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Considering a Part 8 claim for Norwich Pharmacal relief, the Court decided that the jurisdiction was properly invoked despite the defendant arguing that pre-action disclosure was available against him.

The trial of the case between Rebecca Vardy and Coleen Rooney finally reached a conclusion (save as to costs) after a 7-day trial which was reported widely in the media.

In the recent decision of Kay v Martineau Johnson (a firm) [2026] EWCA Civ 224, the Court of Appeal considered whether a claimant’s lack of financial resources...

In May 2025, Golfweek reported that the Spanish player Jon Rahm struck a fan with a golf ball during the PGA Championship 2025. It turns out that was the third time this player had accidentally...

At a hearing in January 2024, Mr Justice Fancourt allowed an appeal from the decision of HHJ Hellman in which the Judge had determined that the Defendant landlord had reasonably withheld its consent to alterations.

The Upper Tribunal clarified leaseholder protections under the Building Safety Act 2022, emphasizing that landlords are responsible for remediation costs if found at fault. The case provides guidance on applying these protections and managing service charge liabilities.

On Monday 22 November 2021, the Court of Appeal (Newey, Stuart-Smith & Andrews LJJ) handed down judgment in an important case in service charge disputes. David Peachey (led by Mark Warwick QC)...

Laura Tweedy and Gemma de Cordova, together with Oskar Musial and Helena Davies of Brabners Solicitors, consider the circumstances of a recently reported High Court decision...

This was the adjourned hearing of an application by Specialty Steel UK Limited (the Company) for an order to convene six meetings of classes of creditor (the Plan Creditors) to consider a proposed restructuring...

The Privy Council was asked to consider whether the appellant, Tianrui IHC Ltd a minority shareholder ("Tianrui") enjoyed personal standing to claim against a company when the directors of the company allot shares.

Solicitors are regulated professionals who provide legal services to the public. In order to become a solicitor minimum requirements of character and suitability must be met in order to demonstrate integrity.

These case summaries first appeared in LexisNexis' Insolvency Case Alerter. They represent some of the more interesting insolvency decisions to have been published recently.

Indemnity costs are always a hard fought battle, generally following hard won litigation. It is obvious why: the indemnity basis means a receiving party is not held to their approved budget...

The Court of Appeal in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV clarified that a party cannot avoid its debt obligation by causing the non-fulfilment of a condition precedent through its own breach. This ruling reinforces that parties cannot benefit from their own wrongdoing in commercial contracts.

This article discusses the dynamics and challenges of working as part of an arbitral tribunal, to fairly and efficiently resolve the dispute referred to you by the arbitrating parties.

There is a piece of large scale litigation making its way through the Business List in the Chancery Division in which the Court will eventually have to grapple with allegations of arson, burner phones, and cloth-wrapped...

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Durnont Enterprises Ltd v Fazita Investment Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 299 against the refusal of permission to continue a derivative action against the sixth...

The Supreme Court's joint decisions in MBS v Grant Thornton and Khan v Meadows have provided much needed clarity to the scope of a professional's duty in negligence claims.