemplated or might reasonably have contemplated…
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| 10 Feb 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 279 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Contractual interpretation is a unitary exercise directed to the objective meaning of the language used, read in the context of the agreement and relevant…
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| 12 Jan 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 21 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
An oral commercial discussion creates a binding contract only where, objectively, the parties intended legal relations and agreed all terms regarded as…
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| 29 Jul 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 2075 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Where a winding-up petition relies on an unadmitted debt falling within an arbitration agreement, the insolvency court should not conduct a summary judgment…
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| 2 Aug 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 2050 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A screening opinion under the environmental impact assessment regime must address relevant environmental effects, including potentially significant…
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| 18 Apr 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 877 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
An injunction is generally ancillary to an underlying cause of action. The power to grant injunctions may develop in exceptional categories where necessary to…
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| 17 Mar 2008 |
[2008] EWHC 730 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
In a planning challenge, reasons are adequate if they enable the reader to understand how the principal important controversial issues were resolved. A…
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| 30 Nov 2006 |
[2006] EWCA Civ 1623 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A notice under rule 4.228 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 operates prospectively. It can protect a person from the prohibition in section 216 of the Insolvency…
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1 |
| 6 Apr 2006 |
[2006] EWCA Civ 385 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The rule against penalties is a narrow exception to the enforcement of contractual bargains. A condition precedent to entitlement to a refund, which imposes no…
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9 |
| 4 May 2004 |
[2004] EWHC 1096 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A right of way granted in general terms is construed by reference to the land, the terminus and the purpose of the grant. Where the grant contemplated…
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| 28 Nov 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 1706 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Under sections 216 and 217 of the Insolvency Act 1986, a former director may incur criminal liability and personal liability for a company’s debts where its…
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8 |
| 7 Mar 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 375 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A contractual compulsory share-transfer mechanism must be construed as a coherent whole. An offer notice is valid only if its terms permit completion in…
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2 |
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