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Court of Appeal overturns strike-out in Magic Investments SA v Broadbent unfair prejudice dispute

Minority shareholder's petition reinstated after appeal court rules on board nomination rights and share issuance.

ICG Manager v Colliers International: High Court curbs "wholesale" redactions in negligent valuation dispute

Claimants had no right to redact relevant data, judge rules, even where third-party confidentiality is engaged

AXA Insurance v Maher: High Court dismisses fundamental dishonesty appeal over road traffic claim

High Court upholds trial judge's findings on injury and credibility in a disputed personal injury claim.

Chady Aero Developments: High Court orders security for costs against balance sheet insolvent aviation claimant

A Scottish aviation company has failed to resist a security for costs order after the High Court found its financial position fundamentally compromised and its...

Rosa Hicks and others: Court of Appeal dismisses Just Stop Oil Heathrow convictions challenge

Juror misconduct evidence admitted but held insufficient to undermine safety of convictions

TPY Limited v HMRC: First-tier Tribunal dismisses application for preliminary hearing on validity of VAT assessment notices

Preliminary hearings must represent a genuine 'knockout point' to warrant separate determination, tribunal confirms.

DD v EE: How press collaboration helped locate children missing across two continents

Missing children, a transatlantic abduction and a transparency order held in reserve as a High Court judge praises the press.

Baird v Goldgar: Privy Council clarifies strike-out tests for appellate delay

When inordinate delay in prosecuting an appeal amounts to abuse of process, and when it does not