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Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Macfarlanes LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 22 Apr 2015 |
[2015] UKSC 23 · Supreme Court
Where a company suffers loss through wrongdoing by its directors, their conduct and knowledge are not attributed to the company so as to defeat its claim…
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58 |
| 26 Jul 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 2031 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An applicant for without notice relief must make reasonable enquiries into known potential defences and present material facts fairly. Claimed forgetfulness…
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58 |
| 19 Jul 2012 |
[2012] EWCA Civ 998 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For a petition under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006, the public availability of company accounts does not impose a duty on a minority shareholder to…
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42 |
| 17 Apr 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 379 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The necessary or proper party gateway requires the court to examine the claims against the anchor defendants in isolation. An arguable claim and an English…
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40 |
| 9 Apr 2019 |
[2019] EWCA Civ 596 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A representee seeking rescission for fraudulent misrepresentation bears the legal burden of proving inducement. A material fraudulent representation intended…
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26 |
| 7 Feb 2011 |
[2011] EWHC 97 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A government’s declared intention to reform the planning system by primary legislation may be a material consideration in determining planning applications…
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24 |
| 6 Feb 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 84 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An expert arbitrator may use knowledge which a person possessing the contractually required expertise and local experience could reasonably be expected to have…
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23 |
| 3 Oct 2013 |
[2013] EWHC 2926 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
On an application to set aside service out of the jurisdiction, the claimant must show a serious issue to be tried, a good arguable case that a jurisdictional…
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21 |
| 11 May 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 1250 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Contract damages are assessed by reference to causation and on the assumption that the claimant responded reasonably to the breach. Where the claimant takes a…
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18 |
| 21 Dec 2010 |
[2010] EWHC 3372 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Under the ISDA Master Agreement, section 2(a)(iii) suspends a payment obligation while the counterparty’s Event of Default continues; it does not permanently…
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17 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 25 Sep 2026 |
[2026] UKUT 364 (TCC) · Upper Tribunal: Tax and Chancery Chamber
For section 159A(4)(b) of the Finance Act 2014, the phrase ‘the gaming’ refers to remote gaming identified at the start of subsection (4), rather than only…
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| 28 Aug 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 2271 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Proprietary and freezing injunctions engage different tests. A proprietary injunction requires a serious issue to be tried, a favourable balance of…
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| 10 Aug 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 1080 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Where a defendant continues a jurisdiction challenge by seeking appellate review, the court should preserve the defendant’s ability to decide whether to submit…
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| 29 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 814 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Fairness in an alleged abuse involving the distribution of unidentified royalties must be assessed comparatively. The claimant must identify a realistic…
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| 17 Jun 2026 |
[2026] UKSC 17 · Supreme Court
For income tax purposes, a partner’s share of partnership profits is determined by contractual profit-sharing rights subsisting during the relevant accounting…
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| 6 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1229 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
At a convening hearing for a restructuring plan, the court determines whether the statutory jurisdictional conditions are met, whether the proposed creditor…
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| 1 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1015 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Enforcement of a domestic arbitration award may be refused on grounds of English public policy, but the jurisdiction requires a careful balance between the…
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| 21 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EAT 53 · Employment Appeal Tribunal
An Employment Tribunal may exclude a proposed issue where it is an attempt to reopen factual findings that were necessary to an earlier preliminary…
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| 25 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 771 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Where both parties have addressed the court on interest, the court may depart from an adjudicator’s approach and determine the correct contractual basis…
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| 16 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 612 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
In adjudication-enforcement proceedings, the court may consider related Part 8 proceedings only where the issue is short and self-contained, requires no…
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| 25 Feb 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 405 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
On applications concerning a derivative claim and service out of the jurisdiction, the court must focus on whether the pleaded case has a real prospect of…
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| 11 Feb 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 161 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
On an application for summary judgment, the court may decide a short point of law where it has the evidence necessary for proper determination and the parties…
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