Criminal law
Gerber v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] EWHC 3549 (QB), [2019] All ER (D) 52 (Jan)
The claimant’s appeal against a decision to dismiss his claim for assault and false imprisonment against the defendant was dismissed. The Queen’s Bench Division found that the judge had not erred in law in deciding there were no disputed issues of fact that the jury was required to determine and in discharging the jury without them having returned a verdict, nor in dismissing the claimant’s claim in favour of the defendant in the circumstances.
Employment
Hyperama plc v Poulis and another [2018] EWHC 3483 (QB), [2019] All ER (D) 53 (Jan)
The claimant succeeded in its application for injunctive relief against the defendants, requiring them to deliver up various property on their doorsteps. The Queen’s Bench Division held that the relief sought was justified in the circumstances, as the potential damage to the claimants could be very serious; there was clear evidence that the defendants had electronic copies of a substantial amount of the claimant’s confidential data and there was a real possibility of
