Summary On an application made under s.167(1)(a) Insolvency Act 1986 it is inappropriate for the court to embark on a detailed examination of the question whether a person wishing to be heard is a creditor or contributory. It is enough that the court should be satisfied that the claim is...

Summary The judge was fully entitled, in the exercise of his discretion, to order five related actions against solicitors to be heard together and the defendant's contention that, should the actions be heard together, he would be left with the impression that he had not had a fair trial, was...

Summary Amendments after expiry of the limitation period alleging intentional wrongdoing ie fraud, where previously only negligence had been alleged, constituted the introduction of a new cause of action and were statute-barred by the Limitation Act 1980. Facts Conjoined appeals from judgments of Chadwick J and Timothy Lloyd J respectively sitting...

Summary Where a tenant's notice to determine a lease specified the wrong date, but it would have been clear to a reasonable recipient of the notice what the intended date should have been, then the notice was effective to determine the lease. Facts Appeal from Rattee J sitting as a...