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Westgaph v National Museums Liverpool: procedural compliance and public function boundaries in judicial review

Administrative Court refuses judicial review against National Museums Liverpool on procedural and substantive grounds

Privy Council resolves Trinidad union recognition dispute in essential services

Deeming provisions override multi-industry certification restrictions in industrial relations law

Moore v Royal Mail: High Court limits election petition respondents and clarifies service rules

Divisional Court ruling addresses procedural compliance and retrospective service validation in parliamentary election challenges.

First-tier Tribunal allows nitrate vulnerable zone appeal in Joyce case

First-tier Tribunal upholds farmer's challenge to nitrate vulnerable zone land designation.

Prudential Assurance v HMRC: VAT liability on success fees after group exit

Supreme Court clarifies VAT treatment of success fees invoiced after company exits group

High Court ruling on costs management in NOx emissions group litigation

Court scrutinises claimant budgets and addresses proportionality in NOx emissions group claims.

Corporate deadlock and shareholder control in winding up applications

The recent High Court decision in Koza Altin Isletmeleri A.S v Koza Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2304 (Ch) provides valuable insight into the interplay between corporate control, shareholder rights, and just and equitable winding up applications.

Liquidators cannot limit liability through contractual provisions, High Court rules

High Court establishes liquidators cannot contractually limit personal liability in insolvency proceedings