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High Court Declines To Set Aside Order Giving Effect To Letter Of Request Despite Failure To Give Full And Frank Disclosure

The High Court has rejected an application to set aside an order giving effect to a letter of request issued by a US court in support of copyright proceedings in the US.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Understanding Non-Accidental Injury: Legal Pathways And Family Implications (23 July 2025)

Non-accidental injury (NAI), in the context of family proceedings, refers to physical harm that has not been caused accidentally and may have been caused deliberately...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Choice Of Arbitrators: Mastering The Nomination Process

The ability of the parties to appoint the arbitrators who will decide their dispute is one of the key selling points of arbitration. The process of nomination and appointment of arbitrators...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Standard Of Honesty Required By A Director When Complying With Section 172 Of The Companies Act 2006 ("the Act")

In a recently handed down judgment in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v Francesco Costa [2025] EWCA Civ 708 overturning a first instance decision of the High Court...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

New UK Arbitration Act 2025: Coming Into Force On 1 August 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Provides Clarity On The Status Of LFAs

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

E-commerce Platform Liability And Safe Harbor Provisions

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rouse

UK Supreme Court Affirms Strict Profit Rule

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Coroner's Investigations And Assisted Dying: A Missing Safeguard

United Kingdom Litigation

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BCL Solicitors LLP

The Hague Judgments Convention: A "Game-changer" For Cross Border Dispute Resolution?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

Should I Set Up My Own Firm?

United Kingdom Litigation

Kindleworth LLP

Hague Judgments Convention 2019: Good News For The International Enforcement Of UK Judgments

United Kingdom Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Litigation Funding Waterfalls Are Compliant Post-PACCAR (UK)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The Civil Justice Council's Final Report On Litigation Funding – Key Recommendations And Market Implications

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

UK Creative Worker Visa: Key Requirements (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

S5:E9 – Twin Property Developers Tom And Jack Atha: Building Atha Properties From The Ground Up (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Square One

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Requirements For Skilled Worker Visa Settlement (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

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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

Choice Of Arbitrators: Mastering The Nomination Process

The ability of the parties to appoint the arbitrators who will decide their dispute is one of the key selling points of arbitration. The process of nomination and appointment of arbitrators...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

Daughter Entitled To Sums For Caring For Her Late Mother Prior To Death (Rogers v Wills)

Dispute Resolution analysis: Following a trial, a daughter has been held to be entitled to the receipt of substantial sums from the estate of her late mother pursuant to the terms of a contract...

United Kingdom Family

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Gatehouse Chambers

New UK Arbitration Act 2025: Coming Into Force On 1 August 2025

The UK Government has today confirmed that the Arbitration Act 2025 will come into force on 1 August 2025. The new Act will apply to arbitration proceedings commenced after the date of its entry into force...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supporting LGBTQIA+ Children In Care Proceedings: A Pride 2025 Reflection From Duncan Lewis Solicitors In Leeds (18 July 2025)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Hague Judgments Convention: A "Game-changer" For Cross Border Dispute Resolution?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

Hague Judgments Convention 2019: Good News For The International Enforcement Of UK Judgments

United Kingdom Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Civil Justice Council's Final Report On Litigation Funding – Key Recommendations And Market Implications

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Withers Obtains Groundbreaking Judgment Concerning A Bilateral Investment Treaty For Client Zhongshan

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

A New Tool In Town? The NEC Conflict Avoidance Option

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

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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

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

On 2 June 2025 the Civil Justice Council (a UK public body that advises on civil justice and civil procedure) ("CJC") issued its Review of Litigation Funding Final Report (the "Report").

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Overview Of The CJC's Final Report On Litigation Funding

The Civil Justice Council's (CJC) Working Party on Litigation Funding, co-chaired by Dr John Sorabji and Mr Justice Simon Picken, published its Final Report on Litigation Funding on 2 June 2025.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Employment Law Case Update – May 2025

Worldwide Litigation

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Dixcart UK

Employment Law General Update – April 2025

Worldwide Employment

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Dixcart UK

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

2 Minutes With… Nick Leigh (Video)

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Memery Crystal

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