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Animal Defenders International v The United Kingdom: ECHR 22 Apr 2013

ECHR (Grand Chamber) Article 10-1 Freedom of expression Refusal of permission for non-governmental organisation to place television advert owing to statutory prohibition of political advertising: no violation Facts – The Communications Act 2003 prohibits political advertising in television or radio services, the aim being to maintain impartiality in the broadcast media and to prevent powerful … Continue reading Animal Defenders International v The United Kingdom: ECHR 22 Apr 2013

Lesotho Highlands Development Authority v Impregilo Spa and others: CA 31 Jul 2003

The parties went to arbitration to resolve disputes in a construction contract. The award appeared to have been made for payment in currencies different from those set out in the contract. The question was asked as to whether the award of interest was a matter of law or of procedure. Held: The issue of currency … Continue reading Lesotho Highlands Development Authority v Impregilo Spa and others: CA 31 Jul 2003

Soinco S A C I and Another v Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plant and others: CA 16 Dec 1997

The contract provided for arbitration under the International Arbitration Rules of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce. The arbitrators considered an assertion of illegality by NKAP, and rejected it with reasons. Thereafter a decision of a Russian court, in proceedings at which only NKAP and the public prosecutor were present, held that the contract was illegal. … Continue reading Soinco S A C I and Another v Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plant and others: CA 16 Dec 1997

A T and T Corporation and Another v Saudi Cable Co: CA 23 May 2000

The test as to whether an arbitrator should declare an interest before adjudicating is the same as the test for a judge, namely whether there was any real danger that he was biased. The Act allowed a court to investigate whether a breach had occurred. Here the adjudicator had been a director of a company … Continue reading A T and T Corporation and Another v Saudi Cable Co: CA 23 May 2000

Hedley Byrne and Co Ltd v Heller and Partners Ltd: HL 28 May 1963

Banker’s Liability for Negligent Reference The appellants were advertising agents. They were liable themselves for advertising space taken for a client, and had sought a financial reference from the defendant bankers to the client. The reference was negligent, but the bankers denied any assumption of a duty of care to a third party when purely … Continue reading Hedley Byrne and Co Ltd v Heller and Partners Ltd: HL 28 May 1963

Age UK, Regina (On the Application of) v Attorney General: Admn 25 Sep 2009

Age UK challenged the implementation by the UK of the Directive insofar as it established a default retirement age (DRA) at 65. Held: The claim failed. The decision to adopt a DRA was not a disproportionate way of giving effect to the social aim of labour market confidence. The use of a designated retirement age … Continue reading Age UK, Regina (On the Application of) v Attorney General: Admn 25 Sep 2009

Mosley v Google Inc and Another: QBD 15 Jan 2015

The claimant had successfully pursued action against a newpaper’s publication of a film of him engaging in sex with prostitutes, but others had retained copies of the film on-line. He now pursued an action against the search engine to oblige them to exclude such unauthorised films from their results. The defendant accepted that it operated … Continue reading Mosley v Google Inc and Another: QBD 15 Jan 2015

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