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Mental Capacity Explained: Assessments, Court Of Protection Disputes And Legal Decision-making

Mental capacity is the ability to make a specific decision at the time that decision needs to be made. Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

A Message To (Young) Lawyers: Artificial Intelligence Is Not Your “magic Toolbox” (Cork V. Smith)

A UK court case reveals how a junior lawyer at a prestigious international law firm relied entirely on AI for legal research, resulting in hallucinated case citations and fabricated statutory provisions being submitted to the court. The incident prompted judicial scrutiny and raises critical questions about the proper role of artificial intelligence in legal practice and the enduring importance of traditional research skills.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Arbitration Act 2025 Freezing Orders: Third-party Asset Protection In London Arbitration

The Arbitration Act 2025 has closed a critical enforcement gap by confirming that English courts can now grant worldwide freezing orders and other interim relief against third parties in London-seated arbitrations.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Court Of Appeal – Payment By Director Fails To Satisfy Company’s Judgment Debt (56 Fellows Road Limited v ABC Block Management Ltd)

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that a payment made by a company director to a High Court Enforcement Agent (HCEA)...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Addressing Functional Neurological Disorder In Personal Injury Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Court Of Appeal Finds Wholesale Update Of Banking Terms Amounted To Conclusion Of New Contract For Purposes Of Consumer Jurisdiction Rules

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mediation, Hybrid Mediation And The Use Of Neutral Professionals In Family Dispute Resolution

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Overlapping Dispute Resolution Clauses: The Court Of Appeal Rejects Anti-suit Injunction Application To Prevent Moscow Proceedings In Connection With English Law Governed Facility Agreement

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Rejects ASI Application To Prevent Moscow Proceedings To Enforce Security In Connection With English Law Governed Facility Agreement

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Court Refuses To Stay English Proceedings Or Injunct Foreign Proceedings Envisaged By Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clause

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The 2026 ICC Rules Unpacked: What’s New?

Worldwide Litigation

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Mayer Brown

If I Use A Different Name For Acas Early Conciliation Than For My Employment Tribunal Claim, Will It Cause A Problem?

United Kingdom Litigation

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didlaw

International Arbitration: Balancing Efficiency And Party Autonomy – The ICC Publishes Its New 2026 Arbitration Rules

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Nottingham Attacks Survivors’ Solicitor Responds To Unlawful Access Of Victims’ Medical Records

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

The EU AI Act – The Current State Of Play

United Kingdom Technology

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Travers Smith LLP

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

Voices For Change: Leading In Transformational Times With Alexandre Menais (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

What Are The Practical Implications Of The Reform Of EU Design Law Coming Into Force On 1st July 2026? (Podcast)

European Union IP

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HGF Ltd

What Does A Typical Day Look Like For A Case Manager, When Working With CoP Clients? (Video)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

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International Arbitration

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

"Intra-Client" Documents: UK High Court Delivers Significant Judgment On Scope Of Legal Advice Privilege

The English High Court has issued groundbreaking guidance on legal advice privilege, addressing whether internal communications within a corporate client group can be protected when created for the purpose of seeking legal advice.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Handy Client Guide To Privilege

This decision tree has been prepared as a quick reference to help determine which documents can be withheld on grounds of privilege under English law.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Access To UK Company Privileged Documents By Former Directors

In the High Court’s decision in Serendipity Centre Ltd v. Tinson, [2026] EWHC 349 (Ch), the court held that privilege could not be asserted against a former director over certain documents...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Handy Client Guide To Privilege – Newly Updated

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Proceed With Caution: AI Platforms And Privilege

United Kingdom Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

English High Court Rules Intra-Client Documents Can Attract Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Internal Investigations Checklist

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

Protecting Legal Privilege When Using AI

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

The Application Of Legal Advice Privilege To Intra-Client Documents

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Against Your Will

Recent court cases reveal how undue influence claims can invalidate wills, examining the burden of proof required and what constitutes coercion when a testator's free will is overborne.

