United Kingdom: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Recent UK case law demonstrates how experimental evidence can decisively influence patent disputes on infringement and validity, but only when parties navigate strict procedural requirements, proportionate disclosure obligations, and careful alignment with patent specifications. Courts increasingly scrutinize the design, statistical rigor, and relevance of experiments while maintaining pragmatic standards for admissibility versus persuasiveness.

Facing harassment allegations requires careful handling to avoid worsening your legal position. Understanding what constitutes harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, preserving crucial evidence, and knowing when to seek professional legal representation can significantly impact the outcome of your case.

HMRC has introduced anti-avoidance information notices (AAINs) under Part 6 of the Finance Act 2026, granting significantly broader powers to investigate tax avoidance promotion and facilitation. These notices can target a wide network of connected persons—including directors, advisers, and intermediaries—without requiring proof that tax was lost or that arrangements were ineffective. With substantial civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance, businesses and advisers must understand who ca

Global supply chain disruptions from conflicts, extreme weather, and lithium battery fires are forcing businesses to confront complex contractual obligations. Understanding force majeure clauses and their strict requirements has become critical as parties struggle to claim relief or resist such claims, with the legal burden falling squarely on those seeking to invoke these provisions.

The way employers carry out checks will stay the same. However, checks will no longer be limited to employees. Instead, the rules will apply to a much wider range of working arrangements.

Strike out applications can be powerful litigation tools in civil disputes, but they carry significant risks and costs. Understanding when to make or resist such applications requires careful assessment of legal grounds, tactical implications, and potential outcomes beyond simply identifying technical defects in an opponent's case.

Magnetic resonance imaging is essential for diagnosing cauda equina syndrome, but compression can still be missed even when scans are performed. Understanding how MRI findings can be misinterpreted or underestimated, and when this constitutes medical negligence, is crucial for patients who have experienced diagnostic delays.

Recent UK case law demonstrates how experimental evidence can decisively influence patent disputes on infringement and validity, but only when parties navigate strict procedural requirements, proportionate disclosure obligations, and careful alignment with patent specifications. Courts increasingly scrutinize the design, statistical rigor, and relevance of experiments while maintaining pragmatic standards for admissibility versus persuasiveness.

Winning a judgment against an individual is only half the battle—converting that legal victory into actual recovery requires understanding where wealth truly sits and how it can be accessed. From property holdings and offshore structures to bankruptcy proceedings and asset preservation, successful enforcement demands strategic thinking that goes far beyond the courtroom judgment.

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The UK Supreme Court's narrow 3-2 decision in The Kingdom of Bahrain v Shehabi denies state immunity to foreign governments accused of remotely hacking individuals within UK territory, establishing that cyber surveillance operations causing harm to UK residents fall outside traditional immunity protections. This landmark ruling clarifies the territorial tort exception under the State Immunity Act 1978 and may expose foreign states to liability for state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting UK-based individuals

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on whether sovereign states can invoke immunity to resist enforcement of adverse ICSID arbitration awards in English courts. Spain and Zimbabwe challenged the registration...