Court Report

Articles

Cooper v Ludgate House: when Part 36 offers include extraneous property rights

A High Court costs judgement clarifies the scope of valid Part 36 offers and the treatment of future statutory compensation claims.

Domin v Polish Judicial Authority: fugitivity, deliberate absence and Article 8 in extradition proceedings

A fugitive's rehabilitation and partner dependency were insufficient to outweigh the public interest in extradition to Poland.

Shein v Temu: Court of Appeal refuses permission to appeal confidentiality ring disclosure order

Roadget Business Pte Ltd & Anor v Whaleco UK Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 221 — supplier list ordered disclosed to outer confidentiality ring.

Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Republic of Zimbabwe v Border Timbers: sovereign immunity and ICSID award enforcement

A waiver of adjudicative immunity from the mere act of ratifying the ICSID Convention

Siniakovich v Hassan-Soudey: unpaid court fees and the limitation period

An action is "brought" when the claim form is received by the court, even where the fee paid is incorrect.

Ansari v Chief Constable of North Wales Police: when does AF (No. 3) disclosure apply to phone seizures?

Schedule 7 stops, closed material proceedings and the limits of the AF (No. 3) disclosure standard

Attersley v UK Insurance: fixed costs apply to late Part 36 acceptance in ex-Protocol claims

Late acceptance of a Part 36 offer in an ex-Protocol claim does not entitle a claimant to standard basis costs, even where the case has since been allocated to the multi-track.

Barot v Secretary of State for the Home Department: time limits and the limits of merits in judicial review extensions

Extension of time refused where no good reason shown; underlying merits insufficient to rescue out-of-time applications.