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Financial Services - From: 1998 To: 1998
This page lists 14 cases, and was prepared on 20 May 2019.
Boom Time Holdings Limited v Goldman Sachs International [1998] EWCA Civ 169
6 Feb 1998
CA
Financial Services, Contract
Dispute as to interpretation of an OTC Options Master Agreement.
[ Bailii ]
Regina v Investors Compensation Scheme Limited ex parte Valerie Leaf [1998] EWHC Admin 166
11 Feb 1998
Admn
Financial Services
[ Bailii ]
Guinness Mahon and Co Ltd v Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council Gazette, 18 March 1998; Gazette, 01 April 1998; Times, 02 March 1998; [1998] EWCA Civ 294; [1998] 2 All ER 272; [1999] QB 215
2 Mar 1998
CA
Local Government, Financial Services
Where a local authority entered into a loan agreement outside its powers, the agreement was void ab initio, not merely voidable, and all moneys paid could be reclaimed.
1 Citers
[ Bailii ]
Kemble and Another v Kicks and Others; In Re the Trusts of the Scientific Investment Pension Plan Times, 05 March 1998; [1998] PLR 141; [1999] Ch 53
5 Mar 1998
ChD
Rattee J
Financial Services, Insolvency
Provision in pension scheme withdrawing benefits to bankrupt beneficiary defeated trustees claim only if determinable or defeasible interest.
1 Citers
Century National Merchant Bank Limited and others v Omar Davies and others [1998] UKPC 12; [1998] AC 628.
16 Mar 1998
PC
Financial Services
(Jamaica) The lawfulness of action taken by the Minister of Finance under statutory powers to assume temporary management of three financial institutions was challenged, and the remedies available to aggrieved parties in the event of unlawfulness.
1 Citers
[ Bailii ]
Hornsby and others v Clark Kenneth Leventhal (a Firm) and others [1998] EWCA Civ 496
19 Mar 1998
CA
Financial Services, Vicarious Liability
1 Citers
[ Bailii ]
Hutchings v London Borough of Islington Times, 06 May 1998; [1998] EWCA Civ 731
28 Apr 1998
CA
Financial Services
A Local Government employee's failure to follow available appeal procedure did not prevent him asking the county court to determine his entitlement to superannuation benefits on retirement.
County Court Act 1984 15(1)
1 Cites
[ Bailii ]
Safir v Skattemyndigheten I Dajarnas Lan Times, 01 May 1998; C-118/96; [1998] EUECJ C-118/96
1 May 1998
ECJ
Financial Services
Different tax treatment of insurance products according to whether company offering them was based in the member country or another was unlawful breach of Treaty.
ECTreaty Art 59
1 Citers
[ Bailii ]
Carol Flynn v Alan Hurford and others [1998] EWCA Civ 811
11 May 1998
CA
Financial Services
Appeal against refusal of pension scheme trustees to allow early retirement on the grounds of incapacity.
[ Bailii ]
Bradford and Bingley Building Society v Victor Francis Harper [1998] EWCA Civ 1039
19 Jun 1998
CA
Financial Services
Renewed application for leave to appeal - granted - possession order on arrears under mortgage - but arrears included an interest element amounting to a fine.
[ Bailii ]
In Re Market Wizard Systems (UK) Ltd Gazette, 03 September 1998; Times, 31 July 1998
31 Jul 1998
ChD
Financial Services
A computer giving advice of share sale holding and selling positions was giving advice regulatable under the Financial Services Act, and the company selling the software committed the offence when the software was sold even though 'advice' was much later.
Financial Services Act 1986 Sch 1 Para 15 - Insolvency Act 1986
Norfolk Finance Ltd v Newton and Lombard North Central Plc [1998] EWCA Civ 1545
15 Oct 1998
CA
Financial Services
Dispute between leasing companies as to ownership of car.
[ Bailii ]
University of Nottingham v Eyett and Another (No 2) Times, 03 December 1998; [1999] 1 WLR 594
3 Dec 1998
ChD
Financial Services, Costs
The Pensions' Ombudsman having had a decision overturned on appeal and having entered appearance at the appeal was liable in costs only to the extent that his intervention had increased the costs.
1 Citers
Swansea City and County v Johnson; ChD 4-Dec-1998 - Times, 04 December 1998