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International Arbitration: Time And Cost Efficiency - The ICC Commission Publishes Reports On Its Expedited Procedure Provisions

Some disputes do not warrant a lengthy and costly dispute resolution process. That is particularly the case where the issues in dispute or the facts of the matter are straightforward.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Worldwide Freezing, Tracing, And Recovery: How To Leverage The English Court's Powers When Pursuing Assets

Last year the asset freezing (Mareva) injunction, a powerful tool in commercial litigation, celebrated its 50th birthday. Fraser Mitchell, Benjamin Smith, and Nicola Thompson of Lewis Silkin reflect...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Shaheen & Anor v Daish [2025] EWHC 3056 (KB) – Silence In Medical Records

The claim was brought by the wife and son of Mr Ajaz Ahmed, the Deceased, against Mr Ahmed's GP. Mr Ahmed sadly died of lung cancer on 23 February 2023 at the age of 49.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

£189m Spent, £43m On Account: The Cost Of Commercial Litigation (Municipio De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 73 (TCC).

The High Court's recent judgment in Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group sits firmly in the context of exceptionally large and expensive commercial group litigation. It is a reminder that, even in the most complex cases...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

UK Litigation Funding After PACCAR: The Court Of Appeal's Sony v. Neill Reset And The Legislative Waiting Game

United Kingdom Litigation

Aceris Law

Obvious Risks: The Beautiful Game (Lillystone V Bradgate Educational Partnership)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Outlook 2026: UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2026 Outlook: Are UK Liquidators Able To Limit Their Liability?

United Kingdom Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Brand Beckham And Wealthy Family Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Obvious Risks: The Beautiful Game

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Secret's Out: English High Court Orders Limited Disclosure Despite Arbitral Confidentiality

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government To Legislate On Litigation Funding To Mitigate The Effects Of The 2023 Supreme Court Decision In PACCAR

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School [2026] EWCA Civ 13

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Did You Miss? What's In A 'WhatsApp'? No Disposition Of A Beneficial Interest In Reid-Roberts v Mei-Lin [2026] EWHC 49 (CH)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Property Newsletter: Winter 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Fidic Contracts- Human Behaviours, AI And Carbon Management

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

What's Happening In UK Immigration Law In 2026?

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Insights From Our Future Of Data Centres Series

Worldwide Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

International Arbitration

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Navigating Legal Privilege Issues When Using AI

The recent explosion in artificial intelligence adoption in the workplace has led to the creation of whole new categories of documents, in the form of prompts and artificial intelligence outputs...

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Finds Iniquity Exception To Privilege Applied, But Not On A Blanket Basis

The High Court has held that the iniquity exception to privilege applied in respect of certain aspects of a transaction, so that no privilege attached to various categories of documents over which the defendants...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Settlement Terms In Litigation: High Court Upholds Confidentiality

In Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 110 (KB), the High Court held that evidence of settlement terms agreed with two claimants was inadmissible...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

High Court Discharges Freezing And Imaging Orders Due To Lack Of Full And Frank Disclosure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

High Court Considers Without Prejudice Privilege In The Mediation Context

United Kingdom Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Spotlight On Reporting Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Witness Statements And Helping The Court

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Defences To Defamation: A Quick Guide To Protecting Free Speech And Reputation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Memery Crystal

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

International Arbitration: Time And Cost Efficiency - The ICC Commission Publishes Reports On Its Expedited Procedure Provisions

Some disputes do not warrant a lengthy and costly dispute resolution process. That is particularly the case where the issues in dispute or the facts of the matter are straightforward.

United Kingdom Litigation

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Worldwide Freezing, Tracing, And Recovery: How To Leverage The English Court's Powers When Pursuing Assets

Last year the asset freezing (Mareva) injunction, a powerful tool in commercial litigation, celebrated its 50th birthday. Fraser Mitchell, Benjamin Smith, and Nicola Thompson of Lewis Silkin reflect...

United Kingdom Litigation

LS

Lewis Silkin

£189m Spent, £43m On Account: The Cost Of Commercial Litigation (Municipio De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 73 (TCC).

The High Court's recent judgment in Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group sits firmly in the context of exceptionally large and expensive commercial group litigation. It is a reminder that, even in the most complex cases...

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

UK Litigation Funding After PACCAR: The Court Of Appeal's Sony v. Neill Reset And The Legislative Waiting Game

United Kingdom Litigation

Aceris Law

UK Insurance And Professional Risks – Annual Review Of 2025

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Obvious Risks: The Beautiful Game (Lillystone V Bradgate Educational Partnership)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Brand Beckham And Wealthy Family Disputes

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Secret's Out: English High Court Orders Limited Disclosure Despite Arbitral Confidentiality

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Family Mediation Week 2026: A Better Path Forward For Separating Families (27 January 2026) (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

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Court Procedure

Can A Family Member Be With Them During Mental Capacity Assessment? (Video)

In this interview clip, award-winning capacity assessor Tim Farmer explains when and how family members or carers can be present during a mental capacity assessment.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Competition Appeal Tribunal Makes First Damages Award Under Collective Proceedings Regime

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has made its first damages award under the UK's collective proceedings regime, in favour of a class of around 36 million Apple device users.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Pre-Action Protocol In Immigration Judicial Review

If the decision is maintained, or no response is received within the specified timeframe, you can then submit an application for permission to apply for judicial review.

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Civil Procedure Cheat Sheet For U.S. Federal Trial Courts: Rules, Steps & Deadlines

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

You Snooze, You Lose At The UPC: Court Rejects New Arguments Presented Late In The Procedure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Collective Proceedings: Mid-2025 Review

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

Litigation Funding Reforms: Clarity For UK Funders And Litigants Post-PACCAR

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Overview Of The CJC's Final Report On Litigation Funding

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Great British Serve-Off: Serving Claims On Non-Resident Defendants Associated With English Companies

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Airwave Abuse Of Dominance Claim Certified: Pragmatism And A Class-wide Lens

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified an opt‑out collective action alleging that Motorola abused a dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices for access to the Airwave emergency...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Yukos Enforcement Saga In The US Courts: D.C. Federal Appeals Court Directs Lower Court To Decide Question Of Issue Estoppel

The court affirmed that district courts must assess the existence of an arbitration agreement under the FSIA, while issues of scope were typically for the tribunal...

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

Government pension plans, state endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds and other arms of sovereign states are often investors in funds which borrow under subscription credit facilities.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister – Impact On Charities

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Supreme Court Judgment Explained: Cutting Through The Noise

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herrington Carmichael

High Court Snags 'Fishing Expedition' For Health Data From Law Firm

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Public Sector Defined Benefit Pension CEVs And Divorce

United Kingdom Employment

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Stephens Scown

UK Court Of Appeal Overturns Judgment In Latest Italian Swaps Decision Concerning Corporate Capacity

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

UK Government Seeking To Increase Investment Diversity In The UK

Worldwide Strategy

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Dixcart Group Limited

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Latest Videos

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From Road Traffic Accident To Recovery: Janice's Inspiring Story (Video)

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Nicholas Georgevic, Chairman Of Scrivens (Video)

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Higgs LLP

What Is Mediation? (Video)

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IBB Law

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

MC

Memery Crystal

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