The conduct of civil litigation itself: costs, case management, jurisdiction and service, limitation, disclosure, procedural appeals, and enforcement of judgments.
Private ClientThe Court of Protection (Tier 3 cases)4 Aug 2026[2026] EWCOP 34 (T3)
The application arose from a long-running feud within the Hinduja family, which led the multinational Hinduja Group. Srichand Hinduja (SP), the eldest of four brothers, signed a lasting power of attorney for property and…
Property / Real Estate LawThe Business and Property Courts (Business List)4 Aug 2026[2026] EWHC 1934 (Ch)
Hawridge Strategic Land Limited, a land promoter, sued Millen Homes Limited, a developer, over an option agreement affecting land at Bicknacre Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford. On 14 June 2019 the defendant entered an Option…
Civil ProcedureThe Chancery Division of the High Court17 Jun 2026[2026] EWHC 2064 (Ch)Added 4 Aug 2026
The claimants, Dr Sunil Gupta and Sunil Gupta MD LLC, brought long-running proceedings in the Business List arising out of sums wrongly appropriated by the first defendant, Olgun Halil Shah, who was the father of the fourth and…
Civil ProcedureThe Business and Property Courts (Technology and Construction Court)24 Apr 2026[2026] EWHC 1497 (TCC)Added 3 Aug 2026
Atlantic Projects Company (UK) Limited, referred to as APC, was engaged by EP NI Energy Limited, a special purpose vehicle incorporated for the development of a power station in Northern Ireland, as contractor for the design…
Civil ProcedureThe Business and Property Courts (Commercial Court)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2030 (Comm)
P provides intelligence gathering services and analysis in support of legal proceedings. A US law firm, C, engaged P in connection with a dispute involving the Claimants — A1 and A2, companies incorporated in Country 1, and A3, a…
Administrative / Public LawFirst-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)3 Aug 2026[2026] UKFTT 1109 (GRC)
Car Service Hamzaj Ltd appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber), Pensions jurisdiction, against a decision of the Pensions Regulator. The appeal was lodged using the GRC1 form on 26 May 2026, but the…
Administrative / Public LawThe Administrative Court (King's Bench Division)16 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2063 (Admin)Added 3 Aug 2026
The claimant, SA, is an asylum seeker who claims to have been a child at the time of his application, and who brought a claim for judicial review against Pembrokeshire County Council. His personal circumstances are intimately…
Administrative / Public LawThe Administrative Court (King's Bench Division)3 Aug 2026[2026] EWHC 2052 (Admin)
The claimant, Mr Peart, is a sheep farmer who holds grazing rights, known as "stints", over Burnhope Moor, an area of rough upland grassland in County Durham designated as a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection…
Company LawHigh Court (Insolvency and Companies List)22 May 2026[2026] EWHC 2059 (Ch)Added 3 Aug 2026
Mr Spencer Golding was one of the individuals behind London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF), which operated a Ponzi scheme funded by some 11,600 bondholders from whom around £237 million was raised, many of them people of modest…
Family LawThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)30 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 971
The father, an Indian national with a United States Green Card, lives and works in Texas; the mother is a British national and a qualified doctor. The parties met through a dating app in 2023, underwent a Nikah in the UK and…
Civil ProcedureThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 1025
In 2004 the appellant, Mr Steven Orton, entered into a credit agreement with the respondent, Barclays Bank UK plc, and took out a Payment Protection Insurance policy to cover his repayments. Unknown to him, Barclays received…
Tax LawFirst-tier Tribunal (Tax)31 Jul 2026[2026] UKFTT 1112 (TC)
Mark Gadsden's appeal against HMRC's refusal to treat late-paid Class 2 National Insurance contributions as paid for contributory benefit purposes was allowed by the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) in a decision released on 14…
Civil ProcedureThe King's Bench Division of the High Court31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2037 (KB)
The Respondent, Rose Island Properties Limited, obtained an order for possession of a residential property against the Appellant, Paul Harforth, at trial in the Southend County Court on 21 January 2026, based on statutory…
Administrative / Public LawThe Administrative Court (King's Bench Division)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2043 (Admin)
The claimants — Bayswater Support Group, a company limited by guarantee representing some 800 parents and guardians of children who identify as trans or non-binary, Keira Bell, who has personal experience of treatment for gender…
Commercial LawHigh Court (Commercial Court)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2031 (Comm)
JHA (the claimants) were contractors under a suite of contracts dated 5 March 2021, the EPC Contract, for the construction of a power plant in country C for IKC (the defendant). Santander issued on-demand Advance Payment and…
Company LawThe Business and Property Courts (Insolvency and Companies List)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 1924 (Ch)
P1 Pit Stop Limited was incorporated in August 2014 by Mr Palmer and Mr Forland, who each took 200 shares, with 100 going to a third subscriber, Mr Marmon; Mr Forland has been the sole de iure director throughout. In breach of…
Civil ProcedureThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 1027
Mr and Mrs Lay sold their shares in Easy Direct Debits Ltd (“EDD”) to Independent Vetcare Limited (“IVL”) under a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) completed on 28 October 2020, which included a warranty that EDD's business had…
Civil ProcedureThe County Court17 Jul 2026[2026] EWCC 47Added 31 Jul 2026
The Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne obtained an injunction against the defendant, Mr Peter Hellens, on 1 May 2026. Its material term prohibited him from entering the area outlined in red on the map attached to the…
Civil ProcedureThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 986
Sucden Financial Limited, an English derivatives and commodities broker, provided TMT Metals AG, a Swiss metal trader, with a futures and options trading facility governed by English law. When TMT failed to meet margin calls in…
Civil ProcedureThe King's Bench Division of the High Court31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2036 (KB)
The claimants are passengers and crew of British Airways flight BA149, who allege they were detained and mistreated by Iraqi troops following the invasion of Kuwait on 1–2 August 1990. They sued the Cabinet Office, the Foreign…