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Jones and another v Ruth and another [2011] EWCA Civ 804, [2011] All ER (D) 112 (Jul)

R (on the application of Thamby) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1763 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 75 (Jul)

R (on the application of Millgate Developments Ltd) v Wokingham Borough Council [2011] All ER (D) 46 (Jul)

Carillion JM Ltd v PHI Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 1581 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 19 (Jul)

NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina [2011] UKSC 31, [2011] All ER (D) 44 (Jul)

A County Council v K and others [2011] EWHC 1672 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 25 (Jul)

Russian Commercial Bank (Cyprus) Ltd v Khoroshilov and others [2011] EWHC 1721 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 35 (Jul)

Herbert v Doyle and another [2010] EWCA Civ 1095, [2010] All ER (D) 126 (Oct)

SRI International v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] UKUT 240 (TCC), [2011] All ER (D) 187 (Jun)

Sovarex SA v Romero Alvarez SA [2011] EWHC 1661 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 225 (Jun)

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