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Braithwaite v Slade: High Court rules ex-wife can direct sale of trust property without buying a replacement

Lady Slade is entitled to have the Old Farm sold and proceeds invested for her income, Master Clark finds

Coal Pension Properties v Mace Living: email service fails where Covid footer and authority requirements go unmet

High Court dismisses claim form service application after finding multiple procedural failures under CPR Part 6

Socar Trading SA v City Trade and Investment SA: Commercial Court awards $3m in diesel contract dispute

Buyer's "wash-out" defence rejected as Court upholds minimum quantity obligations in ULSD trial cargo contracts.

Kakar v London Borough of Harrow: appeal dismissed despite council tax time limit questions

A resident's council tax appeal failed not on the merits, but because there was no evidence to justify the late filing.

ShortsTV loses Court of Appeal battle over YouTube Shorts trade mark

Global assessment of confusion favours Google in short-form video dispute

Rodoy v Optical Express: High Court finds defamatory statements substantially true despite serious harm to claimant's reputation

Laser eye surgery campaigner's defamation claim fails as judge upholds 'fraudster' and 'troll' allegations

Cleveland Potash v Drummond: High Court rejects wayleave royalty demand at Boulby mine

Landmark ruling on compensation under the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 clarifies the limits of mineral rights holders' bargaining power.

Uriah Woods v The State: Privy Council redraws the boundaries of provocation in Trinidad and Tobago

Privy Council clarifies the objective test for provocation, rejecting the Hong Kong approach.