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Cases later courts cite most
Cases McDermott Will & Schulte UK LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 26 Mar 2007 |
[2007] EWHC 600 (Pat) · High Court: Patents Court
Added matter is assessed by comparing the application as filed with the patent as granted through the eyes of the skilled addressee. Subject matter is added…
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| 12 Apr 2013 |
[2013] EWHC 815 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Damages for trade mark infringement may be assessed on the user principle by reference to the sum that reasonable parties would have agreed for permission to…
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16 |
| 19 Mar 2008 |
[2008] EWCA Civ 192 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An amendment adds matter unless the subject matter is clearly and unambiguously disclosed, expressly or implicitly, in the application as filed when read…
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12 |
| 30 Oct 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 2912 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a libel claim concerning republication of a defamatory document, an author is liable for a third party’s republication as a joint wrongdoer only where the…
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10 |
| 13 Jul 2023 |
[2023] EWCA Civ 826 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A determination under section 73 of the Arbitration Act 1996 about whether a party has lost its right to challenge an award is a decision under section 67 or…
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5 |
| 10 Jul 2009 |
[2009] EWHC 1671 (Pat) · High Court: Patents Court
A patent claim defined by functional results must be enabled across its full scope. It is insufficient to identify desirable parameters if the skilled person…
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5 |
| 21 Oct 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 2641 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Under section 73(1) of the Arbitration Act 1996, a party must raise the substance of each jurisdictional objection during the arbitration before advancing it…
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4 |
| 2 Feb 2010 |
[2010] EWHC 114 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A party may interview an opponent’s employee or former employee, but neither the witness nor the interviewing party may disclose or seek information protected…
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4 |
| 30 Jul 2003 |
[2003] EWCA Civ 1132 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The relevant date for goodwill and reputation in a passing-off claim remains the date when the defendant begins the conduct complained of. The filing date of a…
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3 |
| 7 Dec 2006 |
[2006] EWHC 3151 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
In construing a compromise concerning pension benefits, the court asks what the parties’ words would reasonably have conveyed against the relevant background.…
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3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 1 Jul 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1648 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An anti-suit injunction on vexation or oppression grounds is available when the ends of justice require it, subject to careful consideration of comity and the…
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| 26 Feb 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 487 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Disclosure under PD 57AD must be directed to pleaded issues and remain reasonable and proportionate. A significant pleaded issue ordinarily warrants disclosure…
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| 9 Feb 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 255 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Where an arbitral tribunal has made a peremptory order, the principal mechanism for enforcement is the procedure in section 42 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The…
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| 2 Feb 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 265 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Case management decisions should reflect the overriding objective, proportionality, fairness and the efficient use of court resources. Where a pleaded validity…
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| 13 Jan 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 5 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Section 41(5) of the Arbitration Act 1996 permits a tribunal to make a peremptory order following non-compliance with any order or direction within its powers.…
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| 21 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 3151 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Under section 42 of the Arbitration Act 1996, the court may enforce a tribunal’s peremptory order requiring a party to withdraw or stay foreign proceedings…
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| 31 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1999 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
In determining costs, the court should assess the parties’ reasonable costs by reference to the outcome of each application, the degree of success, the work…
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| 31 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1938 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Performance bonds may constitute “funds” and, alternatively, “economic resources” for the purposes of Council Regulation (EU) No. 269/2014. Where the…
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| 26 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1614 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
The principle of open justice is the starting point. Confidentiality orders are exceptional and must be justified by clear and cogent evidence. They must go no…
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| 6 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1392 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Sections 89 and 95 of the Insolvency Act 1986 impose a specific payment-in-time test for a members’ voluntary liquidation. The question is whether the company…
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| 11 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2862 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Relief restraining presentation of a winding-up petition is appropriate where the alleged debt is bona fide disputed on substantial grounds or the company has…
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| 10 Jun 2024 |
[2024] EWCA Civ 630 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Consumer status is assessed objectively by reference to the particular transaction, not the individual’s subjective motive or general personal circumstances.…
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Earlier names
These figures include judgments naming firms that have since merged into, or been renamed as, McDermott Will & Schulte UK LLP: McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP.
Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which McDermott Will & Schulte UK LLP is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with McDermott Will & Schulte UK LLP. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.