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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

The recent Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) has attracted significant public and media interest.

United Kingdom Litigation

HC

Herrington Carmichael

High Court Snags 'Fishing Expedition' For Health Data From Law Firm

On 1 April 2025, the High Court ruled on an application for specific disclosure in a case involving various alleged breaches of the UK GDPR in the wider context of road traffic claims.

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Public Sector Defined Benefit Pension CEVs And Divorce

A pension's cash equivalent transfer value (CEV) is the value placed on the underlying benefits by the provider.

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

Thinkhouse - TUPE Public Sector Webinar - July 2023 (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

UK Bill On The Seizure Of Russian State Assets In Support Of Ukraine: An Opportunity (Not) To Be Missed?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Queritius

NRF Client Briefing Sovereign Immunity From Direct Taxation Consultation On Policy Design

United Kingdom Tax

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

FFF Sovereign Immunity Series – Part VIII: England & Wales

United Kingdom Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Three Part Series: UK Freezing Orders Against A Foreign State, Part Two

United Kingdom Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Charter Schools Aren't Immune From Trademark Suits

United Kingdom IP

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McDermott Will & Emery

Sovereign State Immunity From Anti-suit Injunctions

United Kingdom Litigation

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

LS

Lewis Silkin

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Scheme Sessions Vol1.2025 - A Year Of The New DB Funding Regime: Where Are We Now? (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

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

Sovereign Wealth Funds Consultation

The UK Government's consultation period on the reform of sovereign immunity from direct taxation closed on 12 September 2022, with FTI Consulting having been directly involved...

United Kingdom Tax

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FTI Consulting

UK Government Considers Changes To The Rules On Sovereign Immunity From Direct Taxation

The UK Government has recently consulted on a revised approach to sovereign immunity from direct taxation.

United Kingdom Tax

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Tax Round Up

Welcome to July's edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen an interesting decision of the First-tier Tribunal on the salaried member rules as they apply to asset manager LLPs,

United Kingdom Tax

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The Future Of Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitrations In The European Union

The Contracting Parties to the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) on June 24, 2022, announced their agreement in principle on the modernization of the ECT.

Worldwide Litigation

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Playing For Time – Claiming To Be A Sovereign State – Part 2

United Kingdom Litigation

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W Legal

Playing For Time – Claiming To Be A Sovereign State

United Kingdom Litigation

WL

W Legal

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

United Kingdom Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Yesterday's Alleged Russian Anti-satellite Missile Test May Give Rise To Claims Against The Russian Federation

Worldwide Government

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Volterra Fietta

Disputes With States

United Kingdom Litigation

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W Legal

What If…I Am In An Accident In A Hired Motorhome?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Digby Brown

High Court Grants Permission For Service Out Of Jurisdiction In Defamation Claim On Grounds That Claims Against Five Other Defendants Were Already Proceeding In England And Wales

United Kingdom Litigation

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Wiggin

Argentum V The Silver Is The First Case Ever To Consider State Immunity Act S 10(4)(a) - Liisa Lahti

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Draft Regulations Published On Public Sector Exit Payments

United Kingdom Litigation

VW

Veale Wasbrough Vizards

Artificial Intelligence In The Public Sector – A New Regulatory Field?

United Kingdom Technology

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Grants Permission For Service Out Of Jurisdiction In Defamation Claim On Grounds That Claims Against Five Other Defendants Were Already Proceeding In England And Wales

The claimant, Walter Tzvi Soriano, resident in London, issued proceedings against the sixth defendant, Richard Silverstein, resident in the USA, for defamation.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Wiggin

Argentum V The Silver Is The First Case Ever To Consider State Immunity Act S 10(4)(a) - Liisa Lahti

The silver was being carried on the SS Tilawa - a privately-owed merchant ship - during World War II.

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Draft Regulations Published On Public Sector Exit Payments

Following our report last week, the Government has now published the draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 (Draft Regulations), ...

United Kingdom Litigation

VW

Veale Wasbrough Vizards

Artificial Intelligence In The Public Sector – A New Regulatory Field?

The Committee on Standards in Public Life (the "Committee") has published a report on artificial intelligence ("AI") and its impact on public standards following the Committee's review

United Kingdom Technology

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Enforcement Against A Sovereign State: A Relaxation Of The Rules Of Service

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

School And Nursery Staff No Longer Have To Disclose Association With Sex Offenders

However, it is likely that new statutory guidance will encourage school employers to set out more clearly expectations about staff relationships outside school.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Wrigleys Solicitors

English Court Rejects Ukraine's Attempt To Set Aside Enforcement Order On Grounds Of State Immunity

The English Court (the "Court") has dismissed an application by Ukraine to set aside a court order permitting Russian investor, PAO Tatneft, to enforce an arbitral award against Ukraine.

United Kingdom Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Supreme Court Shows Flexibility In Enforcement Of International Arbitral Awards: Taurus Petroleum Ltd V State Oil Marketing Co. Of The Ministry Of Oil, Iraq [2017] UKSC 64

The UK Supreme Court has laid down important principles for the enforcement of international arbitral awards and, specifically, for the interception ...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Baker Botts L.L.P.

House Of Commons Formally Approves UPC Legislation

As reported here, the House of Commons' Delegated Legislation Committee considered the UPC Privileges and Immunities Order last week.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dehns

GP Partnership Disputes – Cheema v Jones

United Kingdom Litigation

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RadcliffesLeBrasseur

Sovereign Immunity: Considerations For Lenders

United Kingdom Finance

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Fieldfisher

Judicial Review - Private Law Problems And Public Law Remedies

United Kingdom Litigation

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MacRoberts

FeeSolve - Fee Options For Every Case

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fieldfisher

Who Is The Agent?

United Kingdom Litigation

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MacRoberts

Commercial Court Reviews Law On Breaking The Chain Of Causation, Mitigation And Remoteness Of Damage

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ince & Co

Undisclosed Principal And Agent - A Useful Reminder Of The Law

United Kingdom Litigation

IC

Ince & Co

Interpretation of Quality Clause in Naphtha Contract, Damages for Breach and Hedging Issues

United Kingdom Litigation

IC

Ince & Co

THE "ZENOVIA" – Commercial Court Overturns Maritime Arbitration Award Relating To Redelivery Notice: IMT SHIPPING AND CHARTERING GMBH V CHANSUNG SHIPPING COMPANY LTD [2009] EWHC 739 (Comm)

United Kingdom Transport

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Ben Macfarlane & Co

Court Of Appeal Restates That Frustration Will Be A Rare Event

United Kingdom Litigation

HF

Holman Fenwick Willan

EBay Fined In Paris, Vindicated In NY – What Now For "Genuine Fakes"? (France/USA)

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Nabarro LLP

Defining Delivery Periods

United Kingdom International

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Holman Fenwick Willan

Lifesciences Snapshot: Summer 2008

United Kingdom IP

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

The Right Image? Does The UK Need A Stand Alone Image Right For The New Millennium?

United Kingdom IP

BC

Ben Challis

Bumper New Year Edition - That Age Old Problem Won´t Retire

United Kingdom Employment

Md

Mishcon de Reya

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