Onur Air Tasimacilik AS v Goldtrail Travel Ltd (In Liquidation) (2017)

Judgment Date: 16 Nov 17

Summary The court refused to vary an order requiring an airline to make a £3.64 million payment into court as a condition of its appeal against the payment of the same to settle a judgment debt. The airline's chairman, who had made a very substantial investment in the company and continued...

Tech 21 (Uk) Ltd v Design Blue Ltd (2017)

Judgment Date: 31 Oct 17

Summary A claimant was allowed to amend its particulars of claim to include claims for revocation of a patent and to seek a declaration from the court. Facts The claimant applied to amend its particulars of claim.The defendant had agreed to supply to the claimant material made up of...

Ivey v Genting Casinos (T/A Crockfords Club) (2017)

Judgment Date: 25 Oct 17

Summary The subjective element of the test for dishonesty in R. v Ghosh (Deb Baran) [1982] Q.B. 1053 did not correctly represent the law and directions based on it should no longer be given. When dishonesty was in question, the fact-finding tribunal had first to ascertain the actual state...

Ivey v Genting Casinos (T/A Crockfords Club) (2017)

Judgment Date: 25 Oct 17

Summary The subjective element of the test for dishonesty in R. v Ghosh (Deb Baran) [1982] Q.B. 1053 did not correctly represent the law and directions based on it should no longer be given. When dishonesty was in question, the fact-finding tribunal had first to ascertain the actual state of the...

Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd V RMC FH Co Ltd (2017)

Judgment Date: 24 Oct 17

Summary The release by the headlessee of a property to the developers of an adjoining site of the right of light appurtenant to the headlease would amount to an encroachment on or against the demised premises in breach of the terms of the headlease. Facts The headlessee of a property...

Burrows Investments Ltd v Ward Homes Ltd (2017)

Judgment Date: 20 Oct 17

Summary Where a sale agreement governing the sale of land for residential development restricted the manner in which the developer could dispose of the completed residential units with a view to protecting the seller's right to overage, the subsequent sale of five properties to a registered social housing provider as...

Clavis Liberty Fund 1 LP v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (2017)

Judgment Date: 19 Oct 17

Summary Where a limited liability partnership had engaged in a scheme under the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 s.730 to generate losses which could be offset against its tax affairs elsewhere, HMRC were entitled to reduce those losses to nil because the transaction was an artificial arrangement and not part...

Banner Universal Motion Pictures Ltd v (1) Endemol Shine Group Ltd (2) Friday TV AB (3) NBC Universal Global Networks UK Ltd (2017)

Judgment Date: 19 Oct 17

Summary A documented format for a televised game show could arguably qualify for copyright protection as a dramatic work, but it would need to have identified features distinguishing it from similar types of show, and the features would need to be connected in a coherent framework which could be repeatedly...

(1) Koza Ltd (2) Hamdi Akin Ipek v Mustafa Akcil & 5 Ors (2017)

Judgment Date: 18 Oct 17

Summary The English courts had jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by an English company against its Turkish parent company. The proceedings were principally concerned with the validity of decisions of an organ of the English company, and therefore fell within Regulation 1215/2012 art.24(2). Facts A Turkish parent company and its...