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Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Howe+Co Solicitors acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 20 Apr 2021 |
[2021] EWCA Civ 567 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Whether allegedly defamatory words convey fact or opinion depends on how they would strike the ordinary reasonable reader or viewer in context. A broadcast…
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68 |
| 24 Apr 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 977 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The natural and ordinary meaning of an allegedly defamatory publication is assessed objectively. The publisher’s intended meaning and individual readers’…
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23 |
| 19 Dec 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 3547 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A contributor to a defamatory publication is liable where it knowingly authorises publication of its own defamatory statement in the relevant context. It is…
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23 |
| 30 Sep 2008 |
[2008] EWHC 2261 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A published immigration discretion must state its scope clearly enough to guide officials, applicants and appellate bodies. It is unlawful where its stated…
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13 |
| 9 Jul 2012 |
[2012] UKUT 196 (IAC) · Upper Tribunal: Immigration and Asylum Chamber
In a discretionary deportation appeal, the Tribunal must scrutinise the factual basis on which the Secretary of State considers deportation conducive to the…
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6 |
| 14 Dec 2007 |
[2007] EWCA Civ 1326 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A policy ordinarily creates a legitimate expectation that it will be applied to persons within its scope, while cases outside it must still receive due…
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6 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 28 May 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1312 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Summary judgment in a disease claim should be reserved for cases where the requirements of CPR 24.2 can readily be established. The court must not conduct a…
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1 |
| 18 Dec 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 3283 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
When an inquiry chair decides whether to fund legal representation, the statutory discretion must be exercised fairly and with regard to avoiding unnecessary…
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| 19 Jan 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 62 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
An unincorporated association is not a legal entity and cannot be sued in its own name. A representative claim under CPR 19.8 requires the representative and…
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1 |
| 17 Mar 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 778 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A local housing authority must comply with its allocation scheme, but a scheme may confer discretion to make exceptional provision. A claimant cannot…
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| 23 Mar 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 666 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In assessing general damages for defamation, the court must make a broad and holistic assessment. It should consider the gravity of the allegations, the extent…
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| 20 Apr 2021 |
[2021] EWCA Civ 567 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Whether allegedly defamatory words convey fact or opinion depends on how they would strike the ordinary reasonable reader or viewer in context. A broadcast…
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68 |
| 10 Jul 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 1848 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a defamation reference-innuendo claim, the court asks whether a reasonable person possessing the pleaded extrinsic facts would understand the words to refer…
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| 24 Apr 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 977 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The natural and ordinary meaning of an allegedly defamatory publication is assessed objectively. The publisher’s intended meaning and individual readers’…
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23 |
| 19 Dec 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 3547 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A contributor to a defamatory publication is liable where it knowingly authorises publication of its own defamatory statement in the relevant context. It is…
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23 |
| 16 Nov 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 3139 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Where an injunction may restrain freedom of expression or assembly, the claimant must show that it is more likely than not that relief will be granted at…
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| 8 Mar 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 454 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Immigration detention must remain justified throughout the period of detention. A high risk of absconding is important, but it does not automatically outweigh…
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| 13 Dec 2017 |
[2017] EWCA Civ 2106 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In Gurkha historic-injustice claims under Article 8, dependency at the date of application is the critical issue. The family-life or private-life label may be…
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