Category: Articles
26
Oct
20
Ganoun v. Joshi: Application to appoint an administrator of deceased instead of person entitled
Judgment was handed down in the case of Ganoun v Joshi [2020] EWHC 2743 (Ch) last Wednesday. Here John Bryant, who appeared for the first respondent, provides an overview of the case. The ...

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26
Oct
20
The Weekly Roundup: The Boris Karloff Edition
Did you know that Boris Karloff made over 200 films in the course of his distinguished career? Nearly as many films as the team at 1CL has done webinars. This week in preparation for Halloween the ...

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23
Oct
20
Special Briefing: The exercise of judicial discretion in foreign law cases
THE ROME II REGULATION AND THE EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY THE ENGLISH COURT Among the principal tenets of the Rome II Regulation (No 864/2007) are legal certainty and predictability ...

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22
Oct
20
Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings
Introduction On 17 September 2020, the Master of the Rolls (“MR”) introduced the “Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings” (the “Overall Arrangements”).

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20
Oct
20
Possession in the Post-Covid World
This briefing note examines procedural issues in residential possession claims after the lifting of the General Stay imposed March 2020. It deals with the procedures involved both in bringing a ...

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19
Oct
20
The Weekly Roundup: the Spice Up Your Life Edition
As regular readers know, we at 1CL like nothing better of an evening than to huddle round the chambers wireless listening to the government’s pronouncements on the issues of the day. For the last ...

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16
Oct
20
A Problem and a Swift Engagement of Revers(ionary) Gear
Following the much anticipated decision of the Court of Appeal in Swift v Carpenter John Ross QC and Thomas Yarrow provide a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties accommodation claims ...

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12
Oct
20
The Weekly Roundup: the A-Ha Edition
This week saw the team at 1CL dusting off our scientific calculators and trying to remember our integers from our indices. For on Friday the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Swift v ...

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05
Oct
20
The Weekly Roundup: the Cruel Summer Edition
It sometimes seems that we at 1CL do nothing but show off about our successes; but that’s because there’s so much to show off about. We hope readers will indulge us with one little crow over our ...

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02
Oct
20
Brexit Announcements: civil litigation in a no-deal context
Keen observers of the present state of EU/UK “negotiations” will have spotted some developments in recent weeks and, indeed, in the last few days. While the media have been preoccupied ...

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