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Case 1
Family law – Judicial separation - Ancillary financial orders – valuation of husband’s assets – Whether businesses would be affected by payments out – Taxation implications – Whether contribution to costs reasonable

Case 2
Family law – Judicial separation - Marital status – Consultative case stated – Question of law – Estoppel and marital status – Stare decisis – Conflicts of law - Whether respondent could be estopped from denying that he was married to the applicant - Whether doctrine of estoppel could be used to change a person’s status

Case 3
Criminal law – Delay – Sexual offences – Whether risk of applicant being tried otherwise than in accordance with law

Case 4
Tort – Medical negligence – Causation - Onus of proof – “But for” test – Whether onus of proof should be reversed or transferred to defendant - Whether trial judge had evidence to support finding