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Cases later courts cite most
Cases Geoffrey Leaver LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 25 Jan 2012 |
[2012] EWHC 81 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A commercial joint venture does not automatically create fiduciary obligations, nor does the use of a newly incorporated company establish a single-purpose…
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| 19 Feb 2013 |
[2013] EWCA Civ 74 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A person propounding a will must prove that the testator knew and approved its contents. The court considers the whole of the evidence and asks whether…
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10 |
| 19 Oct 2007 |
[2007] EWCA Civ 1004 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A minister of religion is not subject to a general presumption that arrangements with a church lack legal effect. Whether there is a contract of employment…
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8 |
| 30 Jun 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 651 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A fiduciary who continues to perform an outstanding retainer remains bound by loyalty, even if released to compete generally. Acting for the principal and…
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5 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 21 Nov 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2960 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
An appellate court reviewing a first-instance decision must identify an error of law or procedural unfairness before interfering. Findings of fact attract a…
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| 6 Apr 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 824 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
On an application to strike out or obtain summary judgment, the applicant must show that the claim is bound to fail or has no real prospect of success and that…
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| 3 Feb 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 174 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Repeated acceptance of late contractual payments does not, without a clear and unequivocal representation and reliance, prevent a party from enforcing future…
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| 21 Jun 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 1587 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Misconduct by a claimant does not automatically defeat an equitable claim. The clean-hands doctrine requires an immediate and necessary relation between the…
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| 14 May 2019 |
[2019] EWCA Civ 823 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An obligation to use reasonable endeavours is a positive obligation to take reasonable steps to achieve the specified outcome as soon as reasonably…
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| 31 Jan 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 118 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
An obligation to use reasonable endeavours is a positive contractual obligation. Its content depends on the language of the contract and the facts. The court…
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| 13 Jun 2017 |
[2017] EWHC 1738 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Permission to accept an unwithdrawn Part 36 offer after trial has begun is discretionary. A party who rejects an offer, proceeds with the trial and then…
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| 25 Sep 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 2667 (IPEC) · High Court: Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
The abbreviation “OCN”, standing alone, was descriptive of a type of educational organisation. It could not distinguish a particular undertaking or support…
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| 30 Jun 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 651 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A fiduciary who continues to perform an outstanding retainer remains bound by loyalty, even if released to compete generally. Acting for the principal and…
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5 |
| 8 May 2014 |
[2014] EWCA Civ 556 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A settlement offer not made under CPR Part 36 carries no automatic costs consequence. It is only a factor in the court’s general discretion. The court must…
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| 23 Jan 2014 |
[2014] EWHC 30 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Professional agents owe duties of reasonable skill and care even where services are provided gratuitously or speculatively. An agent instructed by a vendor…
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| 19 Jun 2013 |
[2013] EWHC 1720 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
On an application for security for costs, the court may consider the claimant’s prospects of success, but should not examine the merits in detail unless a high…
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