CRC Credit Fund Ltd & Ors v GLG Investments Plc Sub-Fund: European Equity Fund & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 917 (02 August 2010) This appeal addresses important issues concerning the ownership of client funds held by Lehman Brothers International (Europe) ("LBIE") at the date of its entry into administration. Those funds were s...
Case ReportLehman Brothers International (Europe) v CRC Credit Fund Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 3228 (Ch) (15 December 2009) This is a further application by the Administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) ("LBIE") for directions pursuant to paragraph 63 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986. It has come to...
Case Report Al-Rawas v Pegasus Energy Ltd & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 268 (30 March 2007) This is a renewed application by the claimant for permission to appeal against the order of Ramsey J. made on 6th September 2006 discharging a search and seizure order granted by Dobbs J. on 27th July...
Case Report Phillips v Rafiq & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 74 (13 February 2007) The issue in this appeal is this: is the appellant, the Motor Insurers' Bureau ( M.I.B ) liable upon the proper construction of the Uninsured Drivers Agreement of 1999 to satisfy any judgment obtained...
Case Report Ovlas Trading SA v Strand (London) Ltd & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 250 (27 April 2009) On 22 April 2009 we heard applications on the part of the Claimant for leave to appeal against two orders made by Proudman J on 3 April 2009 in a pre-trial review. The first order refused the Claimant...
Case Report Chipsaway International Ltd v Kerr [2009] EWCA Civ 320 (11 March 2009) This is an appeal from the decision of Sir Andrew Park in proceedings brought by the claimant franchisor against the defendant, who was one of its former franchisees, for injunctions to enfo...
Case Report Smithson & Ors v Hamilton [2008] EWCA Civ 996 (23 July 2008) On 10 December 2007 Sir Andrew Park handed down judgment in the case of Smithson & Others v Hamilton, which is now reported at [2008] 1 WLR 1453. By his judgment he dismissed a cla...
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