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More Court Documents To Be Accessible By Non-Parties

A pilot is being launched in the Commercial Court (including the London Circuit Commercial Court) and the Financial List (Commercial Court and Chancery Division) which will expand the number of documents accessible to non-parties.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Supreme Court Finds There Is No Principle In English Law That A Condition Precedent To Payment Of A Debt Will Be Deemed Fulfilled If Fulfilment Was Prevented By A Party's Own Breach

The decision means that the counterparty's remedy in such circumstances will be limited to damages, rather than claiming payment of the debt.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Rules On Exclusions Once Again

In R (on the application of SAG) v the Governing Body of Winchmore School, a 14-year-old pupil faced permanent exclusion after entering a teacher's hotel room without permission during a school skiing trip.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Boundary Agreements And Their Impact On Future Property Owners

Boundary issues between neighbours can often lead to confusion and, in some cases, disputes. We understand how worrying it can be when you are unsure where...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Parker Bullen

UK Court Of Appeal Clarifies Redaction Test In Optis V Apple FRAND Licensing Dispute

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

What Is The Arbitration Process For My Commercial Dispute?

United Kingdom Litigation

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LegalVision

The Lost King: Settlement Reached

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gardner Leader

Seriously, What's The Harm? The High Court Unpicks The Standard Of Serious Harm In Tattersal v Tattersal

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gardner Leader

Airwave Abuse Of Dominance Claim Certified: Pragmatism And A Class-wide Lens

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Undue Influence – When Influence Goes Too Far

United Kingdom Litigation

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Hunters

The Forgotten Victims Of Diethylstilbestrol: A Fight For Justice Across Generations

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Survivors Of The 2023 Nottingham Attacks Call For Full Transparency In Upcoming Public Inquiry

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Ensuring Compliance After Mazur: A Practical Guide For Law Firms

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Objection! Use It Or Lose It? Court Of Appeal Examines When A Late Jurisdictional Objection May Still Be Permitted

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

What's Happening With The Employment Rights Bill?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Space: Mental Health And Wellbeing - Episode Three (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Ofcom Issues Guidance About Online Safety Act In Video Gaming Context

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Built To Scale: Andrew Gough On Growing GCD Technologies (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Legal Consideration For Hotels: Planning (Video)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

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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

More Court Documents To Be Accessible By Non-Parties

A pilot is being launched in the Commercial Court (including the London Circuit Commercial Court) and the Financial List (Commercial Court and Chancery Division) which will expand the number of documents accessible to non-parties.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Supreme Court Finds There Is No Principle In English Law That A Condition Precedent To Payment Of A Debt Will Be Deemed Fulfilled If Fulfilment Was Prevented By A Party's Own Breach

The decision means that the counterparty's remedy in such circumstances will be limited to damages, rather than claiming payment of the debt.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Good Divorce Week 2025: How Mediation Helps (10 November 2025)

Good Divorce Week 2025 returns this year with an important reminder that family breakdown does not have to mean conflict. Led by Resolution...

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Joint Ventures In The Clean Energy Sector: Resolving Deadlocks (Part 1) – Continuing The Joint Venture

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK Court Of Appeal Clarifies Redaction Test In Optis V Apple FRAND Licensing Dispute

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

What Is The Arbitration Process For My Commercial Dispute?

United Kingdom Litigation

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LegalVision

Undue Influence – When Influence Goes Too Far

United Kingdom Litigation

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Hunters

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

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

Objection! Use It Or Lose It? Court Of Appeal Examines When A Late Jurisdictional Objection May Still Be Permitted

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

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Court Procedure

Competition Appeal Tribunal Makes First Damages Award Under Collective Proceedings Regime

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has made its first damages award under the UK's collective proceedings regime, in favour of a class of around 36 million Apple device users.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Pre-Action Protocol In Immigration Judicial Review

If the decision is maintained, or no response is received within the specified timeframe, you can then submit an application for permission to apply for judicial review.

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Collective Proceedings: Mid-2025 Review

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

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Airwave Abuse Of Dominance Claim Certified: Pragmatism And A Class-wide Lens

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified an opt‑out collective action alleging that Motorola abused a dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices for access to the Airwave emergency...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

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

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

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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

2 Minutes With… Nick Leigh (Video)

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Memery Crystal

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