10 decisions turning on litigant-in-person.
Civil ProcedureThe King's Bench Division of the High Court7 Aug 2026[2026] EWHC 2068 (KB)
The first claimant, KDY, is a 13-year-old boy with autism, ADHD and other diagnosed conditions who has held an Education, Health and Care Plan since November 2018. He sues by his mother, NGP, who is the second claimant in her own…
Civil ProcedureThe King's Bench Division of the High Court23 Jun 2026[2026] EWHC 1708 (KB)Added 7 Aug 2026
The claimant is the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau); the defendants, Ms Linda Antuan and Ms Nora Chikh Bakr, are former employees whose employment ended in January and March 2023 respectively following a…
Civil ProcedureThe Business and Property Courts (Commercial Court)6 Aug 2026[2026] EWHC 2089 (Comm)
The First Defendant operates indoor entertainment parks under the Gravity brand through franchise agreements; Mr Jenkinson, the Third Defendant, is a director of the First and Second Defendants. In June 2019 Mr Gibbons, having…
Tax LawUpper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)5 Aug 2026[2026] UKUT 297 (TCC)
HMRC issued Notices of Requirement ("NORs") to Intech Ventures Limited and to Mr Michael Stefan Duma, requiring security for PAYE and NICs. Both appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) against the notices. The FTT…
Private ClientThe Business and Property Courts (Property, Trusts and Probate List)27 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2069 (Ch)Added 5 Aug 2026
The claimants, Mrs Alison Corbel and Mrs Veronica Elsden, brought a claim under CPR Part 8 in September 2024 for the removal of their brother, Mr Nigel Golding, as executor of the will of their late mother, Yvonne Golding. The…
Civil ProcedureHigh Court (Intellectual Property List)24 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2071 (Ch)Added 5 Aug 2026
The claimants, Hasbro Consumer Products Licensing Limited and Astley Baker Davies Limited, brought copyright infringement proceedings in the Intellectual Property List concerning the "Wolfoo" videos against Sconnect Co. Ltd, a…
Civil ProcedureThe King's Bench Division of the High Court23 Jun 2026[2026] EWHC 2075 (KB)Added 4 Aug 2026
The applicant, Ms Claudia Nestola, brought a claim as representative of her late father, Fernando Nestola, who died in August 2018 while residing in a care home operated by the First Defendant, Leicestershire County Care Ltd. His…
Tax LawUpper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)6 May 2026[2026] UKUT 289 (TCC)Added 31 Jul 2026
The appellant, Lexgreen Services Limited, established a trust in 2005 whose trustees were resident in Jersey. In 2020 HMRC issued Lexgreen with a notice of determination fixing it with liability to inheritance tax in respect of a…
Administrative / Public LawUpper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)10 Jul 2026[2026] UKUT 288 (TCC)Added 30 Jul 2026
BriceAmery Capital Ltd ("BCL") is a small firm whose sole fee-earner and director is Mr Nazzim Ishaque. In March 2023 the Financial Ombudsman Service upheld a complaint by a person anonymised as Mr A, who said he had paid BCL…
Family LawThe Family Court (B cases)18 Nov 2025[2025] EWFC 533 (B)Added 4 Aug 2026
The applicant, Dr TC, is the father of EF, a girl born in November 2024 and aged one at the date of judgment; the respondent, WF, is her mother. The parents met in April 2023 and had a turbulent, 'on/off' relationship while the…