Dispute Resolution analysis: The Managing Judges of the large GLO NOx emissions litigation have dismissed applications seeking the protection of documents used in open Court...

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that a payment made by a company director to a High Court Enforcement Agent (HCEA)...

In this Brew, Thomas Bell and Priya Gopal discuss contribution claims pursuant to the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 in the context of professional negligence disputes...

In Beneficial Interest Under a Contract for Sale of Land, the court denied a final charging order, ruling the defendants' beneficial interest under the sale contract was unenforceable. The vendor's prolonged inaction did not preclude contract rescission or property sale at market value.

Peter Petts and Jamal Demachkie discuss two tricky issues from the law of forfeiture, which often lead to confusion:

Dispute Resolution analysis: Notwithstanding one of the Claimants being subject to an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the High Court in Paris, the Court has refused a jurisdiction challenge...

Dispute Resolution analysis: A Court, cost-managing a claim under s423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 has strongly criticised the level of anticipated costs reflected in cost budgets and have made an order...

After the tumult of the past few years, with emergency legislation being introduced to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the last few months have felt relatively quiet in terms of new legislation.

Dispute Resolution analysis: An application by a Russian trustee in bankruptcy has succeeded in striking out some parts of a defence to a claim...

The Court held former BHS directors jointly and severally liable for £110 million in equitable compensation due to breaches of duty, causing continued trading and increased company deficiency. This clarifies Sequana-related compensation.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has concluded that a party who is in serious and substantial breach of an Island Records Order for the provision of information permitting...

Dispute Resolution analysis: An application for reverse summary judgment in claims brought against the directors of a fashion company in liquidation has failed.

The High Court ruled that a victim of authorized push payment fraud can bring an unjust enrichment claim against an electronic money institution like Revolut, as the institution is considered enriched by the fraudulent payment.

Twenty-two years after the House of Lords in Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council [2003] UKHL 47 warned litigants that a duty to protect against obvious risks only exists in very limited...

Applications for relief from sanctions continue to trouble the courts, the latest judgment being given by the Court of Appeal in ELO Trustees Ltd v (1) Bonhams 1793 Ltd (2) HNW Lending Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 664.

The Court of Appeal has ruled on a significant case involving Independent Vetcare Limited's attempt to advance contradictory legal positions in separate court proceedings.

The recent judgment in Morris v Williams [2025] EWHC 218 (KB) is a solemn reminder that marking a letter "without prejudice – save as to costs" will not always result in the contents being inadmissible.

John de Waal KC features in two episodes of ‘Case Chasers: Unpacking UK Property law', hosted by Ian Quayle at The Legal Training Consultancy.

The appellants were underlessees of flats in a mansion block in Holland Park ("the Block"). They appealed against a declaration that they did not have a right to park on a private road adjacent...

Our Professional Liability Team host a Brew addressing the Building Safety Act 2022.