Recent Foreign Court Decisions

 United Kingdom Supreme Court:

 

·         Zubaydah v Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and others [2023] UKSC 50 (20 December 2023)

·         Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2023] UKSC 49 (20 December 2023)

·         Byers & Ors v Saudi National Bank (Rev1) [2023] UKSC 51 (20 December 2023)

·         Zubaydah v Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and others [2023] UKSC 50 (20 December 2023)

·         HXA v Surrey County Council [2023] UKSC 52 (20 December 2023)

·         TUI UK Ltd v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 (29 November 2023)

·         Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors [2023] UKSC 47 (29 November 2023)

·         Afzal, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 46 (28 November 2023)

·         Imam, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon [2023] UKSC 45 (28 November 2023)

 England & Wales High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions:

 

·         Clapham & Ors v Narga [2023] EWHC 3337 (Ch) (22 December 2023)

·         BC Penthouse Ltd v Sheikha Hind Salim Homoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah [2023] EWHC 3307 (Ch) (21 December 2023)

·         Asturion Foundation v Alibrahim [2023] EWHC 3305 (Ch) (21 December 2023)

·         The Joint Administrators of Lehman Brothers Holdings PLC v LB GP No.1 Ltd & Ors (Re Consequential Matters) [2023] EWHC 3317 (Ch) (21 December 2023)

·         Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright (Re Pre-Trial Review) [2023] EWHC 3287 (Ch) (20 December 2023)

·         Taylor & Anor v Bank of Scotland PLC [2023] EWHC 3185 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

·         Price v Nunn [2023] EWHC 3200 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

·         Morina & Ors v Scherbakova & Ors [2023] EWHC 3253 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

·         Shokrollah-Babaee v EFG Private Bank Ltd [2023] EWHC 3270 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

·         Merck Serono SA v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2023] EWHC 3240 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

·         IMG Data Ltd v Perform Content Services Ltd [2023] EWHC 3244 (Ch) (19 December 2023)

·         Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd v Nanda [2023] EWHC 3201 (Ch) (15 December 2023)

·         Bridgen v Bridgen & Ors [2023] EWHC 3232 (Ch) (15 December 2023)

·         Complete Care Services (Rossendale) Ltd v Godwin & Anor (Re Partnership - Expulsion of claimant from domiciliary crisis care business - Whether expulsion valid - Whether one of two partners can rely upon existing grounds for expulsion that were unknown at the time of the expulsion notice and only discovered subsequently - Relevance of mutual duties of good faith) [2023] EWHC 3139 (Ch) (15 December 2023)

·         The Duke of Sussex & Ors v MGN Ltd [2023] EWHC 3217 (Ch) (15 December 2023)

·         Morton v Morton & Anor (Re Costs) [2023] EWHC 3223 (Ch) (15 December 2023)

·         Guy & Ors v Brake & Ors (Re Moratorium Cancellation Costs) [2023] EWHC 3179 (Ch) (14 December 2023)

·         Oatly AB v Dairy UK Ltd [2023] EWHC 3204 (Ch) (14 December 2023)

·         Worsley v Gould & Ors [2023] EWHC 3181 (Ch) (14 December 2023)

·         Bouchier & Anor v Booth & Anor [2023] EWHC 3195 (Ch) (13 December 2023)

·         Mercy Global Consult Ltd v Adegbuyi-Jackson & Ors [2023] EWHC 3203 (Ch) (13 December 2023)

·         Bin Obaid & Ors v RLS Solicitors Limited (t/a RLS Law) [2023] EWHC 3136 (Ch) (11 December 2023)

·         Otto & Ors v Inner Mongolia Happy Lamb Catering Management Company Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 3151 (Ch) (08 December 2023)

·         The Ali Abdullah Alesayi Will Establishment v Alesayi [2023] EWHC 3150 (Ch) (08 December 2023)

·         BV8 Ltd v BV9 Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 3048 (Ch) (06 December 2023)

·         Rued v Dormer & Anor [2023] EWHC 3118 (Ch) (05 December 2023)

