Summary Company director's application rejected that proceedings under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 against him be stayed in consideration of his undertakings. Facts Company director's appeal from the decision of Rattee J that company directors disqualification proceedings against him would not be stayed against his undertakings which the Secretary of...

Summary Damages awarded to plaintiffs for surveyor's negligence held to be unaffected by the fact that the structural defects which the surveyor had failed to report on were subsequently rectified at no cost to the plaintiffs. Facts Surveyors' appeal against judgment for damages of #29k in negligence in respect of...

Summary Where there had been a novation of a contract of insurance, so that any payment to be made to the policy holder would be made by a third party which would derive the benefit of the reinsurance, there was no loss to the original reinsured. The liability to the...

Summary In an appeal from a decision of Master Muncaster the issue was whether parts of a statement of claim should be struck out: the question which the judge asked himself was "is it perfectly clear that this claim cannot succeed?". Facts The action arose out of the investment of #10...

Summary Appeal against a decision of Langley J on four issues arising from Baltic Insurance Group's ('Baltic') counterclaim. Following a commitment by Jordan Grand Prix Ltd ('Jordan') to pay bonuses to its employees if it finished in the top six in the 1994 Formula 1 World Championship, it insured against this contingent...

Summary There were 3 issues in the case: (1) If a lease is disclaimed prior to forfeiture, can the court grant relief from forfeiture pursuant to its inherent jurisdiction at the request of a sub-tenant (no); (2) In such a case, can the court make a vesting order pursuant to s.146(4) of the...

Summary Applications for leave to apply by judicial review to stop the deer hunting ban on National Trust Land in Devonshire and Somerset and for injunctive relief. Facts Renewed application by deer hunters and tenant farmers for judicial review of the National Trust's decision not to renew deer hunting licences...