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Perjury, Forgery, Freezers, And Mini-trials: How To Unravel The Mess

There is a piece of large scale litigation making its way through the Business List in the Chancery Division in which the Court will eventually have to grapple with allegations of arson, burner phones, and cloth-wrapped...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supreme Court Clarifies Remedies Available Against Dishonest Assistant For Breach Of A Constructive Trust

The Supreme Court has restored an order requiring a third party who dishonestly assisted a company director in making and then dissipating an unauthorised profit to pay equitable compensation equal to the amount...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Draws The Line On "Mini-trials" In Freezing Injunction Challenges – Mold Investments Limited v Holloway And Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 986

The Court of Appeal has handed down a significant judgment on the correct procedural approach where a defendant seeks to set aside a freezing order on the basis...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Arbitration Act 2025 In Force From 1 August 2025 – What You Need To Know

On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 ("2025 Act") will come fully into force1. The 2025 Act revamps the arbitration framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Courts Decide Arbitrator Test For "Obviously Wrong" Same North And South Of Border

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Insurance Disputes And The New Arbitration Act 2025: Check Your Policies

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Exploring Breach Of Mandate Claims - Banking Quincecare Claims And Asset Recovery After The Supreme Court Ruling Of Philipp V Barclays Bank Plc [2023]

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

The UK's New Arbitration Act Comes Into Force

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

COVID-19 Claims Reinstated But Still Face Uphill Task (Edwards And Others v 2 Sisters Ltd Food Group Ltd)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Lost In Transcription: Incomplete Audio Evidence Thaws Freezing Injunction In Apollo XI Ltd v Nexedge Markets Ltd [2025] EWHC 1488 (KB)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Semenya vs Switzerland – A New Standard Of Review Of Sports Arbitration Awards

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

High Court Declines To Set Aside Order Giving Effect To Letter Of Request Despite Failure To Give Full And Frank Disclosure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Understanding Non-Accidental Injury: Legal Pathways And Family Implications (23 July 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Choice Of Arbitrators: Mastering The Nomination Process

United Kingdom Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

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International Arbitration

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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

Arbitration Act 2025 In Force From 1 August 2025 – What You Need To Know

On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 ("2025 Act") will come fully into force1. The 2025 Act revamps the arbitration framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Courts Decide Arbitrator Test For "Obviously Wrong" Same North And South Of Border

This case centres around the question of whether or not the court should grant leave for an appeal against an arbitrator's award based on "legal error".

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Insurance Disputes And The New Arbitration Act 2025: Check Your Policies

This is particularly true in the insurance sector where it is common to see arbitration clauses in insurance and reinsurance policies.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Exploring Breach Of Mandate Claims - Banking Quincecare Claims And Asset Recovery After The Supreme Court Ruling Of Philipp V Barclays Bank Plc [2023]

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

The UK's New Arbitration Act Comes Into Force

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Proceedings In Relation To Children: What Are The Costs In The UK

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

Semenya vs Switzerland – A New Standard Of Review Of Sports Arbitration Awards

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Plans To Reform The Financial Redress System

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Choice Of Arbitrators: Mastering The Nomination Process

United Kingdom Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

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European Union

Decision On The Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009

The Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009 (" 2009 Act") came into force on 17 June 2009 in response to the October 2007 House of Lords decision in Rothwell v Chemical Insulating Co Limited.

United Kingdom Litigation

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

The ATA Case against the EU ETS

On 16 December 2009 the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) and three US airlines (American, Continental and United) commenced their long-threatened action against the inclusion of aviation in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

United Kingdom Environment

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Clyde & Co

European Mediation Update

The EU Mediation Directive 2008/52/EC (the Directive) was adopted on 23 April 2008 and came into force on 13 June 2008.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Matthew Arnold & Baldwin

Blow to Campaigners for Change to Privilege Rules in the EU Competition Law Context

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP

MC99 And The ECJ: Advocate General Opinion On Baggage Limits

United Kingdom Transport

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Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP

Anti-Suit Injunctions: The ECJ Decision of 10 February 2009 in the West Tankers Case

European Union Litigation

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Mayer Brown

One Step Nearer a Unified European Patent Litigation System

European Union IP

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Mayer Brown

Time May Be Up For Insurance Pools And Other Agreements

United Kingdom Insurance

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Holman Fenwick Willan

Coleman v. Attridge Law - Impact Of ECJ´s Ruling On Associative Disability Discrimination´

United Kingdom Employment

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Court Procedure

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

On 2 June 2025 the Civil Justice Council (a UK public body that advises on civil justice and civil procedure) ("CJC") issued its Review of Litigation Funding Final Report (the "Report").

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Overview Of The CJC's Final Report On Litigation Funding

The Civil Justice Council's (CJC) Working Party on Litigation Funding, co-chaired by Dr John Sorabji and Mr Justice Simon Picken, published its Final Report on Litigation Funding on 2 June 2025.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Employment Law Case Update – May 2025

Worldwide Litigation

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Dixcart UK

Employment Law General Update – April 2025

Worldwide Employment

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Dixcart UK

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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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

Academic Appeals (Video)

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IBB Law

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

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Memery Crystal

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