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Akabeze Adinna & Eleven Others V. Chief Conservator Of Forests (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Accused person charged jointly—Circumstances in which separate trials should be ordered—Misjoinder of charges. Facts The appellants were convicted by a Magistrate of encroaching upon a Forest Reserve. A number of other persons also charged…
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Daniel Adenijga V. Lagos Town Council (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Injunction to restrain Town Council from demolishing a building—Powerto demolish taken under bye-laws by notice—Further notification substitutingdifferent terms—In pleadings Counsel relied on second notice—Rights underoriginal notice lost. Facts In the Court below the appellant lost his action for…
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Belo Adedibu V. Gbadamosi Adewoyin & Anor (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Declaration that defendant not entitled to be appointed Mogaji of House—Judgment based on memorandum on Land Tenure in the Yoruba Province—Native Law and Custom a matter of evidence—Memorandum not admissible. Facts The trial Court declared that the…
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Usuman Acida V. The King (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Power of a Judge to set aside the decision of a Native Court and to order a re-trial—Exercise of such power in respect of Mohammedan Courts under section 5 (2) of the Native Courts Ordinance—Attorney-General’s direction to Supreme Court…
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Hounga v Allen and another before Lady Hale, Deputy PresidentLord KerrLord WilsonLord CarnwathLord Hughes JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 30 July 2014 Heard on 31 March and 1 April 2014 AppellantDavid Reade QCNiran de Silva(Instructed by Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit) RespondentThomas Linden QCLaura Prince(Instructed by Crowther Solicitors) Interveners (Anti-Slavery International)Jan Luba QCKathryn CroninRonan ToalMichelle Brewer(Instructed by Public…
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Coventry and others v Lawrence and another before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLady Hale, Deputy PresidentLord ManceLord ClarkeLord DysonLord SumptionLord Carnwath JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 22 July 2015 Heard on 9, 10 and 12 February 2015 Appellants (Lawrence/Shields)Stephen Hockman QCTimothy Dutton QCWilliam UptonBenjamin Williams(Instructed by Richard Buxton Environmental and Public Law) Respondent (David Coventry and Moto-Land UK Ltd)Robert…
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FHR European Ventures LLP and others v Cedar Capital Partners LLC before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord ManceLord SumptionLord CarnwathLord ToulsonLord HodgeLord Collins JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 16 July 2014 Heard on 17-19 June 2014 AppellantMatthew Collings QCDuncan McCombe(Instructed by Farrer and Co LLP) RespondentChristopher Pymont QC(Instructed by Hogan Lovells International LLP) LORD NEUBERGER, DELIVERING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT…
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R (on the application of Sandiford) v The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs before Lord Mance Lord Clarke Lord Sumption Lord Carnwath Lord Toulson JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 16 July 2014 Heard on 4 June 2014 AppellantAidan O’Neill QCAdam Straw(Instructed by Leigh Day & Co) RespondentMartin Chamberlain QCMalcolm Birdling(Instructed by Treasury Solicitor) LORD CARNWATH AND…
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AGRICULTURAL SECTOR (WALES) BILL – Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLady Hale, Deputy PresidentLord KerrLord ReedLord Thomas JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 9 July 2014 Heard on 17 and 18 February 2014 AppellantDominic Grieve QCJonathan Swift QCJoanne Clement(Instructed by Treasury Solicitors) RespondentTheodore Huckle QC Elisabeth Laing QC(Instructed by Welsh Government…
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British Telecommunications Plc v Telefónica O2 UK Ltd and Others before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord ManceLord SumptionLord ToulsonLord Hodge JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 9 July 2014 Heard on 3 and 4 February 2014 AppellantDaniel Beard QCSarah LeeLigia Osepciu(Instructed by BT Legal) 1st Respondent (Telefonica O2 UK Ltd)Jonathan Crow QCRobert O’Donoghue(Instructed by King & Wood Mallesons LLP) 2nd, 3rd…