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ZHB v Cardiff City Council: age assessments, Article 8 and the limits of Darboe

High Court dismisses procedural challenge to age assessment of Iranian asylum seeker, clarifying the scope of ECtHR safeguards and the CRC due regard duty.

Mulumba v Partners Group: EAT upholds case management decisions on issues list and reply witness statement

Employment tribunal did not err in law by removing a discrimination issue or excluding reply statement passages.

Winehouse v Parry & Gourlay: court dismisses estate's claim over 141 items sold at auction

Amy Winehouse's estate failed to establish ownership of disputed items sold by two close friends of the singer at auction in 2021 and 2023.

HMRC v Burlington Loan Management: Court of Appeal clarifies "taking advantage" under UK-Ireland double tax treaty

Court of Appeal dismisses HMRC's withholding tax appeal over £90.8m Lehman Brothers interest payment.

OQR v Government of Norway: Article 8 challenge to extradition fails despite severely autistic child's needs

A Norwegian national's extradition to serve a drugs sentence was upheld by the High Court, even accounting for the profound impact on his young autistic...

Aabar Holdings v Glencore: intra-client documents and the scope of legal advice privilege

Legal advice privilege extends to intra-client documents created with the dominant purpose of seeking legal advice.

Mitie Care and Custody fails to block Home Office immigration contract award

Automatic suspension lifted as court finds damages an adequate remedy for unsuccessful tenderer.

Niles v Judicial and Legal Service Commission: Privy Council rules disciplinary scheme offers no effective remedy for public law challenges

Procedural irregularities in disciplinary proceedings may survive as arguable grounds for judicial review even where the facts are undisputed.