Court Report

NCA v GKC (No 2): open justice prevails over anonymity in unexplained wealth order proceedings

High Court rules that Article 8 privacy rights do not invert the starting point of open justice in contested UWO hearings.

Bourlakova v Bourlakov estate: High Court refuses expanded disclosure and defers partnership account to post-trial inquiry

Partnership account too complex for trial; remedies on counterclaims to follow separate accounting process

Thakrar v Secretary of State for Justice: Court of Appeal upholds lawfulness of long-term CSC segregation

Non-engagement with prison psychologists can justify prolonged segregation without breaching Articles 3 or 8 ECHR.

Howell v Pile Construction: mesothelioma claim fails on disputed asbestos exposure evidence

A claimant's case for damages arising from a mesothelioma diagnosis collapses after the court finds his recollections insufficient to establish asbestos exposure on the balance...

Pridewell Properties v Spirit Pub Company: landlord fails to establish redevelopment ground under 1954 Act

High Court dismisses appeal on funding evidence and redevelopment timing under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

WRBC Corporate Member Ltd v AXA XL Syndicate Ltd: Covid cancellation losses and the meaning of "event" in reinsurance aggregation clauses

High Court rules that "event" in excess of loss reinsurance limits clause means a causative event, not the cancelled conference itself

Ocean One Hundred v New Forest National Park Authority: apparent bias and the limits of CLEUD revocation

Court of Appeal quashes revocation of lawful use certificate after finding officer's report tainted by apparent bias.

Rzucek v Vinnicombe: YouTube conspiracy videos about Watts murders yield £40,000 defamation award

Brother of murder victim wins defamation claim against true crime YouTuber.