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All Aboard The Good Faith Express, But Mind The Causation Gap

In Matière v ABM, the court found that there was an express obligation of good faith in a number of contracts concerning a joint venture for a subcontracting role in the construction of the HS2 railway.

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Litigation Funding Post-PACCAR: Clarity Provided By The Court Of Appeal

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently handed down a hotly anticipated judgment concerning the enforceability of litigation funding agreements (LFAs) for competition law claims brought as collective proceedings.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Supreme Court Affirms Strict Profit Rule

Rukhadze and others ("Appellants") v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another("Respondents") [2025] UKSC 10, decided on 19 March 2025,saw the UK Supreme Court decline to overturn centuries...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Coroner's Investigations And Assisted Dying: A Missing Safeguard

When the Assisted Dying Bill is reviewed in the House of Lords this autumn a key question will be whether to amend the provision excluding assisted deaths from automatic coroner's investigation.

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

Court Of Appeal Finds Contract Enforceable Despite Lack Of Agreement On Price

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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

Supreme Court Clarifies Post-sale Confusion In Trade Mark Disputes: What Iconix v Dream Pairs Means For Brand Owners

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Edwards v Boohoo: Unregistered Design Rights Can Protect Your Clothing Designs - But There's A Better Way

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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

Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A AssS-To-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

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

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

Court Of Appeal Confirms Litigation Funding Agreements Are Not DBAs If Based On A Multiple Of Funding Rather Than A Percentage Of Damages

The decision means such funding agreements do not have to comply with the restrictive DBA regulatory regime in order to be enforceable...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

The starting point is that a disabled child is designated as a "Child in Need" under the Children Act 1989, and therefore they will be entitled to a social care assessment...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP & Selborne Chambers Secure Permission To Appeal In Insurance Premium Case

In a significant development for the commercial property sector, the High Court has granted permission to appeal in London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd. The legal team at Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

The Hague Judgments Convention Entered Into Force In The United Kingdom On 1 July 2025

The ability to enforce court judgments across borders is crucial for individuals and businesses engaged in international commerce.

European Union Litigation

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Withers LLP

UPC Court Of Appeal Sets A High Bar For Suspending Enforcement Of First Instance Orders Pending Appeal

United Kingdom IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Dealing With Delay In Statutory Appeals From Findings Of A Disciplinary Tribunal

United Kingdom Litigation

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Brett Wilson

The Hague Convention Recognition Of Foreign Judgments In Civil Or Commercial Matters (Effective 1 July 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Giambrone & Partners

From Brexit To Global Enforcement? The Hague Judgments Convention Into Force In The UK

United Kingdom Litigation

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Loyens & Loeff

Corporate Law Update: 28 June - 4 July 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Petrofac Restructuring Plan Overturned By The Court Of Appeal

United Kingdom Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Can The First-Tier Tribunal Go On A Frolic Of Its Own?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Need To Know: Costs In The Tax Tribunals

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Enforcement Of Foreign Judgment: UK Joins 2019 Hague Convention Which Came Into Effect On 1 July 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

When Does Non-Matrimonial Property Become Matrimonial? Supreme Court Decides Standish v Standish

United Kingdom Family

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Herrington Carmichael

Can The First-Tier Tribunal Go On A Frolic Of Its Own?

This is a decision from the Upper Tribunal ("UT") in an appeal against a remediation order made by the First-tier Tribunal ("FTT") under the Building Safety Act 2022.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Need To Know: Costs In The Tax Tribunals

Navigating tax disputes can be a complex and daunting process. This "need to know" series sheds light on the essential elements. In this note, we provide an overview of the position in relation...

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Enforcement Of Foreign Judgment: UK Joins 2019 Hague Convention Which Came Into Effect On 1 July 2025

This marks a key milestone in the UK's post-Brexit legal landscape, strengthening cross-border cooperation and simplifying the enforcement of court judgments between the UK...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

When Does Non-Matrimonial Property Become Matrimonial? Supreme Court Decides Standish v Standish

In this article, Paul Wild and Alexandra Hawkes consider the Judgement made today at the Supreme Court.

United Kingdom Family

HC

Herrington Carmichael

Why Set Up Your Own Law Firm?

United Kingdom Litigation

Kindleworth LLP

Hague 2019 In Force In The UK – Good News For Commercial Parties

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019) entered into force in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Hague Judgments Convention 2019 In Force For The UK From July 1—Key Points For Commercial Parties

The 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Judgments Convention) is in force for the UK from July 1, 2025.

United Kingdom Litigation

AO

A&O Shearman

Are You Allowed To Be Paid For Acting As An Attorney?

Are you allowed to be paid for acting as an attorney? The short answer is that if you are a family member or friend acting as an attorney, then you are not permitted to be paid for carrying out your role as attorney.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

English Litigation Funding At A Crossroads: UK Advisory Council Proposes Reform To Facilitate Third-Party Financing Arrangements

In a recent OnPoint, we explored how the UK Supreme Court's 2023 decision in R (PACCAR) v Competition Appeal Tribunal ("PACCAR") disrupted the litigation funding industry...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Supreme Court Avoids Ruling On The Constitutionality Of Trump's Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship…For Now

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Family Therapy vs Family Mediation – What Is Best For My Family?

United Kingdom Family

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Herrington Carmichael

Beyond The Fine Print: Are Penalty Clauses Enforceable?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Expert Witnesses Can Make Or Break Court Cases – But Can They Be Trusted? (27 June 2025)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Planning Appeal Fees In Scotland – New Charges Open To Challenge?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Litigation Developments: England And Wales – Quarterly Update

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister – Impact On Charities

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Stephen Turner V Coupland Cavendish Limited – Priya Gopal Successful In High Court Appeal

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

MJF V University Hospitals Birmingham [2024] – The "Holmesian Fallacy" And The Limits Of A Put To Proof Defence

United Kingdom Litigation

AG

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Pre-Existing Conditions In Psychiatric Personal Injury Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Riding The Risk: Micromobility In Personal Injury

United Kingdom Litigation

AG

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Top 5 Takeaways: Crime And Policing Bill Breakfast Briefing

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

Free And Fair Choices: URS v BDW And The Insurance Implications Of 'Involuntary' Acts

United Kingdom Insurance

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Gatehouse Chambers

Too Hot To Handle? Courtroom Heatwave Fails To Sway High Court Appeal

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Section 172 "Good Faith" Duty: Court Of Appeal Clarifies Honesty Requirement, Which Must Be Assessed Objectively

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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HLK

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Travers Smith LLP

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Memery Crystal

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