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High Court Decision Highlights Cohabitation Risks

A recently reported judgment from the High Court, Kirishani v George Major, provides another example of the different way the law operates in England and Wales for cohabiting couples...

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

Illiquidx v Altana Wealth: Information Can Be Both Confidential And Public-Domain

The High Court's decision in Illiquidx Limited v Altana Wealth Limited examines when information retains confidentiality despite public availability of its components.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

LexisNexis Corporate Rescue And Insolvency: Case Alerter – April 2026

Gatehouse Chambers' Insolvency Team provides detailed analysis of three recent High Court cases examining critical issues in bankruptcy and insolvency law, including property transfers via WhatsApp...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

Consent Is Objective, Not Subjective: Court Of Appeal Overturns Landmark Data Protection Ruling In RTM v Bonne Terre

The Court of Appeal has handed down its much anticipated judgment in RTM v Bonne Terre Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 488, overturning the High Court's ruling in January 2025 that consent obtained by Sky Betting and Gaming...

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Can A Fashion Trade Mark Be Deemed Inherently Deceptive By Use Of A Year Within It? (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

The Contract (Formation And Remedies) (Scotland) Act 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

More On The Horizon: Setting Aside Judgments Obtained By Fraud In England And Wales

United Kingdom Criminal

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Civil Mediation Council Consults On Draft Code Of Professional Practice For Mediators

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Civil Litigation As A First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029

United Kingdom Criminal

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Crowell & Moring LLP

TOLATA Orders And Court Proceedings: What To Expect When Taking Your Property Dispute To Court (6 March 2026)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Court Of Appeal Finds English Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over Sanctioned Individual Who Is Not Permitted To Enter The UK

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

London Commercial Court: ICSID Awards Are Not Assignable (Operafund v Spain)

United Kingdom Litigation

Aceris Law

Civil Justice Council Publishes Consultation On Use Of AI For Preparing Court Documents

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can A Third Party Rely On An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause? What Campeau v Gottex Means For SPA Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Charting The EU AI Act Timeline – Key Dates From Adoption To Application

European Union Technology

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Lewis Silkin

What Is US Trade Dress Law And How Does It Apply To The World Of Fashion? (Podcast)

United Kingdom International

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HGF Ltd

Investing In The Defense Sector: Procurement, Sanctions, And ESG (Podcast)

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Cryptoasset Regulation Coming To The United Kingdom: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

A Global View Of International Arbitration Trends With Gary Born (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

Outlook 2026: UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes

AI: from warnings to action. 2025 saw warnings from the court about serious sanctions for lawyers who submit documents that have been prepared using artificial intelligence and citing imaginary...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School [2026] EWCA Civ 13

On 16 January 2026, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School, a decision on costs recovery under CPR 36.17 when a party beats a liability-only Part 36 offer.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Inadmissibility Of An Appeal Against A Parental Warning Order

In an order dated 18 December 2025, the Rome Court of Appeal reaffirmed the principle that an appeal brought against a court order warning a non-compliant parent must be declared inadmissible.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Giambrone & Partners

English High Court Evaluates Usual Authority As Part Of Section 67 Challenge (S.67 Arbitration Act)

On 19 December 2025, the English High Court delivered judgment in a challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"), addressing the tribunal's jurisdiction and the authority of a law firm...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

The Hague Judgments Convention 2019 Enters Into Force In The UK: What It Means For Cross-Border Litigation

United Kingdom Litigation

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CANDEY

What Is The Arbitration Process For My Commercial Dispute?

United Kingdom Litigation

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LegalVision

The AAA-ICDR AI Arbitrator: A New Era In Construction Arbitration?

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

Damages Can Be Awarded On The Discharge Of A Procedurally Defective Injunction (Gotti v Perrett)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

UK Commercial Court Pilot Will Mean Many More Court Documents Publicly Available By Default From 1 January 2026

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Court Pilot Will Mean Many More Court Documents Publicly Available By Default From 1 January 2026

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Global Arbitration Review's Guide To Advocacy - Edition 7: The Role Of The Expert In Advocacy

Worldwide Litigation

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Alvarez & Marsal

Document Experts In Age Assessment Disputes: Ask The Court's Permission, Not Its Forgiveness

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

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

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

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

Global Arbitration Review's Guide To Advocacy - Edition 7: The Role Of The Expert In Advocacy

The distinction between an advocate and expert witness is considered by the UK courts to be crucial to the just disposal of any hearing.

Worldwide Litigation

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Alvarez & Marsal

Document Experts In Age Assessment Disputes: Ask The Court's Permission, Not Its Forgiveness

In this judicial review case concerning MS, an Afghan national, the court in MS, R. (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council [2024] EWHC 2661 (Admin) (22 October 2024)...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

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

Unsurprisingly, that language is not appropriate when the subject to be determined is what is in the best interests of a child – labelling parents in that way is not conducive...

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

E-commerce Platform Liability And Safe Harbor Provisions

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rouse

TOLATA Claims - A Guide For Cohabiting Or Unmarried Couples

TOLATA is the statute that gives the court the power to make orders regulating property ownership, occupation, or use when two or more people own property together.

United Kingdom Family

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Higgs LLP

Conflicts Of Interest As An Executor

The Court removed the executor due to his failure to address a serious conflict of interest arising between his personal interests and his role as executor for a period of over ten years and also for the potentially...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mortlake Law & Mediation

"Paramount" Means "Paramount": Contracting Out Of The Hague Rules Time-bar (Or Not) - Benjamin Coffer & Caleb Kirton

In The Alion (Tanga Pharmaceuticals Plastics Limited and others v Emirates Shipping Line FZE [2025] EWHC 368 (Comm)), handed down today, the Commercial Court rejected an attempt...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Quadrant Chambers

Contract remedies: Legal requirements and best practice

Familiarise yourself with contract remedies to handle breaches appropriately.

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Serving Chabra Freezing Orders Out Of The Jurisdiction

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Understanding Capacity To Litigate And The Civil Justice Council's Proposals

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Intermediary Liability For Counterfeit Goods In Ecommerce Marketplaces In SEA

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Rouse

A Guide To Civil Recovery

United Kingdom Criminal

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Barnes Law

New Rules Allow Courts In England And Wales To Order Use Of Alternative Dispute Resolution

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Asset Recovery Comparative Guide

United Kingdom Finance

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Bird & Bird

Civil Procedure Rules Embed ADR Into The Civil Justice System

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

New Legal Measures To Prevent Grooming Of Under-Age Children

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

Courts Will Soon Have Power To Order Parties To Engage In Alternative Dispute Resolution

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bindmans LLP

The Patent Lawyer: UPC's First Year: Emergence Of A Purely Civil Law System?

European Union IP

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HGF Ltd

Handling Vulnerability In The Civil Courts

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Impact Of Parties' Use Of ADR On Court Orders For Costs

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

A Sperm Donor Can Be The Legal Father

United Kingdom Family

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Mortlake Law & Mediation

What Is An 'Intolerable Situation' As Defined Under Article 13(b) Of The Hague Convention?

United Kingdom Family

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Mortlake Law & Mediation

Lynch's Death Puts UK-US Extradition Under The Microscope

Worldwide Litigation

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Peters & Peters

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shagang HNA: A Non-binary Approach To The Weighing Of Evidence In A Civil Trial And Taking Into Account The Risk That Evidence May Have Been Obtained By The Use Of Torture (Video)

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Quadrant Chambers

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