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Wild Justice v Natural England: High Court refuses advisory declaration in badger cull licensing challenge

High Court rejects environmental NGOs' bid for hypothetical guidance on badger cull licensing irrelevancies.

High Court makes declaration of parentage against former BATUK soldier in Re YZ DNA case

DNA evidence proving 99.9999999% paternity probability defeats respondent's challenge to chain of evidence.

R (EXR) v Home Secretary: High Court rules reasonableness governs age assessments for UK-France Treaty removals

High Court rules reasonableness standard governs SSHD age decisions for UK-France Treaty removals. 

Burger v Risk Solutions: Court of Appeal rules JD Wetherspoon not vicariously liable for door staff assault

Court of Appeal rules JD Wetherspoon not vicariously liable for assault, leaving claimant uncompensated.

Hasbro v Sconnect: High Court grants summary judgment over Wolfoo's copying of Peppa Pig sound recordings

High Court finds Wolfoo videos copied Peppa Pig sound recordings across billions of YouTube views.

Wimblett v Chief Constable of Lancashire: High Court clarifies wrongful arrest accessory liability after Supreme Court ruling

High Court dismisses appeal and clarifies accessory liability for wrongful arrest following Supreme Court ruling.

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.