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

The draft code aims to set out what it means to be a regulated mediator or regulated mediation organisation, and the standards the public should be able to expect.

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

In March 2026, the UK Government published its Fraud Strategy 2026–2029, part of a broader economic-crime policy package building on the Economic Crime Plan 2 (March 2023) and the Anti-Corruption Strategy, published in December 2025.

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)

When property disputes between co-owners cannot be resolved through negotiation, court proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA) may become necessary.

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

The Court of Appeal has held that the English courts do not have jurisdiction as of right over a sanctioned individual who used to reside in London...

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

Outlook 2026: UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School [2026] EWCA Civ 13

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Inadmissibility Of An Appeal Against A Parental Warning Order

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)

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

The Concept Of 'Overall Impression' In UK And EU Registered Design Law (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

UK Immigration Rule Changes (March 2026): Impact On Business Visas

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Government Signals Retrospective Extension Of ILR Route To Ten Years

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

FCA Publishes Further Information On Its Approach To The UK's New Cryptoasset Regime

United Kingdom Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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

Dispute Resolution analysis: This is a judgment in a highly unusual case in which, in order to avoid being liable for damages and costs on the discharge of an injunction she herself obtained...

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

The documents that can be obtained for a small fee will include skeleton arguments, witness statements and expert reports relied on at a public hearing.

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

The documents that can be obtained for a small fee will include skeleton arguments, witness statements and expert reports relied on at a public hearing.

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

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

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

E-commerce Platform Liability And Safe Harbor Provisions

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rouse

An NCA Money Laundering Investigation That Led To A £17.5M Forfeiture

United Kingdom Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Litigation Funding Overhaul In The UK: CJC's Final Report Explained

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Civil Justice Council Calls For Overhaul Of English Litigation Funding And Lawyer Fees Arrangements

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

How Civil Litigation Is Fighting The Financial Fraud Epidemic

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

TOLATA Claims - A Guide For Cohabiting Or Unmarried Couples

United Kingdom Family

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Higgs LLP

Conflicts Of Interest As An Executor

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mortlake Law & Mediation

Civil Justice Council Calls For Overhaul Of English Litigation Funding And Lawyer Fees Arrangements

On June 2, 2025, the Civil Justice Council ("Council")—a public body that reviews and makes recommendations to the UK Government about the English civil justice system...

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

How Civil Litigation Is Fighting The Financial Fraud Epidemic

Financial fraud is yet again rising, in 2024 the annual Crime Survey for England and Wales reported 4.1 million occurrences of fraud...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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Quadrant Chambers

A Guide To Civil Recovery

The article explores the UK's civil recovery framework under POCA, highlighting its use in seizing assets linked to crime without criminal convictions, including mechanisms like UWOs and freezing orders, and advising businesses on potential defenses against such actions.

United Kingdom Criminal

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Barnes Law

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

Recent Civil Procedure Rules changes empower courts in England and Wales to order parties to engage in ADR. Amendments emphasize promoting ADR, include potential cost penalties for non-compliance, and guide courts to balance fairness, efficiency, and proportionality.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Asset Recovery Comparative Guide

Asset Recovery Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

United Kingdom Finance

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Bird & Bird

Civil Procedure Rules Embed ADR Into The Civil Justice System

On 1 October 2024, a historic change to the status of alternative dispute resolution in the civil justice system took effect. Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force to promote the use of alternative.

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

Civil Mediation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ellisons Legal

What Is A Supervising Solicitor And Why Might You Need One?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Child & Child

Transparency In Litigation - The Courts Of England & Wales - Part 2

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

The Court Of Appeal Clarifies When Multi-Party Claims Can Be Brought Using A Single Claim Form In England And Wales

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Mediation Is The Future

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Embracing Compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution: Proposed Changes To The Civil Procedure Rules

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Can Open Justice Be Too Open? A Review Of Proposals To Provide Non-Parties Greater Access To Court Documents In England & Wales

United Kingdom Litigation

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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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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