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Property law [2021] EWHC 2686 (Ch)

Rahbarpoor & Anor v Suliman & Ors

Rahbarpoor & Anor v Suliman & Ors [2021] EWHC 2686 (Ch) (16 September 2021)

Interlocutory applications in a property dispute: permission to rely on spent convictions was granted, summary judgment was refused, and security for costs was ordered.

  • Summary judgment
  • Security for costs
  • Spent convictions
  • Disclosure
  • Identity verification
  • Forgery
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Civil procedure

Kitover v Galmarley Ltd (t/a Bullionvault.Com) & Anor

The High Court held that Mr Kitover and Mr Haller were the same person and ordered release of 3.961kg of gold bullion to Mr Kitover.

  • Stakeholder proceedings
  • Illegality doctrine
  • Identity verification
  • Ownership of property
  • Stakeholder-proceedings
  • Illegality-doctrine
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Property law [2021] EWHC 809 (Ch)

Kitover v Galmarley Ltd (t/a Bullionvault.Com) & Anor

Kitover v Galmarley Ltd (t/a Bullionvault.Com) & Anor [2021] EWHC 809 (Ch) (01 April 2021)

The High Court held that Earl Richmond Kitover and Paul Haller were the same person and ordered Bullionvault to release 3.961kg of gold bullion to Kitover.

  • Illegality doctrine
  • Identity verification
  • Stakeholder proceedings
  • Bailment
  • Money laundering
  • Forgery
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Administrative law [2018] EWHC 2026 (Admin)

Matthews, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary Of State For The Home Department

Matthews, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary Of State For The Home Department [2018] EWHC 2026 (Admin) (01 August 2018)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review over refusal of a passport, finding the claimant had not proved he was the person named in a birth certificate.

  • British citizenship
  • Passport refusal
  • Burden of proof
  • Identity verification
  • Judicial review
  • Precedent fact
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Immigration law [2015] EWHC 286 (Admin)

Cao v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Cao v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 286 (Admin) (17 February 2015)

Judicial review of refusals of naturalisation and No Time Limit applications was dismissed after the court held the claimant’s differing dates of birth justified a finding of misleading conduct.

  • Naturalisation
  • Good character requirement
  • Identity verification
  • Judicial review
  • Policy application
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law [2014] EWHC 4023 (Admin)

Mahmood, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Mahmood, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 4023 (Admin) (13 November 2014)

Judicial review of a passport refusal was dismissed because the claimant failed to establish her identity; DNA evidence was not yet engaged.

  • British nationality
  • Passport application
  • Identity verification
  • Dna evidence
  • Judicial review
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law [2014] EWHC 2137 (Admin)

Olayeni, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Home Department

Olayeni, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2014] EWHC 2137 (Admin) (27 June 2014)

Judicial review of refusal to issue a replacement passport. The court held the claimant had not proved her identity on the balance of probabilities.

  • Passport issuance
  • Identity verification
  • Burden of proof
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Passport-issuance
  • Identity-verification
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Family law [2012] EWCC 5 (Fam)

London Borough of Barnet v M1 (aka M2)

London Borough of Barnet v M1 (aka M2) [2012] EWCC 5 (Fam) (08 March 2012)

The court found the child had suffered significant harm from neglect and his mother’s severe personality disorder, made a care order, and adjourned the placement order.

  • Care order
  • Placement order
  • Child welfare
  • Significant harm
  • Parental capacity
  • Contact arrangements
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