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Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Watling & Co acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 8 Sep 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 2414 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Injunctions restraining calls on irrevocable letters of credit or similar instruments are available only in exceptional circumstances. The enhanced merits…
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| 17 Dec 2014 |
[2014] EWCA Civ 1649 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secret dealing with another party’s agent is not, without more, an independent basis for terminating a contract. The principle in bribery cases concerns…
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3 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 5 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1271 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
On an application for security for costs, the court must first determine whether a condition in CPR 25.27 is satisfied and then decide whether, having regard…
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| 29 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 510 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In contractual causation, a voluntary intervention by a third-party fraudster will normally break the chain where it makes the breach merely an opportunity for…
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| 23 May 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1283 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
For strike-out and summary judgment purposes, a claim has no realistic prospect of success where established principles show that it is bound to fail. Apparent…
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| 10 Mar 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 664 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An asymmetrical jurisdiction clause permitting an insurer to sue in any court with or claiming jurisdiction, coupled with a non-exclusive submission and forum…
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| 22 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2662 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Where a contract requires an invoice before payment proceedings may be brought, a bona fide invoice satisfies that precondition even if its amount is later…
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| 30 Jan 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 166 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Where contractual invoices are overstated or calculated on the wrong basis, the claim does not ordinarily fail altogether. The court may determine the amount…
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| 5 Oct 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2493 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Expedition of a trial requires real, objectively viewed urgency. The court must assess that overriding question against good reason for expedition…
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| 8 Sep 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 2414 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Injunctions restraining calls on irrevocable letters of credit or similar instruments are available only in exceptional circumstances. The enhanced merits…
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3 |
| 7 May 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 1267 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Article 6(1) of the Brussels Regulation may apply to a multi-party personal-injury claim involving different causes of action and different national laws. The…
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| 17 Dec 2014 |
[2014] EWCA Civ 1649 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secret dealing with another party’s agent is not, without more, an independent basis for terminating a contract. The principle in bribery cases concerns…
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3 |
| 4 Feb 2014 |
[2014] EWHC 163 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A follow settlements clause is construed from its wording and commercial purpose. Where the following insurer agrees to follow the lead insurers “in claims”…
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1 |
| 18 Apr 2013 |
[2013] EWHC 865 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A tribunal does not apply an insufficiently stringent repudiation test merely because its reasoning uses the expression inconsistent performance. The question…
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2 |
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