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Defects, Developers And Volunteers In The Era Of The Building Safety Act 2022 - The Supreme Court Decision In URS V BDW [2025] UKSC 21

On 21 May 2025, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd. The construction industry should take note, as it is uncommon for the Supreme Court...

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Macfarlanes LLP

Honouring Tiny Lives: Baby Loss Awareness Week 9–15 October

Every year, thousands of families experience the heartbreak of losing a baby during pregnancy, birth, or shortly after. Baby Loss Awareness Week...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

High Court Confirms That Non-authorised Fee Earners Cannot Conduct Litigation

The decision clarifies the scope of work which may be undertaken, in the course of litigation, by fee earners who are not authorised to conduct litigation by a relevant regulator.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Freezing Injunctions And Time Limits – Key Lessons

In AAA v BBB [2025] EWHC 1647 (Comm), Henshaw J discharged a worldwide freezing order (WFO) because the arbitration claim form for the underlying proceedings it was intended to support had expired...

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Macfarlanes LLP

English High Court Evaluates Fraud/public Policy Challenge (S.68(2)(g) Arbitration Act)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Abuse In Youth Organisations: Why Awareness And Safeguarding Matters

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

New Insights Into Legal Challenges Under The Subsidy Control Act 2022

European Union Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Grants Extension Of Time To Pursue JR Despite "Unjustified Delay"

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Paris International Arbitration Newsletter - September/October 2025

Worldwide Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Protecting Your Digital Reputation In The UK: Law, Strategy & Action

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

High Court Dismisses High-profile Libel Claim, Finding That Defences Of Truth And Public Interest Are Established

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's In A Label? Shared Care, Parental Power Dynamics, And The Children's Best Interests

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

ICSID Caseload Statistics 2025: Key Trends And Insights

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Finds Claim Brought By Director Under Contracts (Third Party Rights) Act 1999 To Enforce An SPA Warranty Could Be Served Out Of The Jurisdiction Without The Court's Permission

European Union Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Manufacturing Overview: Low Capacity Utilization Meets Potential Tariff Stabilization

United Kingdom International

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AlixPartners

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

The Role Of Gen AI In Competition Cases: Delivering Accuracy At Speed In High-Stakes Scenarios

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Alvarez & Marsal

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

The Evolving Landscape Of Technology Disputes

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

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International Arbitration

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

High Court Finds Iniquity Exception To Privilege Applied, But Not On A Blanket Basis

The High Court has held that the iniquity exception to privilege applied in respect of certain aspects of a transaction, so that no privilege attached to various categories of documents over which the defendants...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Settlement Terms In Litigation: High Court Upholds Confidentiality

In Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 110 (KB), the High Court held that evidence of settlement terms agreed with two claimants was inadmissible...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

High Court Discharges Freezing And Imaging Orders Due To Lack Of Full And Frank Disclosure

In a recent judgment, the High Court discharged a worldwide freezing injunction and an access and imaging order obtained by J&J Snack Foods Corporation and ICEE Corporation (ICEE) against Ralph Peters & Sons...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

High Court Considers Without Prejudice Privilege In The Mediation Context

United Kingdom Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Spotlight On Reporting Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Witness Statements And Helping The Court

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Defences To Defamation: A Quick Guide To Protecting Free Speech And Reputation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Memery Crystal

Recovery Of Evidence (Scotland) V Disclosure (England) – A Tale Of Two Countries

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Freezing Injunctions And Time Limits – Key Lessons

In AAA v BBB [2025] EWHC 1647 (Comm), Henshaw J discharged a worldwide freezing order (WFO) because the arbitration claim form for the underlying proceedings it was intended to support had expired...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

English High Court Evaluates Fraud/public Policy Challenge (S.68(2)(g) Arbitration Act)

Yesterday, the English High Court dismissed an application to amend an arbitration claim to bring a section 68 application.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Court Grants Extension Of Time To Pursue JR Despite "Unjustified Delay"

In Weis v HMRC [2025] EWHC 2479 (Admin), the High Court granted permission for the taxpayer to proceed with his application for judicial review ("JR") in somewhat unusual circumstances.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Paris International Arbitration Newsletter - September/October 2025

Worldwide Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Part 36 Offer Not A Genuine Attempt To Settle The Proceedings As A Whole (Matiere SAS (A Company Incorporated Under The Laws Of France) V ABM Precast Solutions Ltd)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

Rowntree v PRS: Unpacking The First Collective Proceedings Strike-out Ruling

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

What's In A Label? Shared Care, Parental Power Dynamics, And The Children's Best Interests

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Navigating Privilege And Proportionality In Family Law Cases, And How Legal Costs Can Spiral

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

NCDR Around The World - Insights From The Withers' International Family Team

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

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Court Procedure

Civil Procedure Cheat Sheet For U.S. Federal Trial Courts: Rules, Steps & Deadlines

You can master complex constitutional doctrine or navigate intricate tax regulations, then find yourself scrambling to meet a discovery deadline or watching a strong case crumble because you missed the window to respond to a complaint.

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

You Snooze, You Lose At The UPC: Court Rejects New Arguments Presented Late In The Procedure

A recent decision of the Düsseldorf Local Division of the UPC hammers home its aim of achieving efficient and front-loaded procedure in Europe. The case reaffirms that...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Collective Proceedings: Mid-2025 Review

A number of significant developments in the UK collective proceedings regime (the UK CPO regime) have marked the past several months.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

Litigation Funding Reforms: Clarity For UK Funders And Litigants Post-PACCAR

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Overview Of The CJC's Final Report On Litigation Funding

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Great British Serve-Off: Serving Claims On Non-Resident Defendants Associated With English Companies

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

What To Expect During Extradition Proceedings (30 April 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

TOLATA Claims - A Guide For Cohabiting Or Unmarried Couples

United Kingdom Family

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Higgs LLP

Supreme Court Revisits A Trustee's Duty To Account For Unauthorised Profits: Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025] UKSC 10

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

The Yukos Enforcement Saga In The US Courts: D.C. Federal Appeals Court Directs Lower Court To Decide Question Of Issue Estoppel

The court affirmed that district courts must assess the existence of an arbitration agreement under the FSIA, while issues of scope were typically for the tribunal...

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

Government pension plans, state endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds and other arms of sovereign states are often investors in funds which borrow under subscription credit facilities.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister – Impact On Charities

In the recent case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister [2025] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court considered the definition of 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 (the 'Equality Act')

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Supreme Court Judgment Explained: Cutting Through The Noise

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herrington Carmichael

High Court Snags 'Fishing Expedition' For Health Data From Law Firm

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Public Sector Defined Benefit Pension CEVs And Divorce

United Kingdom Employment

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Stephens Scown

UK Court Of Appeal Overturns Judgment In Latest Italian Swaps Decision Concerning Corporate Capacity

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

UK Government Seeking To Increase Investment Diversity In The UK

Worldwide Strategy

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Dixcart Group Limited

English Courts Reject Spain's Challenge To Enforcement Of An ICSID Award, Asserting Primacy Of UK Law In The Context Of Intra-EU Claims Under The Energy Charter Treaty

United Kingdom Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Latest Videos

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If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Nicholas Georgevic, Chairman Of Scrivens (Video)

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Higgs LLP

What Is Mediation? (Video)

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IBB Law

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

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Memery Crystal

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