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Opt-Out Class Actions Scotland: Consultation Goes Live

We have been discussing a potentially seismic change to litigation exposure for businesses operating in Scotland – and today marks a significant step towards this becoming a reality.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Survivors Quit Grooming Gangs Inquiry Over 'Cover-up' Fears

The UK government's national grooming gangs inquiry, set up by Keir Starmer in June, has hit a major snag. Several survivors of abuse have quit the process, saying it feels like their voices are being ignored.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Court Of Appeal Confirms Defendant Not Required To Take Any Steps In Proceedings Unless Claim Form Validly Served In Time

The Court of Appeal has held that where a claimant has not served a claim form in time, and no extension has been granted, the defendant is not subject to the court's jurisdiction.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Star Hydro Power v NTDC: Court Of Appeal Confirms Exclusive English Jurisdiction Over London-Seated Arbitration Awards

The landmark decision of the English Court of Appeal in Star Hydro Power v National Transmission and Despatch Company [2025] EWCA Civ 928 confirms that English courts will not permit...

Worldwide Litigation

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Barnes Law

The Travers Smith International Arbitration Podcast

United Kingdom Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

The Arbitration Act 2025: A New Era For UK Arbitration?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Noel Clarke vs The Guardian: Key Legal Lessons

United Kingdom Litigation

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Teacher Stern

Pawar's Late Appeal: Has Medpro Changed The Prognosis?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Section 70(3) Of The Arbitration Act And The Time Limit For Challenges To The Court In Respect Of GAFTA And FOSFA Awards - Chris Smith KC

United Kingdom Litigation

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Quadrant Chambers

Commercial Court Pilot Will Mean Many More Court Documents Publicly Available By Default From 1 January 2026

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The National Audit Office Report On The Costs Of Clinical Negligence

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Maternity Negligence: NHS Obstetrics Claims Rise (21 October 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Hague Judgments Convention 2019 Is In Force In The United Kingdom. That Is Good News For Commercial Parties

European Union Litigation

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Mayer Brown

State Immunity And The Execution Of Investment Treaty Arbitral Awards Against State Assets

Worldwide Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Public Law Podcast Episode 22: Back To School - Wrap Up Of Key Developments

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

多么近似是 "近似度过高"？解读泰国商标 "近似 / 不近似" 认定

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

Simpler And More Streamlined Sustainability Disclosure For UK Private Fund Managers: Taking Stock And Comparing With The EU

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Fitness Giants Face Off: Strava Sues Garmin Over Segments And Heatmaps

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

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International Arbitration

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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

Arbitration and AI: From Data Processing to Deepfakes. Outlining the Potential–and Pitfalls–of AI in Arbitration

For all forms of dispute resolution, it is a case of "adapt or die". Conventional domestic construction arbitration in the United Kingdom has all but vanished, with most construction disputes now resolved in adjudication.

United Kingdom Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Japanese Knotweed And The Law: What Property Owners Need To Know

Introduced to the UK in 1850, Japanese knotweed was once admired as an ornamental garden plant. 175 years later, it has become one of the UK's...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Parker Bullen

Star Hydro Power v NTDC: Court Of Appeal Confirms Exclusive English Jurisdiction Over London-Seated Arbitration Awards

The landmark decision of the English Court of Appeal in Star Hydro Power v National Transmission and Despatch Company [2025] EWCA Civ 928 confirms that English courts will not permit...

Worldwide Litigation

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Barnes Law

Pharos Offshore Group Ltd v Keynvor Morlift Ltd

United Kingdom Tax

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

A Consequential Consequentials Judgment: Russian Aviation Lessor Policy Claims: AerCap Ireland Limited & Others v AIG & Others [2025] EWHC 2529 (Comm)

United Kingdom Transport

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Quadrant Chambers

Domestic Abuse: Exceptional Or Everyday?

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

The Travers Smith International Arbitration Podcast

United Kingdom Litigation

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Travers Smith LLP

The Arbitration Act 2025: A New Era For UK Arbitration?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Section 70(3) Of The Arbitration Act And The Time Limit For Challenges To The Court In Respect Of GAFTA And FOSFA Awards - Chris Smith KC

United Kingdom Litigation

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Quadrant Chambers

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Court Procedure

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

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

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

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

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

In the recent case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister [2025] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court considered the definition of 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 (the 'Equality Act')

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

English Courts Reject Spain's Challenge To Enforcement Of An ICSID Award, Asserting Primacy Of UK Law In The Context Of Intra-EU Claims Under The Energy Charter Treaty

United Kingdom Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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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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