England and Wales Case Law

CR Construction (UK) Limited v Barclays Bank PLC (Costs and Stay)

Employer intervener is entitled to reasonable costs of involvement, limited to costs of reading in, responding, and attending hearing, not full costs as if a second defendant. Bank's costs to be paid on standard basis, not indemnity, as claimant's conduct was not wholly unreasonable. No stay of order pending appeal as refusal of injunction cannot be stayed and no prejudice arises.

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• Costs assessment
• Intervener costs
• Stay of orders
• Performance bonds
• Injunctions

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Cornerstone (North East) Adoption And Fostering Service Ltd (t/a Cornerstone), R (On the Application Of) v The Office for Education, Children's Services And Skills

The High Court granted Cornerstone permission to appeal on discrimination and justification issues, but refused a stay and declined permission on the remaining grounds.

• Discrimination
• Recruitment policy
• Stay of orders
• Appeal procedure
• Judicial-review
• Permission-to-appeal

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PN (Uganda) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Court of Appeal lifted a stay on return directions in an asylum case, finding the balance of justice favored the applicant given the Article 3 risk.

• Asylum
• Detained fast track scheme
• Article 3 echr
• Procedural fairness
• Stay of orders
• Article-3-echr

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Cathie & Anor v The Secretary Of State For Business, Innovation & Skills

The High Court stayed a director disqualification order pending appeal and directed that it not be registered, also staying enforcement of an interim costs order.

• Director disqualification
• Stay of orders
• Registration of disqualification
• Costs orders
• Reputational damage
• Director-disqualification

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