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West One Loan Ltd v Okroyan: High Court grants possession of Virginia Water property despite Russia sanctions freeze

A sanctioned borrower's inability to repay a £4 million bridging mortgage does not suspend a lender's right to possession.

F v M: Family Court criticises professionals for presuming abuse before findings were made

A fact-finding hearing into alleged child sexual abuse finds professionals operated from a presumption of guilt throughout.

Kirupakaran v Ibrahim: TCC strikes out £1.5m party wall claim after pleading failures left defendants unable to defend themselves

A property owner's £1.5 million claim over a partial demolition has been struck out after repeated failures to plead a legally recognisable case.

Costco Wholesale UK Ltd v Nash: EAT upholds refusal to extend time after manager deliberately deleted tribunal emails

An employer's appeal against the refusal of a ten-month extension of time to submit a tribunal response has been dismissed.

Szwed v Aviva Insurance Ltd: High Court dismisses litigant in person's bid to reinstate struck-out appeals

A self-represented claimant's application to reinstate two struck-out interlocutory appeals has failed at the High Court.

Ryan Bailey v R: Court of Appeal cuts sentence where child rape guideline was wrongly applied

A 19-year-old's sentence for rape of a child under 13 has been reduced from three years and four months to two years' detention after the...

Estate of Claudia Edwards Bethel v Attorney General of The Bahamas: Privy Council upholds vicarious liability ruling against immigration authorities

Bahamian state held liable for immigration officer's false imprisonment and rape of detained Jamaican woman.

Unicomer (St Vincent) Ltd v Appeal Commissioners: Privy Council remits insurance tax assessments but upholds hire purchase ruling

Caribbean retailer's tax appeal partially succeeds as Board orders reassessment of credit protection insurance deductions.