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Freezing injunctions: power, asymmetry and the shifting merits threshold

Recent appellate decisions have clarified, and perhaps unsettled, the law governing freezing injunctions. From the “good arguable case” threshold to risk of dissipation, full and frank disclosure, and fortification, the jurisdiction remains potent, asymmetric and commercially devastating.

SJ Interview: Ben Aram

Ben Aram is UK Managing Partner at Kennedys and co-head of its Corporate & Commercial division. A solicitor specialising in international arbitration and commercial litigation, he has led the expansion of the firm’s UK corporate practice and helped launch its global ESG group. In this interview, he reflects on law-firm leadership, scaling practices, partnership governance, and the skills lawyers need in a changing market.

EU medical devices regulation

The EU’s proposed orphan and breakthrough device designations would formalise accelerated regulatory pathways for high-need medical technologies, with significant implications for conformity assessment, clinical evidence thresholds and notified body obligations under the MDR and IVDR

Litigation funding after PACCAR: adaptation and growth

How England’s litigation funding market is adapting post-PACCAR amid judicial flexibility, legislative signals, and continued expansion

Consent, law and the limits of education

A new VAWG strategy renews focus on consent education, but legal misunderstanding persists amid powerful and conflicting online narratives

Trust, transparency and the limits of legal self-regulation

Transparency reforms were meant to empower consumers, but uneven delivery now risks undermining confidence across the profession

Government scraps audit reform

What the collapse of the Audit Reform Bill means for regulation, accountability and legal practice

Building Safety Act litigation redefines investor risk

Recent case law shows how courts and tribunals are extending Building Safety Act liabilities beyond what investors originally anticipated