West One Loan Limited v Okroyan — High Court grants possession order against Russia-sanctioned mortgage borrower
Case West One Loan Limited v Anna Okroyan Court High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and […]
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Szwed v Aviva Insurance Ltd — High Court dismisses unrepresented claimant’s bid to revive struck-out appeals over joint expert process and costs budget
Case Pawel Szwed v Aviva Insurance Ltd Court High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division (United Kingdom) Judge Hill (Queen
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Bailey v R — Court of Appeal holds rape-of-child guideline inapplicable where defendant genuinely and reasonably believed 12-year-old victim was 17, reducing sentence
Case Ryan Bailey v Rex Court Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (United Kingdom) Judge Lord Justice Popplewell (Her Majesty Queen
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Hossain v Home Office — High Court strikes out Home Office’s fraud re-allegations against TOEIC claimants on issue estoppel and abuse of process grounds
Case Mosaraf Hossain & Ors v The Home Office Court High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division (United Kingdom) Judge
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F, G and H (Return Home Under Supervision Order) — Court of Appeal dismisses local authority’s appeal against return of three children to mother’s care
Case F, G and H (Return Home Under Supervision Order), Re Court Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (United Kingdom) Judge
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SCUR-Alpha 1092 GmbH — Court grants order to convene creditor meeting for Schleich group scheme of arrangement
Case In the Matter of SCUR-Alpha 1092 GmbH and In the Matter of the Companies Act 2006 Court High Court
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Adriatic Land 3 Ltd v Skyline Central One RTM Co Ltd — Upper Tribunal dismisses landlord’s challenge to right-to-manage claim over building with shared third-party facilities
Case Adriatic Land 3 Limited v Skyline Central One RTM Company Limited Court Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (United Kingdom) Judge
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FAZ v MAZ — Family Court finds sexual abuse allegations against father not proved after mother abandons them mid-hearing
Case FAZ v MAZ (Private Law: Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Child) Court Family Court at the Royal Courts of
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Ealing v Peace — Employment Tribunal Erred by Treating Supplementary Particulars as Pleadings Without Applying the Selkent Amendment Test
The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an employer’s appeal, holding that the Employment Tribunal had erred in law by incorporating new complaints from a supplementary “Particulars of Claim” document into the list of issues without treating the exercise as an amendment application and applying the Selkent balance of injustice and hardship test.
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Glenbrook Industrial Ltd v Wigan Council — Failure to Republish Substitute Plans Does Not Invalidate Planning Permission Where Affected Landowner Knew the Issue Was Live
The High Court (Planning Court) dismissed a judicial review challenge to outline planning permission granted to a neighbouring developer, holding that the Council’s failure to publish substitute site access plans before determining the application was an irregularity but not a material unfairness, because the claimant had actual knowledge that the route of the estate road was a live issue and had made representations on it before the decision.
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Adefidiya v Nursing and Midwifery Council — High Court Upholds Nurse’s Striking-Off for Multi-Year Pattern of Dishonesty and Clinical Failure
The High Court dismissed a nurse’s appeal against an NMC striking-off order, affirming the Fitness to Practise Committee’s findings of misconduct and lack of competence across multiple employers, and upholding the impairment finding and striking-off sanction where charges included premeditated dishonesty for personal financial gain and repeated breaches of conditions of practice.
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Nokia v. Acer and Asus — UK Court of Appeal Stays FRAND Claims, Rules Arbitration Offer Satisfies Licensing Obligations
The UK Court of Appeal permanently stayed FRAND proceedings brought by Acer and Asus against Nokia, holding that Nokia’s offer to resolve standard-essential patent licensing disputes through arbitration constituted compliance with its FRAND obligations.
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Samsung v. ZTE — UK High Court Sets $392 Million FRAND Balancing Payment, Discounting Sanctions-Tainted Prior Licenses
The UK Patents Court set a $392 million lump-sum FRAND balancing payment for a global SEP cross-license between Samsung and ZTE, largely discounting prior ZTE licenses negotiated under the shadow of U.S. sanctions as non-FRAND comparables.
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Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell Estates v. Sony Music — UK High Court Rules Jimi Hendrix Bandmates Have No Copyright or Performers’ Rights in Classic Recordings
The UK High Court dismissed claims by the estates of Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, ruling that their 1966 recording agreement unambiguously assigned copyright to the producers and that prior releases barred all claims, including those related to streaming.
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Noel Redding Estate v. Sony Music — UK High Court Dismisses Jimi Hendrix Bandmates’ Copyright Claims Over Classic Recordings
The UK High Court ruled that the estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell have no copyright ownership or performers’ property rights in approximately 40 studio recordings, finding the 1966 Recording Agreement unambiguously assigned worldwide copyright to produc