Foreign Office Minister Lord Triesman welcomed the release of a group of seven hostages, including four British nationals, held in Nigeria.

Tony Blair has sent his best wishes to all those celebrating the Hindu festival of Diwali this year, praising it is as a "wonderful" event. You can read his message in full on our website.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc v Jin [2006] DRS 3931 (9 October 2006)

Metaplan -Thomas Schnelle Gesellschast Fur Planung und Organisation mbH v The Training Shop [2006] DRS 3834 (11 October 2006)

Santa Monica Airlines Ltd v Allan [2006] DRS 3938 (11 October 2006)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc v Wilfred [2006] DRS 3952 (12 October 2006)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC v Laverio [2006] DRS 3953 (16 October 2006)

Nike International Ltd v Tempest [2006] DRS 3867 (16 October 2006)

YesAsia.com (Hong Kong) Ltd v TheOne Multimedia [2006] DRS 3940 (16 October 2006)

Tesco Personal Finance Ltd v Nevett [2006] DRS 3962 (18 October 2006)

In this action I gave Judgment in favour of the Claimant on a claim involving damage caused by tree roots to the Claimant's house. The judgment sum was £76,005.84 excluding interest.

Francis Alice Jessup, Iris Hazel Emily Harvey, Gwendoline Gladys Horney, Shirley May Keller, Peter Franklin Horney, Robert Alan Horney, Victoria May James and Mavis Rosie Catlin ("the claimants") wish to appeal...

In these proceedings, the Claimants make the fairly startling allegation that the Defendants have hacked into the Claimants' computer system in London in order to view confidential and privileged information in ...

This judgment contains the reasons for the decisions which I reached on the various applications before me.�� I gave my decision orally last week.�� The essence of the dispute between the various parties...

Wood Farm in Cambridgeshire has been owned by the Mear family since 1948, and since 1996 the Mears have been in dispute with their neighbours and with Cambridgeshire County Council ("the Council") over rights of...

This case was heard by me as a matter of urgency on 3 and 4 October 2006. The Claimant was detained at HMYOI Huntercombe. He claimed, for reasons which appear below, to be entitled to his immediate release. The...

The appellant was sent for trial in the Crown Court at Swansea (before H.H.J.Morton and a jury) on an indictment charging him with rape (count 1), indecent assault contrary to s.14(1) of the Sexual Offences Act ...

These cases raised a number of common issues arising from the sentencing regime created by ss224-229 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (the 2003 Act), and the provisions which apply to offenders who may be dangerous...

The appeal concerned the method by which damages should be assessed for an admitted breach of repairing covenant by a lessor. The "central issue", as it was described by the appellant, was whether the judge had ...

In these proceedings the court is asked further to consider the circumstances in which an award of maintenance pending suit (or in this case of periodical payments) should be increased in order to enable the payee...

A very large number of claimants have sought damages from British Coal Corporation ("BCC") on the ground that they have sustained vibration induced injury, commonly known as Vibration White Finger ("VWF") in the...

The Appellant, Vtesse Networks Ltd (Vtesse), provides fibre optic telecommunications networks for customers. This appeal is about a network which runs between Henley-on-Thames and Goswell Road in London, via Marlow...

On 26th June 2006 (subject to the approval of the Head of Civil Justice), HH Judge Grenfell made a Group Litigation Order covering ten common or related issues of fact or law the first two of which will provide ...

Arrests for football-related offences have fallen again for the third consecutive season, further evidence of the continuing success of Home Office and police action to tackle the problem of football disorder.

European leaders have expressed a "very, very strong desire" to take action on climate change, including airplane emissions, Tony Blair has said.