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Drabble v Bramhall: High Court finds village Facebook posts defamatory in preliminary meaning ruling

High Court rules drug-use and knife allegations in a Facebook group were defamatory statements of fact.

Wood v Fleming: Court of Appeal dismisses contempt appeal and calls for reform of contemnors' right of appeal

Court of Appeal dismisses contempt appeal as totally without merit and calls for long-overdue law reform.

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council v VR Investments: Upper Tribunal dismisses improvement notice appeal

Upper Tribunal upholds quashing of improvement notice after council fails to prove category 1 damp hazard.

R v Bornes: Court of Appeal dismisses sentence appeal in indecent images distribution case

Court of Appeal upholds 28-month term for French student convicted of distributing indecent images.

Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount v Nokia: Patents Court sets interim RAND payment for global video streaming licence

Patents Court determines interim RAND payment for Nokia's video portfolio in landmark streaming dispute.

Barclays Bank UK Plc & Ors v Financial Ombudsman Service: High Court quashes FOS jurisdiction decisions over unfair credit relationships

High Court rules FOS exceeded its jurisdiction in four consumer credit complaints.

Staniak v District Court of Lublin: High Court refuses permission on passage of time in Polish extradition appeal

Permission refused on fugitivity, exceptional circumstances and oppression in long-running Poland extradition case.

Barclay v Transport Secretary: High Court dismisses challenges to Gatwick Airport's Northern Runway Project DCO

Planning Court dismisses challenges to Gatwick Airport's Northern Runway Project Development Consent Order on all grounds.