Mersey Care NHS Trust v Ackroyd [2007] EWCA Civ 101 (21 February 2007) This is a most unusual case. Since 1 January 2002 the claimant has been the successor to the Ashworth Hospital Authority. In 1999 Ashworth Hospital was, as it is now, a special hospital provided by th...
Case Report Arriva Trains Northern Ltd v Eaglen [2008] EWCA Civ 352 (10 April 2008) Arriva Trains Northern Ltd ( the defendant ) appeals against an order made by Her Honour Judge Belcher in the Leeds County Court pursuant to a reserved judgment handed down on 13 July 2007. At a trial...
Case Report A Train & Sons Ltd v Fletcher [2008] EWCA Civ 413 (24 April 2008) This is an appeal from the order of his Honour Judge Holman dated 2 April 2007, sitting in the Manchester County Court. It concerns his award of interest to the claimant widow in respect of her fatal ...
Case Report Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 181 (11 March 2008) This is an appeal by the Northamptonshire County Council ( the Council ) from the judgment of His Honour Judge Metcalf, sitting at Northampton County Court, handed down on 14 March 2007. The appeal ra...
Case Report Allison v London Underground Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 71 (13 February 2008) This appeal lies from a decision of His Honour Judge Cowell sitting in the Central London County Court on 25 January 2007. It involves consideration of the construction of Regulation 9 of the Provisio...
Case Report Marrion & Ors, R (on the application of) v Board of Medical Referees & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 450 (06 April 2009) This is an appeal concerning the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (the Scheme ), as contained in schedule 2 to the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order 1992 as amended (the amended 1992 Order ). An important ...
Case Report British Airways Plc v Williams & Ors [2009] EWCA Civ 281 (03 April 2009) This appeal, by British Airways plc ( BA ), is against a decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Keith J, Mr C. Edwards and Mr I. Ezekiel) dated 28 February 2008 upholding a decision of an Employm...
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