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Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch)
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Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch)

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The case: a claim arising out of the sale, by the Claimants (and the other shareholders) to the Defendant of their shareholdings contending that they were induced to sell by actionable misrepresentations.

Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107
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Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107

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The case: Appeals against convictions relating to the selling of carbon credits.

PCP Capital Partners LLP v Barclays Bank PLC [2021] EWHC 307 (Comm), 2021 WL 00741982
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PCP Capital Partners LLP v Barclays Bank PLC [2021] EWHC 307 (Comm), 2021 WL 00741982

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The case:        A banking case.

WWRT Limited v Tyshchenko [2021] EWHC 939 (Ch)
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WWRT Limited v Tyshchenko [2021] EWHC 939 (Ch)

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The reports of two experts contained no CPR-compliant statements of truth, nor did they otherwise comply with the requirements of CPR Part 35.

TMO Renewables Ltd v Yeo & Ors [2021] EWHC 2033 (Ch)
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TMO Renewables Ltd v Yeo & Ors [2021] EWHC 2033 (Ch)

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The case: Requirement for accountancy evidence.

De Sena v Notaro [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch)
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De Sena v Notaro [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch)

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The case: a claim brought by the claimants against the defendants in relation to a corporate demerger which took place in relation to a family company.

Revised COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal
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Revised COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal

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HM Courts and Tribunals Service have revised their COVID guidance for attending a court or tribunal.

Official judgment portal on track for 2022 go-live
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Official judgment portal on track for 2022 go-live

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Tne National Archives is on track to deliver the first phase of a project to create a single official portal to access court judgments

AB v Her Majesty’s Advocate [2021] HCJAC 43
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AB v Her Majesty’s Advocate [2021] HCJAC 43

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Relevance:     Psychology

                        Psychiatry

Director of Public Prosecutions v C [2021] IESC 74
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Director of Public Prosecutions v C [2021] IESC 74

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Relevance:     General

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