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Part 18 Requests And The Role Of Agency In Solicitor-client Cost Assessments (Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd)

The question for the court was whether Part 18 requests in relation to a policy of After the Event (ATE) insurance should be answered, whether as part of solicitor own client costs assessment...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Judicial Review: Lack Of Focus And Accurate Record Keeping Has Consequences

In ARO v London Borough of Islington [2025] (JR-2024-LON-001201), the Upper Tribunal allowed the application for judicial review of the local authority's decision that the Applicant...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Court Mandates Compulsory Mediation Despite No Contractual Obligation To Do So

The High Court in England's recent decision in DKH Retail Ltd v City Football Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3221 (Ch) suggested a change of attitude towards mandating compulsory mediation during judicial proceedings.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Shifting Tides - Corruption In International Arbitration Involving State Parties - Nigeria V Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm)

The landmark decision of Robin Knowles J in Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Limited [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm) sets a precedent for English courts in exercising their supervisory jurisdiction to rigorously scrutinise arbitral awards ...

United Kingdom Litigation

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CANDEY

The Arbitration Act 2025: What Does It Mean For Insurers?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Civil Procedure Cheat Sheet For U.S. Federal Trial Courts: Rules, Steps & Deadlines

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Data Breach In Nottingham Maternity Investigation: Police Worker Suspended After Files Deleted

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Can A Warranty Be Better Than An Indemnity?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Teacher Stern

Court Of Appeal Deals With Price-less Contract

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Liability For Alleged Property Undervaluation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Insight Alert: CAS Panel Dismisses Drogheda's Appeal: A Cautionary Tale For Multi-club Investors

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Judgment Day In Noel Clarke's £70 Million Libel Claim

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Al Fayed Allegations Resurface: Survivors Speak Out

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

GP Negligence Claims: What You Need To Know (20 August 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 15 August 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

In Conversation… Geopolitical Disruption And The Future Of Work, What Does This Mean For Employers? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

What's Happening In Pensions - Issue 117 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

The Business Impacts Of The U.K. Motor Finance Ruling (Video)

United Kingdom Transport

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AlixPartners

EFRAG Launches Consultation On Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Under The CSRD

United Kingdom Commercial

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Proskauer Rose 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

Court Mandates Compulsory Mediation Despite No Contractual Obligation To Do So

The High Court in England's recent decision in DKH Retail Ltd v City Football Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3221 (Ch) suggested a change of attitude towards mandating compulsory mediation during judicial proceedings.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Shifting Tides - Corruption In International Arbitration Involving State Parties - Nigeria V Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm)

The landmark decision of Robin Knowles J in Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Limited [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm) sets a precedent for English courts in exercising their supervisory jurisdiction to rigorously scrutinise arbitral awards ...

United Kingdom Litigation

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CANDEY

The Arbitration Act 2025: What Does It Mean For Insurers?

The Arbitration Act 2025 (the Act) has come into force this month, amending the Arbitration Act 1996, with the aim to modernise the UK's approach to arbitration.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

GAR Guide To Construction Arbitration Now Available To Download, Including HSF Kramer Chapter On "Construction Arbitration And Turnkey Projects"

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Liability For Alleged Property Undervaluation

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Insight Alert: CAS Panel Dismisses Drogheda's Appeal: A Cautionary Tale For Multi-club Investors

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

CAS Panel Dismisses Drogheda's Appeal: A Cautionary Tale For Multi-club Investors

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Judgment Day In Noel Clarke's £70 Million Libel Claim

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Global Arbitration Review's Guide To Advocacy - Edition 7: The Role Of The Expert In Advocacy

Worldwide Litigation

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Alvarez & Marsal

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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

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

CC

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

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

MC

Memery Crystal

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