Court Report

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Hague Convention return order set aside where receiving court declines protective measures

Court sets aside return order after US court declined protective measures

Haytop Country Park v Amber Valley: Site licensing must harmonise with planning control

Court of Appeal confirms site licences cannot circumvent planning enforcement decisions.

Epping Forest District Council v Somani Hotels Limited: High Court refuses planning injunction for asylum accommodation

Injunction denied despite alleged breach; conventional enforcement measures not exhausted, environmental harm limited.

Nefelia Shipping v Mosaic Fertilizantes: Extension of time for service upheld despite procedural difficulties

High Court dismisses challenge to extension order in general average dispute involving Brazilian defendants.

Extradition appeal dismissed in Grundza v District Court of Novy Jicin

High Court upholds extradition order despite Article 8 challenges concerning family life.  

Buzzard-Quashie v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire: contempt and police disclosure failures

Court of Appeal clarifies contempt requirements following police disclosure failures and false evidence

Friend Media Technology Systems v Jonathan Norman Friend: Court dismisses breach of duty claims

High Court rejects restrictive covenant and fiduciary duty claims against company founder.

Nador Cott v Asda: High Court enforces pleading discipline in plant breeders' rights dispute

Court strikes out Civil Evidence Act notice and clarifies scope of pleaded case.