Immunity from Suit in UK Law
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Jones v Kaney
...... COURT Hilary Term On appeal from: [2010] EWHC 61(QB) . Appellant . Roger Ter ... directly taking part are given civil immunity for their participation … Thus the court, judge ... which an expert witness enjoys immunity from suit. Mr Ter Haar QC for the appellant was careful to ......
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Barratt v Ansell (t/a as Woolf Seddon); Arthur JS Hall & Company v Simons
...... 1 There are three appeals before the House from orders of the Court of Appeal in a building case ... In response the solicitors relied on the immunity of advocates from suits in negligence. In all ... no reason for giving lawyers immunity from suit even in cases in which there is no difficulty ......
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Taylor v Director of the Serious Fraud Office
......They held that the absolute immunity which attaches to witnesses and potential ...The money which they obtained from the victim had passed through the hands of the ..., namely that the documents were immune from suit because they were brought into existence for the ......
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Saif Ali v Sydney Mitchell & Company
...... House of Lords Upon Report from the Appellate Committee to whom was referred the ... to decide whether the barrister's immunity covers pre-trial acts or omissions in connection ... the ground that the barrister is immune from suit. . . 3 It is important to see what is the ......
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Trendtex v Central Bank of Nigeria
...... Court of Appeal On Appeal from the High Court of Justice Queen's Bench ...: because they are entitled to sovereign immunity The plaintiffs dispute this on the ground that ... of Nigeria and, therefore, immune from suit. . . 16 On 26th March, 1976, Mr. Justice ......
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Arenson v Arenson
...... House of Lords Upon Report from the Appellate Committee, to whom was referred the ... precluding a duty from arising, gives immunity from the consequences of its breach ... that a "mere valuer" is not immune from suit in negligence by the person who employs him in ......
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Rondel v Worsley
...... House of Lords Upon Report from the Appellate Committee, to whom was referred the ... On the one hand, if the existing rule of immunity continues there will be cases, rare though they ... that an advocate has ever maintained a suit against his client for his fees in litigation, or ......
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Meadow v General Medical Council
...... OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN'S BENCH ... an expert witness should be entitled to immunity from disciplinary, regulatory or fitness to ... an expert witness, has immunity from civil suit in respect of evidence which he gives in court. ......
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NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina
...... COURT Trinity Term On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 41 . Appellant . Jonathan ... that Argentina is protected by state immunity. The question raised by this appeal is whether ... a state enjoyed absolute immunity from suit in the court of another state. The property of ......
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Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers
...... House of Lords Upon Report from the Appellate Committee, to whom was referred the ... legislation reinforced a great degree of immunity from suit upon Trade Unions. The key provision is ......
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