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R v Chahal: guilty plea with contested basis triggers trial fee entitlement

A Newton hearing need not involve live evidence for a trial fee to be payable, the Senior Courts Costs Office has confirmed.

QRS v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: EAT refuses time extension where ill health failed to explain email oversight

Mental ill health, even when evidenced, will not excuse a procedural default where other conduct during the same period undermines the causal link.

Hoffman and Greenbaum v Finalto Group: equity term sheets, repudiation, and the limits of damages

Management equity claims succeed in principle but collapse on valuation; employment counterclaims dismissed.

RTM v Bonne Terre: Court of Appeal rules that consent under data protection law is an objective test

The Court of Appeal clarifies what data controllers must prove to establish valid consent.

Beckett v Graham: no obligation to re-file an amended claim form before service

Service remains valid where a sealed claim form is amended under CPR 17.1(1) and served without prior re-filing.

ZHB v Cardiff City Council: age assessments, Article 8 and the limits of Darboe

High Court dismisses procedural challenge to age assessment of Iranian asylum seeker, clarifying the scope of ECtHR safeguards and the CRC due regard duty.

Mulumba v Partners Group: EAT upholds case management decisions on issues list and reply witness statement

Employment tribunal did not err in law by removing a discrimination issue or excluding reply statement passages.

Winehouse v Parry & Gourlay: court dismisses estate's claim over 141 items sold at auction

Amy Winehouse's estate failed to establish ownership of disputed items sold by two close friends of the singer at auction in 2021 and 2023.