Current Law Cases

Scope	Transfer of proceedings; dispute in Chancery Division involving Lloyd's names; whether to be transferred to Queen's Bench Division
Case	Boobyer v Holman (David) & Co. and The Society of Lloyd's
Jurisdiction	UKEW
Judgment	December 16, 1999
Judges	Mervyn Davies, J.
Legislation	Rules of the Supreme Court Ord.4 r.3
Reported	[1992] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 436
Reference	Times, February 2, 2000
Abstract	Disputes arose between various Lloyd's names, as plaintiffs, and Member's Agents and the Society of Lloyd's, as defendants. D applied for proceedings started in the Chancery Division to be transferred to the Queen's Bench Division. Held, that it would be inappropriate to leave the actions in the Chancery Division, mainly because there would be a need at any hearing for an understanding of the practical working of Lloyd's methods for the making of calls and the judges of the Commercial Court had more experience of Lloyd's affairs.
Subject	Civil procedure
Keywords	High Court, Actions, Transfer
Counsel	For J: David Oliver Q.C. and Richard Morgan. For S: Catherine Mackenzie Smith. For L: Edward Bannister Q.C. and Lexa Hilliard.
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