7 decisions turning on causation.
Commercial LawThe Business and Property Courts (Technology and Construction Court)4 Aug 2026[2026] EWHC 2054 (TCC)
The claimant, a civil engineering and groundworks contractor, was subcontracted by ISG Construction Ltd to carry out groundworks on a school extension project in Penarth for the defendant, Vale of Glamorgan Council. The Main…
Administrative / Public LawFirst-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)3 Aug 2026[2026] UKFTT 1113 (GRC)
The appellant, Martina Hogg, requested from Cheshire East Council (the second respondent) on 8 February 2024 copies of all current dog breeding and pet selling licences. The Council responded substantively on 15 March 2024…
Commercial LawHigh Court (Commercial Court)28 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2005 (Comm)
The claimant, Maersk A/S, a Danish shipping line, was the disponent owner of the container vessel Maersk Seoul, which it held under a chain of time charters descending from the registered owners. In July 2015 the defendant, Sree…
Tort / Personal InjuryThe King's Bench Division of the High Court31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2020 (KB)
Jack Bristow, a 23-year-old trainee Traffic Management Operative, was killed on 18 February 2022 during Storm Eunice while returning to Oxfordshire in a works van driven by his colleague Callum Smith. A tree fell onto the cab on…
Commercial LawHigh Court (Commercial Court)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 1996 (Comm)
FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Limited ("FWA"), a Jersey aircraft leasing company within the FitzWalter Capital group, leased four Airbus A321 aircraft — two New Engine Option ("NEO") and two Current Engine Option ("CEO") — to the…
Company LawThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)31 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 1015
NGHL and AFL (formerly AFL Insurance Brokers Limited) brought claims against Alec Finch and his son Bob Finch, former directors of AFL. NGHL claimed fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of warranty over its 2017 purchase of a…
Administrative / Public LawUpper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)29 Jun 2026[2026] UKUT 253 (AAC)Added 31 Jul 2026
The appellant, anonymised as SKJ in accordance with the practice approved in Adams v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Green (CSM), served in the army from 30 August 2010 until 28 January 2021. By a claim form received…