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Hillsborough Law: What Public Authorities And Service Providers Need To Know

On 16 September 2025, the Government introduced the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill – widely known as the Hillsborough Law – into Parliament.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

High Court Considers Meaning Of "Event" Under Montreal Convention In Air Cargo Claim - Joseph Gourgey

For the first time since taking effect under English Law, the High Court in Wealmoor Ltd v KLM [2025] EWHC 1706 (Comm) considered the test for an "event" causing...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Quadrant Chambers

Class Actions Radar: United Kingdom – General (England And Wales)

Class action litigation has become increasingly prominent in the English courts in the past decade, with claims increasing in size and value.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Evidence Is Everything: Strike Out Application Dismissed As "Hopeless And Speculative" In The Insolvency And Companies Court – A Company -v- Visionary Future LLC & Ors.

The Insolvency and Companies Court, in A Company -v- Visionary Future LLC & ors. (unreported), has dismissed an application by a company seeking to strike out...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

The Fruit Of Modernisation: The Arbitration Act 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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HMW Law

Such Other Sum As The Adjudicator May Decide – A Breach Of Natural Justice?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Effect Of Signage In Property Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

'What Do You Do If Asked To Provide Evidence To A Public Inquiry?'

United Kingdom Litigation

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Court Of Appeal Finds Binding Contract Concluded By Exchange Of Emails Despite Referring To Preparation Of Formal Agreement

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Personal Injury And Clinical Negligence Newsletter: September 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Ministry Of Justice Consults On Implementation Of Singapore Convention On International Mediated Settlements

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Clegg Food Projects Ltd v Prestige Car Direct Properties Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

RNJM Ltd v Purpose Social Homes Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Appeal Deadlines In Arbitration – Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On When An Award Is "Rendered"

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Evolving Regulation For CO₂ Storage: A Call For Evidence From Ofgem

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Future Network Strategy For CO₂ Transport And Storage

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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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

Evidence Is Everything: Strike Out Application Dismissed As "Hopeless And Speculative" In The Insolvency And Companies Court – A Company -v- Visionary Future LLC & Ors.

The Insolvency and Companies Court, in A Company -v- Visionary Future LLC & ors. (unreported), has dismissed an application by a company seeking to strike out...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

The Use Of AI By Arbitrators: Exploring The Opportunities And Managing The Risks

The use of AI in the legal industry, including in international arbitration proceedings, is widespread and continues to evolve rapidly.

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Fruit Of Modernisation: The Arbitration Act 2025

Back in November 2023, the Law Commission was tasked with reviewing the long-standing 1996 Arbitration Act.

United Kingdom Litigation

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HMW Law

The Effect Of Signage In Property Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

UK Gets Tough On Late Payment

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Quadrant On Shipping | Issue 7 | Autumn 2025

Worldwide Transport

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Quadrant Chambers

Appeal Deadlines In Arbitration – Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On When An Award Is "Rendered"

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Why Family Mediation Matters - From Soap Storylines To Real Life

United Kingdom Litigation

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Parker Bullen

T1465/23 – No Narrowing By Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis For Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 And G1/19

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

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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

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

A recent decision of the Düsseldorf Local Division of the UPC hammers home its aim of achieving efficient and front-loaded procedure in Europe. The case reaffirms that...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Boult Wade Tennant

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

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

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

What Is Mediation? (Video)

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IBB Law

Dispute Resolution Round-Up - July 2024 (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

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