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Convrgnt v Kennedys Dubai: £3m liability cap survives as UCTA held inapplicable to Dubai retainer

The court holds that UCTA does not apply to a solicitor's retainer manifestly connected to Dubai.

Re A and B: High Court refuses to return abducted children to Cyprus under Article 13(b)

The Family Division refuses a father's Hague Convention return application, finding a grave risk of harm to the children.

Cakebread-Snow v County Court at Durham: High Court rejects challenge over unissued 583-page claim

The Administrative Court finds no unlawful refusal where a voluminous claim bundle was referred to a judge.

Elborne v HMRC: Court of Appeal holds a 2003 home loan inheritance tax scheme worked

The Court of Appeal dismisses HMRC's appeal, confirming that a home loan scheme succeeded in removing a residence from a taxable estate.

Shah v Home Office: EAT finds disciplinary investigation arose from disability under section 15

The EAT allows an appeal, holding that a probe prompted by a Guaranteed Interview Scheme application arose from disability.

Cyberfort v Lord Chancellor: TCC lifts suspension in HMCTS cyber security procurement challenge

The court lifts the automatic suspension, allowing HMCTS to award its cyber security contract to Accenture.

Narinder Kaur v Laurence Fox: High Court rules on meaning in 18 publications and refuses delivery up of photograph

Linden J finds several tweets do not refer to the claimant or amount only to vulgar abuse.

Briety Shipping v Trafigura Maritime Logistics: Commercial Court holds LNG hire spread cannot be read as an absolute value

Waksman J construes JKM minus TTF as a one-way bet, rejecting rectification and finding claim time-barred.