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Gatwick Investment v Liberty Mutual: Supreme Court rules furlough payments reduce business interruption insurance claims

CJRS payments cut employers' recoverable losses under standard savings clauses, the Supreme Court has confirmed.

Bickley v John Lewis: EAT rules on name change between EC certificate and ET1 presentation

Employment tribunal wrongly rejected claim where claimant's deed poll name change caused a mismatch.

X and Y adoption order setting aside: Supreme Court rules no power exists to revoke valid adoption orders

The High Court has no inherent jurisdiction to revoke a validly made adoption order on welfare grounds.

R v Chahal: guilty plea with contested basis triggers trial fee entitlement

A Newton hearing need not involve live evidence for a trial fee to be payable, the Senior Courts Costs Office has confirmed.

QRS v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: EAT refuses time extension where ill health failed to explain email oversight

Mental ill health, even when evidenced, will not excuse a procedural default where other conduct during the same period undermines the causal link.

Hoffman and Greenbaum v Finalto Group: equity term sheets, repudiation, and the limits of damages

Management equity claims succeed in principle but collapse on valuation; employment counterclaims dismissed.

RTM v Bonne Terre: Court of Appeal rules that consent under data protection law is an objective test

The Court of Appeal clarifies what data controllers must prove to establish valid consent.

Beckett v Graham: no obligation to re-file an amended claim form before service

Service remains valid where a sealed claim form is amended under CPR 17.1(1) and served without prior re-filing.