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UK Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning Of Contractor Termination Clause In Widely Used JCT Standard Form Of Contract

In a highly anticipated decision, the UK Supreme Court has delivered a significant judgment in the case of Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2026] UKSC 1...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Clinical Trials Reform: Early Growth Indicators And Key MHRA Guidance

The UK's ambition to strengthen its position as a leading destination for global clinical research is beginning to show results.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Notification And Aggregation In Professional Indemnity Policies: Insights From Ahmed V White & Co

In Ahmed v White & Co [2025] EWHC 2399 (Comm), the Court considered two issues in relation to a professional indemnity policy...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Supreme Court Confirms Limits On Termination For Repeated Defaults Under JCT: Providence v Hexagon

The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2026] UKSC 1, unanimously confirming that a contractor cannot terminate...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Realities Of Today's Commercial Litigation: Insights From Rob Lawrie

United Kingdom Commercial

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BCL Solicitors LLP

When A Residuary Beneficiary Refuses To Engage: Guidance From Lowe V Daniells [2025]

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

UK Supreme Court Unanimously Allows Providence v. Hexagon Appeal

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Late Payments: Not Such Thin Ice After All

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

From London To Monaco: Cross Border Fallout Of Freezing Order Breaches

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Clarity Is King When Waiving Your Rights

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Court Of Appeal Decision On Permanent Exclusion From School For Serious One-off Incident

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Adjudicator's Decision Upheld Despite Natural Justice Challenges

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Associated Installations Ltd v All Asbestos Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Legislation To Reverse PACCAR Decision And Regulate Litigation Funding Agreements Accelerated

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

What's Happening In NI Employment Law In 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Episode 23: Mergerspresso - Christmas Special (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Our Tech Predictions For 2026

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

What Increased Transparency Means For Commercial Litigation - And The Case For ADR

The Public Domain Document Pilot will take place between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2027 and change the way in which certain court documents in the Commercial Court...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

The Importance Of Strict Compliance With Notification Provisions

Two cases involving the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) have emphasised the draconian effect that breach of a condition precedent...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inadmissibility Of An Appeal Against A Parental Warning Order

In an order dated 18 December 2025, the Rome Court of Appeal reaffirmed the principle that an appeal brought against a court order warning a non-compliant parent must be declared inadmissible.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Giambrone & Partners

UK Government To Mitigate Impact Of Supreme Court's 2023 Decision On Litigation Funding In PACCAR

On 17 December, the Minister of State for Justice, Sarah Sackman KC MP, announced that the UK Government intends to take action to mitigate the impact of the 2023 Supreme Court judgment in PACCAR...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

VAT On Locum Medical Practitioners: A 'Fractious' Case But Some Welcome Clarity

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Supreme Court Decision Creates Heightened Risk For Canadian Parent Companies With Overseas Subsidiaries

United Kingdom Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

A Landmark Shift In Third-Party Contract Enforcement: HNW v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Supreme Court Reshapes UK Competition Class Actions Landscape

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

GSY Hospitality Ltd v Gladstone Court Developments Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Public Law Case Update Q3 2025

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

Cross-post: Commercial Court Finds No Implied Term Necessary To Give Business Efficacy Where Agreement Allocated Risk Between The Parties

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK FCA Issues Final Guidance On Non-financial Misconduct: Judgement Is Essential

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Intel Saga May Finally Be At An End, As EU General Court Imposes Reduced Fine For "Naked Restrictions"

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Compensation Rights Under The National Security And Investment Act 2021

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cross-post: Commercial Court Finds No Implied Term Necessary To Give Business Efficacy Where Agreement Allocated Risk Between The Parties

The Commercial Court has upheld an appeal on a point of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, holding that it was not necessary to imply a term into an agreement...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK FCA Issues Final Guidance On Non-financial Misconduct: Judgement Is Essential

On 12 December 2025, the FCA issued its anticipated Policy Statement regarding non-financial misconduct (NFM) in financial services (PS25/23).

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Intel Saga May Finally Be At An End, As EU General Court Imposes Reduced Fine For "Naked Restrictions"

On 10 December 2025, the EU General Court (the Court) ruled on Intel's latest appeal against fines imposed on it by the European Commission for abusing its dominant...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Compensation Rights Under The National Security And Investment Act 2021

In R (L1T FM Holdings UK Limited) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [2025] EWCA Civ 1528 the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging a lack of compensation under the National...

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fireworks For Fiduciaries? Bonfire Night Judgment Raises Questions About Trustees' Behaviour In Litigation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

VAT Recovery On Deal Costs Restricted

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by a company that had argued it was entitled to recover the input Value Added Tax (VAT) on professional fees it had incurred...

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

Unjust Enrichment In Construction

Claims based on restitution and unjust enrichment are not common in a commercial context when there will almost always be some form of agreement that governs the parties' rights and obligations.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Government Confirms Plans To Legislate To Reverse PACCAR And Restore Clarity For Litigation Funding

The UK government has confirmed that it intends to bring forward legislation to reverse the effect of the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in PACCAR1 and to clarify in statute that litigation funding agreements (LFAs) should not be treated as damages-based agreements (DBAs).

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Government To Legislate For Enforceability Of Litigation Funding Agreements Based On A Share Of Damages

The legislation will reverse the effect of Paccar, as recommended by the Civil Justice Council in June.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Use Of Drones In The Countryside

United Kingdom Transport

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Martland And Medpro: When Will The Tax Tribunals Permit A Late Appeal?

United Kingdom Tax

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

"Red Hand" Rule Revisited: Court Of Appeal Confirms Only Unusual And Onerous Clauses Need Special Warning

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

High Court Interprets Apparently Broad Close Out Rights Narrowly

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Court Decides Insurer Can Be Joined To A Liability Trial Involving Its Insured

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Legal Privilege Issues When Using AI

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Should Reasonable Adjustments For An Employment Tribunal Hearing Be Considered?

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Using Decision Analysis To Evaluate A Settlement Offer

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Using Decision Analysis For Distressed Debt Valuations

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Using Decision Analysis For Case Management

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certification Success: Practical Lessons From The Bulk Mail Claim

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

UPChronicle - December 2025

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill 2024 – A Quick Guide To The Final Version

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Updated guidance from the Subsidy Advice Unit

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

English High Court Rules That Party Has De Facto Control Over Third Party Documents For Disclosure Obligations

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

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