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Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Watson Farley & Williams LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 3 Nov 2010 |
[2010] UKSC 46 · Supreme Court
An enforcing court asked to refuse enforcement of a foreign arbitral award because no arbitration agreement existed must determine jurisdiction independently.…
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| 25 Mar 2004 |
[2004] EWCA Civ 314 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Civil Procedure Rules 1998 r 62.10 makes privacy the starting point for most arbitration claims, but it does not create automatic or permanent secrecy. Once…
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30 |
| 23 Feb 2016 |
[2016] EWCA Civ 84 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An objector seeking judicial review of a planning permission must act with the greatest possible celerity. Where the statutory notification requirements were…
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18 |
| 15 Jul 2005 |
[2005] EWCA Civ 891 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Commercial contracts are construed in their full transactional context. Where legitimate doubt exists, the court may favour the meaning which best reflects the…
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15 |
| 20 Mar 2007 |
[2007] EWHC 571 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A final injunction under Supreme Court Act 1981 section 37 requires an underlying legal or equitable right, or conduct that is vexatious, oppressive or…
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12 |
| 8 Mar 2013 |
[2013] EWCA Civ 156 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A commercial contract does not fail for uncertainty merely because matters such as charges or a delivery schedule remain to be agreed. The court must determine…
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12 |
| 19 Jan 2007 |
[2007] EWHC 11 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 provides a narrowly confined jurisdiction to intervene in arbitral awards. An award is obtained by fraud where a party…
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11 |
| 28 Nov 2005 |
[2005] EWHC 2684 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A court may look behind corporate structures and transactions where they are sham arrangements created dishonestly to conceal the true position and defeat…
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11 |
| 19 Jan 2015 |
[2015] EWHC 57 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Contractual interpretation is an objective exercise. The court determines the meaning of the language used in its factual and commercial context, without…
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11 |
| 1 May 2009 |
[2009] EWHC 930 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
In public procurement, a fixed tender deadline and a requirement for one complete submission may be enforced strictly where they serve transparency, equal…
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10 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 4 Jun 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 1453 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Where a parent provides money for property acquired in an adult child’s name, the court must determine the provider’s actual subjective intention. The…
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| 16 Apr 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 885 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A binding contract may arise during negotiations marked or begun subject to contract if the parties later expressly or impliedly waive that condition. The…
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| 11 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2941 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
On an application to set aside an without-notice extension of time for serving a claim form, the court conducts a rehearing and exercises its discretion in…
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| 1 Oct 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2496 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Finality generally prevents a judgment being reopened to correct an alleged error arising from a party’s failure to present its case properly, even where the…
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| 4 Sep 2025 |
[2025] UKUT 292 (LC) · Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber
Under section 35 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, the question is whether the lease makes satisfactory provision in the circumstances that exist, not…
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| 11 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1764 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
A contractual estimate of the time required for works is not a fixed completion period where the contract describes the programme as indicative. The reasonable…
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| 4 Jul 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1691 (TCC) · High Court: Technology and Construction Court
Contractual damages for construction defects are assessed by comparing the actual position with the position that would have existed but for the breaches. Loss…
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| 26 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1591 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A contract cannot be inferred from conduct where that conduct is equally, or more readily, explained by the parties’ existing contractual rights and…
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| 6 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1346 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A bailee holding long-unclaimed goods has no general common-law power of sale merely because the bailor cannot be traced. However, the bailment may end under…
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| 7 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2494 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A carrier’s statement that goods are shipped in apparent good order and condition ordinarily concerns their external condition, assessed by reasonable…
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| 9 Jul 2024 |
[2024] UKSC 23 · Supreme Court
A collateral warranty is a construction contract under section 104(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 only where the contractor…
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| 29 Jan 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 210 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A marine mortgagee who merely arrests a vessel owes a duty to act in good faith for the purpose of enforcing its security. Arrest does not amount to possession…
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