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Cases later courts cite most
Cases Hatch Brenner LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 16 Apr 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 374 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A limitation defence under the Human Rights Act 1998 concerns the merits of a claim, not the court’s jurisdiction for the purposes of CPR Part 11. Delay by the…
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23 |
| 31 Jan 2012 |
[2012] EWCA Civ 52 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For a will to be validly executed under section 9(a) of the Wills Act 1837, a third party who signs for the testator must do so at the testator’s direction. A…
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5 |
| 24 Mar 2010 |
[2010] EWCA Civ 312 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Undue influence may vitiate consent even where the claimant made a conscious choice. In a relationship of trust and confidence, a person proposing a risky…
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4 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 28 Jul 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1937 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Indemnity costs are exceptional but do not require dishonesty or moral blame. The court asks whether conduct or circumstances, viewed in the litigation as a…
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1 |
| 17 Oct 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2684 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A malicious prosecution claim against investigating police officers will ordinarily fail where an independent prosecutor made the charging decision after…
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| 12 Dec 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 3162 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
For an arrest under section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, reasonable suspicion is a low-threshold question. The officer may consider all…
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| 25 Apr 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 942 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The reflective loss rule is a narrow company-law rule which prevents a shareholder recovering a diminution in share value or distributions where the loss…
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| 18 May 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 1330 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a personal injury claim involving alleged mild traumatic brain injury, the court must assess the whole evidential picture. Genuine post-traumatic amnesia…
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| 22 May 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 1240 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
For the purposes of enfranchisement under the Places of Worship (Enfranchisement) Act 1920, “trust” is not confined to a trust in the strict legal sense. It…
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| 15 Mar 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 485 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The reflective loss principle is not confined to claims based on breach of a duty owed to the company. It applies where the company has a cause of action for…
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| 9 Feb 2018 |
[2018] EWCA Civ 161 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A trust of an undivided share in a sole trader’s business is not necessarily void for uncertainty of subject matter. Each class of asset must be considered…
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| 9 Jul 2014 |
[2014] EWCA Civ 1201 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In a road collision at a single long staggered junction, a driver's breach in crossing a red light can remain causative of an impact occurring further inside…
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| 31 Jan 2012 |
[2012] EWCA Civ 52 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For a will to be validly executed under section 9(a) of the Wills Act 1837, a third party who signs for the testator must do so at the testator’s direction. A…
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5 |
| 19 May 2011 |
[2011] EWHC 1247 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Under section 9(a) of the Wills Act 1837, a testator may sign personally or direct another person to sign on the testator’s behalf. Where the testator directs…
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1 |
| 24 Mar 2010 |
[2010] EWCA Civ 312 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Undue influence may vitiate consent even where the claimant made a conscious choice. In a relationship of trust and confidence, a person proposing a risky…
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4 |
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