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Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Schofield Sweeney LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
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| 16 Oct 2007 |
[2007] EWHC 2256 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Damages for trespass may reflect the value of the use obtained by the trespasser, even where the claimant suffers no measurable physical loss. The appropriate…
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| 13 Nov 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 3084 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Permission under CPR 31.22 to use documents disclosed in civil proceedings for another purpose is governed by the interests of justice. The applicant must show…
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| 29 Jan 2016 |
[2016] EWHC 127 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In determining a planning application, the flood-risk policies in paragraphs 100, 101 and 103 of the National Planning Policy Framework distinguish plan-making…
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| 28 Jul 2016 |
[2016] EWCA Civ 796 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A planning permission and its conditions must be construed objectively and as a whole. Extrinsic material has a limited role, but material expressly…
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Recent cases
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| 1 Jul 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1645 (IPEC) · High Court: Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
A pleaded family of trade marks cannot be established merely by showing repeated use of a common word. The proprietor must prove that the relevant public…
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| 6 May 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1058 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A share transfer is ineffective unless supported by a proper instrument of transfer, delivery to the company and registration in accordance with the Companies…
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| 23 Mar 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 619 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
For interim proprietary and freezing relief, the merits threshold is a good arguable case: the claim must be more than merely arguable and carry some degree of…
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| 16 Jan 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 46 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Where no reciprocal enforcement regime applies, an English court may enforce a final and conclusive foreign money judgment at common law by entering its own…
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| 5 Jan 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 10 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
An order for pre-action disclosure under Civil Procedure Rules 1998, rule 31.16, may be made where the anticipated parties and the documents falling within…
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| 11 Dec 2024 |
[2024] UKSC 42 · Supreme Court
A specifically enforceable agreement for value to transfer an equitable interest can create a vendor–purchaser constructive trust even where the purchaser is…
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| 24 May 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 654 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
The High Court held that it was bound by the Court of Appeal’s clear observations in Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust that the court could not compel…
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| 5 May 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 1410 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Interim injunctive relief will not ordinarily be granted to prevent a company member from exercising a statutory right to request a general meeting where the…
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| 28 Feb 2023 |
[2023] EWCA Civ 214 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An oral reorganisation agreement may contain an implied term changing beneficial ownership of shares where that term is necessary for commercial or practical…
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| 1 Jul 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 1304 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
In complex commercial litigation, a successful party will ordinarily recover its costs even if it fails on some issues. The court may make a proportionate…
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| 29 Jan 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 140 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Where a party asserts that an existing beneficial interest has been disclaimed, that party bears the burden of proving the disclaimer. The meaning of informal…
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| 11 Mar 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 847 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
For the purpose of adjudication, a notice is given when it comes to the addressee’s attention, or on the contractually deemed date of service, rather than…
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