·         British Film Institute v Hall Media Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 3110 (Ch) (05 December 2023)

·         Tonstate Group Ltd & Ors v Wojakovski [2023] EWHC 3119 (Ch) (05 December 2023)

·         Barnard v Brandon & Ors [2023] EWHC 3043 (Ch) (05 December 2023)

·         The Official Receiver & Anor v Haq & Anor [2023] EWHC 3072 (Ch) (05 December 2023)

·         Allen & Anor v Sines Parks Holdings Ltd [2023] EWHC 3104 (Ch) (04 December 2023)

·         Bal v Attri [2023] EWHC 3103 (Ch) (04 December 2023)

·         Finnan v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2023] EWHC 3058 (Ch) (01 December 2023)

·         Chedington Events Ltd v Brake & Anor [2023] EWHC 3094 (Ch) (01 December 2023)

·         Florestco Ltd v The Hillview Group Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2971 (Ch) (01 December 2023)

·         Jewkes v Watson & Anor [2023] EWHC 2993 (Ch) (30 November 2023)

·         Bahia v Sidhu & Anor [2023] EWHC 3028 (Ch) (30 November 2023)

·         Lehman Brothers Holdings Plc, Re [2023] EWHC 3056 (Ch) (29 November 2023)

·         Old Park Capital Maestro Fund Ltd v Old Park Capital Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 3057 (Ch) (28 November 2023)

·         Munn & Anor v ETL Holdings (UK) Ltd [2023] EWHC 2998 (Ch) (27 November 2023)

·         Knell & Ors v Van Loo [2023] EWHC 2933 (Ch) (24 November 2023)

·         Rahman v Hassan & Ors [2023] EWHC 3004 (Ch) (24 November 2023)

·         Stoney-Andersen v Abbas & Ors [2023] EWHC 2964 (Ch) (24 November 2023)

·         Freeborn & Ors v Emery House Property Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 3009 (Ch) (24 November 2023)

·         Steels v Steels & Anor [2023] EWHC 2985 (Ch) (23 November 2023)

 England & Wales High Court (Family Division) Decisions:

 

·         MB v KB & Ors (Costs) [2023] EWHC 3299 (Fam) (21 December 2023)

·         EC v BM [2023] EWHC 3237 (Fam) (15 December 2023)

·         MB v KB & Ors [2023] EWHC 3177 (Fam) (13 December 2023)

·         J, Re (Habitual Residence: Acquiescence) [2023] EWHC 3141 (Fam) (08 December 2023)

·         Lancashire County Council v M & Ors [2023] EWHC 3097 (Fam) (01 December 2023)

·         Mahtani v Mahtani [2023] EWHC 2988 (Fam) (22 November 2023)

 England & Wales High Court (Technology & Construction Court) Decisions:

 

·         Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 3281 (TCC) (21 December 2023)

·         Glover & Anor v Fluid Structural Engineers & Technical Designers Ltd [2023] EWHC 3219 (TCC) (15 December 2023)

·         Van Elle Ltd v Keynvor Morlift Ltd [2023] EWHC 3137 (TCC) (08 December 2023)

·         Iluminesia Ltd (t/a AlterEgo Facades) v RFL Facades Ltd [2023] EWHC 3122 (TCC) (06 December 2023)

·         Lidl Great Britain Ltd v Closed Circuit Cooling Ltd (t/a 3cl) [2023] EWHC 3051 (TCC) (29 November 2023)

·         IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LzLabs GmbH & Ors [2023] EWHC 3015 (TCC) (29 November 2023)

 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decisions:

 

·         Chang v The Hospital Administrator & Ors (Trinidad and Tobago) [2023] UKPC 44 (12 December 2023)

·         Chitolie & Anor v Saint Lucia National Housing Corporation [2023] UKPC 43 (05 December 2023)

·         Arjoon & Ors v Daniel (Receiver) (Trinidad and Tobago) [2023] UKPC 42 (04 December 2023)

·         Henry & Anor v Attorney General of St Lucia (Saint Lucia) [2023] UKPC 41 (27 November 2023)