CASES
May 16, 2014
Real Estate
Peter and Christine Gregory v Donald and Marion Naysmith
John acted for the claimants in Peter and Christine Gregory v Donald and Marion Naysmith in their boundary dispute claim in the High Court Oxford District Registry. The trial was heard before His Honour Judge Harris
CASES
May 9, 2014
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts
Davies v Davies [2014] EWCA Civ 568 and [2016] EWCA Civ. 463
Leslie was instructed by Wiljo Salen of Hugh James, Cardiff to represent Eirian Davies both at trial and on appeal, in her £7 million farm battle. The Court of Appeal has upheld the claim of Carmarthenshire
CASES
April 22, 2014
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Wills & Trusts
Oatley & Ors v Oatley & Powney [2014] EWHC 1956 (Ch)
Christopher was instructed by Thrings in Oatley & Ors v Oatley & Powney (2014) to act on behalf of the minor and unborn beneficiaries of a settlement, where the claimant trustees sought rectification. The case was
CASES
April 21, 2014
Commercial
The Netherlands and ING v European Commission
Case C-224/12P European Commission v The Netherlands and ING Groep EU:C:2014:213 On appeal from Cases T-29 and 33/10 The Netherlands and ING Groep v European Commission EU:T:2012:98
CASES
April 11, 2014
Commercial
N McM v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA) [2014] UKUT 0312 (AAC)
Charlie was successful in this appeal against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The appeal concerned the meaning of the words ‘severe mental impairment’ and ‘incomplete development of the brain’ under the Social Security
CASES
April 11, 2014
Personal Injury
HSE v Pickford Move Management Ltd
Andrew was instructed by Plexus Law in relation to a defence of prosecution concerning a person struck by a forklift truck.
CASES
March 28, 2014
Commercial Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts
Line v Baker anor [2014] EWHC 1368 (Ch); [2014] All ER (D) 42 (May)
Guy was instructed by Stephens Scown Solicitors in the case of Line v Baker anor [2014] EWHC 1368 (Ch); [2014] All ER (D) 42 (May), a most unusual dispute over the ownership of a valuable property
CASES
March 13, 2014
Public & Administrative Law
Bloor Homes East Midlands Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council [2014] EWHC 754 (Admin)
Calculation of 5 year housing land supply; prematurity; plan “silent or absent”; need for policies to incorporate a cost: benefit approach.
CASES
March 10, 2014
Commercial
Rowena Mary Elizabeth Williams (As Executor Of The Estate Of William Stanley Batters Deceased) v Gregory John Jones
John obtained judgment for the claimant following a High Court trial in the Bristol Mercantile Court before Recorder Blunt QC in the case of Rowena Mary Elizabeth Williams (As Executor Of The Estate Of William Stanley
CASES
March 1, 2014
Wills & Trusts
James & The Co-Operative Trust Corporation v Owen, James & James
Christopher was instructed by MFG Solicitors to represent the claimants in a trial before Mr Justice Morgan, sitting in the Chancery Division in Cardiff. The claimants sought orders for the construction of the trusts set up
CASES
February 21, 2014
Construction & Engineering
Cometson v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and R&M Williams Limited [2014] EWHC 419 (Ch)
This case was heard in the Chancery Division in Cardiff. It was the first of a number of potential cases concerning ‘Envelope Schemes’ in South Wales. Andrew Kearney acted for the contractor, R&M Williams Limited. The