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Cases later courts cite most
Cases Hewlett Swanson acted in that later judgments cite most often.
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| 5 Feb 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 59 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A Quistclose-type trust arises only where a transferor objectively intends to restrict the transferee’s use of property so that it is not at the transferee’s…
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Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 28 Jan 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 128 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A creditor may challenge a liquidator’s decision under section 168(5) only where the challenge is brought in the creditor’s capacity as such and concerns an…
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| 21 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2983 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Where a party is successful on a strike-out application, the general costs rule ordinarily applies. A summary assessment is appropriate where it is…
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| 6 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2789 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
For the purposes of an unfair-prejudice petition, personal conduct by a shareholder is not enough. It must be causally connected to conduct of the company’s…
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| 5 Jun 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 1356 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
The court will not ordinarily suspend pleading deadlines so that a defendant can undertake a wide review of documents which would ordinarily be addressed…
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| 20 Dec 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 3124 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A director may borrow from a company without necessarily breaching fiduciary duty, but the transaction must be assessed against the company’s purpose…
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| 6 Jun 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1331 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
An unless order making continuation of litigation conditional on payment of an earlier costs order is a discretionary sanction. The court must first determine…
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| 4 Apr 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 683 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
An express right of way granted at all times and for all purposes is not confined to the uses reasonably required when it was created. It may support later…
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| 28 Oct 2022 |
[2022] EWCA Civ 1409 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A trial judge’s broad discretion over costs under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 is not displaced merely because a successful party acted dishonestly or beat a…
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| 9 Nov 2020 |
[2020] EWCA Civ 1469 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A county court may transfer a discrete application within bankruptcy proceedings to the High Court under rule 12.30(2) of the Insolvency (England and Wales)…
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2 |
| 26 May 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 789 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Costs for a hearing lasting no more than one day should generally be summarily assessed unless there is good reason for detailed assessment. Substantial…
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| 12 Feb 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 230 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
For an insolvency application, the period in which service must occur under rule 12.9(3) of the Insolvency Rules 2016 is calculated by reference to the hearing…
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| 5 Feb 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 59 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A Quistclose-type trust arises only where a transferor objectively intends to restrict the transferee’s use of property so that it is not at the transferee’s…
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9 |
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