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Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases FBC Manby Bowdler LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 3 Dec 2010 |
[2010] EWCA Civ 1367 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An application under the agricultural permitted-development procedure is valid when it objectively satisfies the requirements prescribed by the development…
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| 24 Feb 2021 |
[2021] EWCA Civ 240 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Where fresh evidence allegedly shows that a judgment was obtained by fraud, an appellate court should order a retrial only if the fraud is admitted or…
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7 |
| 17 Mar 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 596 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
On a contributory’s petition under Insolvency Act 1986, winding up on the just and equitable ground is a discretionary remedy of last resort. The court must…
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3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 24 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1776 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
The rule against reflective loss does not bar a shareholder from pursuing the distinct statutory remedy for unfairly prejudicial conduct merely because the…
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| 8 Dec 2025 |
[2025] UKUT 401 (LC) · Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber
An appellate tribunal should not interfere with factual findings or multifactorial evaluations unless the decision is plainly wrong, affected by an…
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1 |
| 10 May 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1128 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Interest on personal injury damages is compensatory, not punitive. Although the court has a broad statutory discretion, that discretion must be exercised…
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| 17 Mar 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 596 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
On a contributory’s petition under Insolvency Act 1986, winding up on the just and equitable ground is a discretionary remedy of last resort. The court must…
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3 |
| 24 Feb 2021 |
[2021] EWCA Civ 240 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Where fresh evidence allegedly shows that a judgment was obtained by fraud, an appellate court should order a retrial only if the fraud is admitted or…
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7 |
| 13 Nov 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 3030 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In construing a grant of an express right of way, the court must ascertain the meaning conveyed by the words of the instrument to a reasonable person with the…
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| 15 Oct 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 2724 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
On an enforcement appeal, the power to grant planning permission for an alternative scheme depends on whether the scheme relates to the whole or part of the…
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| 16 Feb 2017 |
[2017] EWCA Civ 68 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In construing an estate agency agreement, a marketing report and standard terms may perform different functions. Recommendations about when to market a…
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| 3 Nov 2016 |
[2016] EWCA Civ 1057 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The requirement that an expert valuer be independent under contractual valuation machinery is a condition of appointment, not merely a requirement that the…
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1 |
| 21 Oct 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 2542 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Testamentary capacity is assessed by asking whether the testator understood the nature and effect of the will, the extent of the property, and the claims upon…
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| 16 Feb 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 274 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Structures mounted on skids are not outside planning control merely because they can be moved. The relevant question is whether, having regard to the…
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| 1 Dec 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 3838 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A commercial agreement must be construed as a whole. Where its opening particulars identify a limited company by its registered name and company number…
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