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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

Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025): The High Court Dismisses A Last-minute Request

In the recent ruling of Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025), the High Court made a number of significant precedents in relation to limitations of litigation privilege...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Time To Stand(ish) Back?

Such was the question posed to the Supreme Court in Standish v Standish earlier this month. Watching some of the country's top legal minds consider one of the trickiest issues faced...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Hunters

Anna Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre & Anor [2025]

HHJ Tindal (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) dismissed a claim by a leaseholder based upon allegedly negligent advice given to her in connection with forfeiture proceedings in 2012–13.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Third Parties Without Benefits

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Adding Parties After The Expiry Of Limitation: Office Properties PL Limited (In Liquidation) v Adcamp LLP

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supporting Life-Changing Work: Hats For Headway And Spinal Injury Association Awareness Day

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

Avoiding A Head-On Collision - (It Is Not Just About The Side Lights)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Quadrant Chambers

No Tortious Duty Of Retrieval Owed By The Receiving Bank In Authorised Push Payment Fraud (Santander UK Plc v CCP Graduate School Ltd)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Funders Keepers: Growth In Litigation Funding In England Continues Despite Legal Challenges

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Confide In The Process: Testing The Limits Of Arbitral Privacy - Simon Rainey KC & Gaurav Sharma

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

High Stakes And Tight Deadlines: Why Timing In Legal Claims Is Never Simple (13 May 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Clarity In The Dispositive: The Court Of Appeal Confirms The Scope Of Arbitral Relief In Nigeria LNG v Taleveras

United Kingdom Litigation

EL

Enyo Law

Nottingham Attacks Survivors Give Their First Interview

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Ius Laboris Podcast: Hot Topics In Employee Data Privacy In Germany And Luxembourg

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Sponsor Licence Application Eligibility And Overview (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

BRPs And BRCs Can Be Used To Enter The UK Until 1 June 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Boardroom To Breach: 5 Cyber Threats That Will Define Your Leadership In Times Of Disruption

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

University Of Birmingham Secures Funding To Develop New Blood Cancer Test

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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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

EL

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

High Court Considers Without Prejudice Privilege In The Mediation Context

In Pentagon Food Group Ltd v B Cadman Ltd, the High Court ruled that mediation privilege does not extend beyond traditional without prejudice privilege, and clarified the use of misrepresentation claims and the Unilever Exception to admit evidence from mediation in certain circumstances.

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

MC

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

Use Of Artificial Intelligence In E-Discovery

United Kingdom Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Five Key Principles Of The New NCSC Cyber Governance Code Of Practice

As we have seen in recent weeks, serious cyber attacks can have long-lasting effects on operations, trading and reputation.

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

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

EL

Enyo Law

Closing The Books: Managing Final Accounts In JCT And NEC Contracts

Whether it is called the "final account" or "final assessment", managing the final account process effectively can be the difference between making a profit or a loss...

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Confide In The Process: Testing The Limits Of Arbitral Privacy - Simon Rainey KC & Gaurav Sharma

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Clarity In The Dispositive: The Court Of Appeal Confirms The Scope Of Arbitral Relief In Nigeria LNG v Taleveras

United Kingdom Litigation

EL

Enyo Law

What VE Day Can Teach Us About Divorce: Finding Peace After Difficulties At Home

United Kingdom Family

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Parker Bullen

Penalty Shootout: The English Court Provides Welcome Clarification On Test For Penalty Clauses

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

"Help! I Found Out My Ex-Partner Is Moving Abroad Tomorrow With Our Child".

United Kingdom Family

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Herrington Carmichael

Tax Investigations And Disputes Newsletter - April 2025

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes 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

CC

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

MA

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

MB

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

Employment Law General Update – April 2025

Lots of updates in this month's newsletter. New entitlements came into force at the beginning of the month with regard to neonatal care leave and statutory pay.

Worldwide Employment

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Dixcart UK

The Great British Serve-Off: Serving Claims On Non-Resident Defendants Associated With English Companies

Where a defendant is associated with an English company (as an officer or a person with significant control) and they are registered at Companies House with a service address in England...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

What To Expect During Extradition Proceedings (30 April 2025)

Extradition is the legal process where a person is surrendered by one country to another for the purposes of being prosecuted, sentenced for a criminal offence...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

TOLATA Claims - A Guide For Cohabiting Or Unmarried Couples

United Kingdom Family

HL

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

Conflicts Of Interest As An Executor

United Kingdom Litigation

ML

Mortlake Law & Mediation

Motor Finance Commission In The Supreme Court – Predicting The Impact On Credit Brokers And Other Professionals

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

The Arbitration Act 2025: A Welcome Fine-Tuning Of England's Arbitration Law

United Kingdom Litigation

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Baker Botts LLP

Implications For The Platform Operators, As The Scope Of Essential Facilities Doctrine Is Further Curtailed By Android Auto Ruling

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Latest Videos

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Academic Appeals (Video)

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IBB Law

Dispute Resolution Round-Up - July 2024 (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

Rosenblatt's Small Claims Training Module – The Complete Series (Video)

MC

Memery Crystal

J2J Property Webinar: Residential Possession And Enforcement (Video)

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Mediation Matters - A Podcast On Family Mediation (Video)

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Simons Muirhead & Burton

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