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Nador Cott v Asda: plant variety rights, mandarin oranges and the limits of 'essentially derived'

Tang Gold mandarins found not to be essentially derived from Nadorcott variety, defeating infringement claim.

Baroness Lawrence and co-claimants win conditional right to call key witness in ANL trial

High Court grants limited relief from sanctions to allow live evidence from private investigator Gavin Burrows, subject to strict constraints.

UK Global Healthcare Ltd v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care: DHSC's summary judgement bid fails over pandemic gloves dispute

DHSC sought £15.35m in advance payments; court finds triable issues on prevention, waiver and unlawful rejection.

CHD v Secretary of State for Defence: High Court quashes Afghan relocation refusal over error of fact

Rule of law was always a UK national security objective — the government conceded it.

UAB Business Enterprise v Oneta Limited: court finds settlement agreement genuine despite expert fraud concerns

A High Court judge rejects forensic document evidence in favour of factual witness testimony, restoring a Lithuanian builder's ownership of a UK property company.

Gambrah v Director of HMP Thameside: six-day unlawful detention highlights systemic failures at private prison

High Court condemns Serco's repeated failure to release prisoner lawfully entitled to immediate discharge

BHO v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care: NHS charges, late EUSS applications and the limits of the Withdrawal Agreement

High Court rules NHS charges on late EU Settlement Scheme applicants are lawful under the Withdrawal Agreement

Ping Fai Yuen v Fun Yung Li: Bitcoin theft, conversion and the limits of tort law

A High Court judgement clarifies the boundaries of conversion and trespass to goods in the context of misappropriated Bitcoin worth up to £180 million.