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The Court of Appeal upheld trial judge's decision to order an account in millions The Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Nugee, Lord Justice Stuart Smith, and Lord Justice Warnby) upheld the decision of Mr Eason Rajah QC ordering an account in millions against the Defendant for breac...more

Leave to remain: R (Akinola) v Upper Tribunal (Secretary of State for the Home Department interested party) [2021] EWCA Civ 1308 (Court of Appeal: Lord Justice Philips, Lord Justice Stuart Smith and Sir Stephen Richards) The Court of Appeal has delivered a guidance decision in t...more

ARFAN KHAN and KATHERINE ARCHER succeed in establishing the correct test to be applied to sexual misconduct appeals under s.40 of the Medical Act 1983 On 30 April 2021, in Okpara & Anor v General Medical Council [2021] EWCA Civ 623, the Court of Appeal (Macur, Davies and...more

The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) has granted permission to appeal on the papers in a second appeal in Okpara v General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 2624 (Admin). The appeal raises an important point of principle regarding whether sexual misconduct appeals fall within a categor...more

Court of Appeal (CHD) grants permission to appeal in important trust appeal The Appellant, a former solicitor, claimed he held a beneficial interest in property by way of constructive or resulting trust. The property was purchased as an investment. It was registered in the sole ...more

Default judgment -  Practice and Procedure The Court of Appeal grants permission to appeal in a case of general public importance involving the practice and procedure surrounding default judgments. The Claimant issued a claim against the Defendant for unpaid monies following t...more