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Castleton v Post Office: Court of Appeal rules hybrid preliminary issues approach unworkable

Bhatti v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: interim injunction refused despite procedural irregularities

A consultant surgeon failed to overturn his clinical restriction, as the High Court found the Trust's patient safety concerns sufficient to justify continued exclusion from...

Kerr v Welsh Ministers: when a lawful development certificate says nothing about motorcycle numbers, it means nothing about them

Restrictions omitted from a CLEUD's First Schedule cannot be read in through supporting correspondence.

Green v Public Service Commission: Privy Council clarifies who sets public service qualifications in Trinidad and Tobago

The Board restores the High Court's dismissal of a fire officer's promotion challenge, resolving a long-running constitutional dispute.

Adoption order set aside in M (A Child) after prospective adopters concealed relationship breakdown

Adopters hid separation and prison relationship from the court; Court of Appeal restores care order.

Zhuravleva v Kamalova: High Court upholds service of proceedings by Burofax in Spain

Service by Spanish national postal system held valid; court also grants retrospective authorisation under CPR r.6.15(2)

Dillon and others v Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Supreme Court rules on the Legacy Act's compatibility with the Windsor Framework and ECHR

The Supreme Court upholds key legacy incompatibility declarations but overturns the Court of Appeal on next-of-kin participation and Windsor Framework disapplication.

Deckers v Up & Running: Court of Appeal clarifies the test for competition restrictions by object

The Court of Appeal overturns a finding that Deckers's termination of a distributor amounted to resale price maintenance.