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D (A Child) (Recusal): Court of Appeal sets aside irregular recusal and clarifies procedural requirements

Procedural irregularity in recusal application leads to Court of Appeal intervention in family proceedings.

Mullen v Melian Dialogue Research: EAT overturns flawed whistleblowing remedy assessment

Whistleblowing dismissal remedy remitted following procedural errors and insufficient evidential analysis

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Khera: Court clarifies Article 8 test

Court of Appeal rejects "mere possibility" threshold for exceptional circumstances in immigration financial requirements

City of London Corporation v Bussandra: Mental health and intentional homelessness

Court of Appeal clarifies when mental illness negates deliberate acts in homelessness cases.

Standard Chartered PLC fails to resist disclosure of US regulatory documents

Court of Appeal upholds order requiring disclosure despite confidentiality concerns and foreign law restrictions.

Matrix Receivables v Musst Holdings: costs order following partial success in unjust enrichment claim

Consequential costs judgement following successful management fees claim but failed performance fees claim.

Keane v Sargen: High Court dismisses partnership loan claims following accounting dispute

Deputy Master finds claimant's objections to loan repayments and management charges unsupported.

Hawkins v Abarbanel: Privy Council clarifies illegality defence in unlicensed lending

Unlicensed moneylending in Cayman Islands does not render loan contracts unenforceable