United Kingdom Family

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

RBH Building Contractors Ltd v James & Anor

Although the decision on the residential occupier point was sufficient to deal with RBH's attempt to enforce the adjudicator's decision...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Preparing For A Fact-finding Hearing: Guide For Survivors Of Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse survivors facing family court proceedings often encounter fact-finding hearings where disputed allegations must be formally determined.

United Kingdom Family

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Arbitration Act 2025 Freezing Orders: Third-party Asset Protection In London Arbitration

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Court Of Appeal – Payment By Director Fails To Satisfy Company’s Judgment Debt (56 Fellows Road Limited v ABC Block Management Ltd)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Crest Nicholson v Ardmore Has Expanded The Reach Of Building Liability Orders

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Cleared For Take-Off: The CAT Dismisses Fourth Subsidy Control Challenge Relating To A £205 Million Subsidy To Cardiff International Airport Limited

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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NERA

Mediation, Hybrid Mediation And The Use Of Neutral Professionals In Family Dispute Resolution

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Overlapping Dispute Resolution Clauses: The Court Of Appeal Rejects Anti-suit Injunction Application To Prevent Moscow Proceedings In Connection With English Law Governed Facility Agreement

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Court Procedure

Mental Capacity Explained: Assessments, Court Of Protection Disputes And Legal Decision-making

Mental capacity is the ability to make a specific decision at the time that decision needs to be made. Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Preparing For A Fact-finding Hearing: Guide For Survivors Of Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse survivors facing family court proceedings often encounter fact-finding hearings where disputed allegations must be formally determined.

United Kingdom Family

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

A Message To (Young) Lawyers: Artificial Intelligence Is Not Your “magic Toolbox” (Cork V. Smith)

A UK court case reveals how a junior lawyer at a prestigious international law firm relied entirely on AI for legal research, resulting in hallucinated case citations and fabricated statutory provisions being submitted to the court. The incident prompted judicial scrutiny and raises critical questions about the proper role of artificial intelligence in legal practice and the enduring importance of traditional research skills.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Court Of Appeal Overturns CAT Ruling In Selective Distribution Case

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

Court Of Appeal – Payment By Director Fails To Satisfy Company’s Judgment Debt (56 Fellows Road Limited v ABC Block Management Ltd)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Arbitration Act 2025 Freezing Orders: Third-party Asset Protection In London Arbitration

United Kingdom Litigation

BL

Barnes Law

Court Of Appeal Finds Wholesale Update Of Banking Terms Amounted To Conclusion Of New Contract For Purposes Of Consumer Jurisdiction Rules

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mediation, Hybrid Mediation And The Use Of Neutral Professionals In Family Dispute Resolution

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

If I Use A Different Name For Acas Early Conciliation Than For My Employment Tribunal Claim, Will It Cause A Problem?

United Kingdom Litigation

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didlaw

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

State Immunity And ICSID Awards: The UK Supreme Court Joins International Consensus On Enforcement

On 4 March 2026, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the "Supreme Court") held in Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L. and Republic of Zimbabwe v Border Timbers Ltd that Spain...

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

UK Supreme Court Confirms Sovereign Immunity Is No Defence To ICSID Award Enforcement

Kingdom of Spain (Appellant) v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L. and another (Respondents); Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents) [2026] UKSC 9, 4 March 2026...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Baker Botts LLP

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Sovereign Immunity For ICSID Award Enforcement

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has held that Contracting States to the ICSID Convention cannot claim sovereign immunity to resist enforcement of ICSID awards against them.

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

No Shield For Sovereigns: UK Supreme Court Rejects Immunity Arguments In Enforcement Of ICSID Awards

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

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

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

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

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

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Latest Videos

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

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WilmerHale

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Begins (Video)

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Rothera Bray

Al And Service Clauses Considerations For Commercial Dispute Lawyers (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

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

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