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Zinda v Ark Schools: fraud claim to set aside judgement fails where evidence was always in claimant's possession

Setting aside a judgement for fraud requires new evidence, conscious dishonesty, and materiality — none of which were established here.

Re A, B and C: Court of Appeal upholds mother as perpetrator of non-accidental fracture in care proceedings

Witness credibility and delayed medical attention central to perpetrator finding

Aksahin v London Borough of Enfield: passengers, car cruising injunctions and contempt of court

A passenger in a car cruising vehicle can be found in contempt of court even where they claim to have discouraged the driver, and good service of an injunction against persons unknown is sufficient to fix a defendant with knowledge of its terms.

Heidrych v District Court in Bydgoszcz: fugitivity, delay and the Article 8 balance in extradition proceedings

Renewed application for permission to appeal refused where six-year certification delay did not displace public interest in extradition.

Lucie Wood rejoins Forbes Solicitors team

Lucie Wood has returned to Forbes Solicitors as a partner after a successful stint at Cobden House Chambers

Crisis in legal sector parent support

A recent survey indicates legal sector parents experience higher stress than those in other industries, raising alarm

CILEX urges regulators to enhance access

CILEX criticises legal regulators for not doing enough to improve access and diversity within the legal profession

High Court considers Afghan relocation claims

The High Court has approved a judicial review of the ARAP decision regarding a former Afghan official's relocation eligibility