Court Report

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O'Boyle v Wallis: the limits of personal liability for a representative's costs

A bankrupt estate representative had standing to appeal, and family-funded legal fees did not breach the indemnity principle.

Stephens v HSE: when good reasons are not good enough to extend appeal time

Ill health, caring responsibilities and litigant-in-person status all failed to justify late appeals in a discrimination case.

Jeffcoat v Hudson Business Centres: why tribunals must read disability discrimination claims with care

Eight years in, a claimant's disability discrimination case is finally moving forward, because the Employment Appeal Tribunal did what the Employment Tribunal did not.

Court of Appeal overturns Palestine Action proscription ruling in Home Secretary v Ammori

Court of Appeal restores Palestine Action's proscription, recalibrating deference owed to the Home Secretary on national security.

Mirza v Lewin: High Court limits scope of stay pending late appeal bid

A £1.3m costs order stands, but the court grants a narrow window for an appeal on procedural fairness grounds.

XX v YY: EAT rules duress cannot be ignored when assessing gross misconduct

A teacher dismissed over a message sent under duress wins on wrongful dismissal as the EAT revisits repudiatory breach.

Re Poundstretcher: cross-class cramdown survives even when six landlord classes say no

The Chancery Division sanctions Poundstretcher's restructuring plan despite six dissenting landlord classes, applying the Adler and Petrofac framework.

Ponsford v Sali: a property partnership's messy divorce shows why documentation wins partnership disputes

The Chancery Division takes a pragmatic, evidence based approach to untangling a property partnership built on undocumented cash dealings.