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Thorne v Protheroe-Beynon: harassment injunctions, TikTok threats and the limits of litigation frustration

Lawyers targeted by a disgruntled family court litigant secure interim injunctions after a campaign of threatening emails and social media publications.

Pandora Jewellery v EML Payments: when breakage payment clauses mean what they say

EML entitled to retain expired gift card funds after contract termination, High Court rules.

Giles v Secretary of State: written representations, highway safety and traveller site enforcement

Traveller site appeals dismissed where visibility splay land lay outside applicants' control.

Devani v Sharon: when an oral agreement to equalise shareholdings falls short of a binding contract

A joint venture dispute over Hermes House NW2 Limited turns on contested conversations, missing contemporaneous documents, and the limits of informal dealmaking.

Waldorf Production UK Plc: court sanctions restructuring plan and crams down HMRC for the first time under Part 26A

HMRC's tax losses argument fails on both law and fact as Mr Justice Michael Green grants sanction.

Furlong Services Limited v HMRC: Upper Tribunal refuses extension of time after catalogue of solicitor errors

A nine-month delay in seeking permission to appeal, caused by repeated procedural failures, proves fatal to the taxpayer's application.

Samsung v ZTE: English High Court sets $392m FRAND lump sum in global SEP cross-licence dispute

The Patents Court has determined the terms of a court-imposed global cross-licence between Samsung and ZTE, awarding a $392m lump sum after finding ZTE's prior...

Veranova Bidco v Johnson Matthey: fraud threshold in warranty claims and the limits of corporate knowledge

Warranty breach established but fraud claim fails against all four senior executives