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Orientfield Holdings Ltd v Bird & Bird LLP [2015]
The Claimants claim was for damages arising out of an alleged breach of contract and/or negligence relating to the purchase of a property in London where the Defendants had been the Solicitors acting for them in the conveyancing transaction. Contracts had been exchanged, a deposit paid by the buyers of £2.575 million and completion fixed for the 4th April 2011.
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King v The Chiltern Dog Rescue & Anor [2015]
The Claimant issued a claim in the Chancery Division for a declaration that his Aunt had made a donatio mortis causa, that her house passed to the Claimant when she died and, as an alternative that he should receive monetary provision from his late Aunt’s Estate under 1 (1) (e) Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
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Starr v Ward [2015]
The Claimant, a well-known comedian brought an action against the Defendant for slander and libel for interviews she gave to the BBC on the 14th November 2011 and an ITV programme broadcast on the 3rd October 2012. Also the Defendant sued as to a publication of her memoir on “Fan Story”and for the publication of her eBook.