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Blake Morgan achieves impressive 2027 rankings

Blake Morgan has been recognised in the Chambers and Partners 2027 UK Guide with 38 practice areas ranked and 60 individual rankings across England and...

3Kings Holdings v TCF 1 GP: High Court holds unwitnessed partnership agreement is not a deed

Unattested signature defeats power of attorney used to move private fund partnership to Cayman Islands.

Re Fairmead Insurance: High Court sanctions Allianz Part VII transfer despite policyholder objections

High Court sanctions intra-group Allianz insurance transfer and ancillary service company order.

Stor RB One v Kanthasamy: High Court limits fraud of a party rule on setting aside judgements

Court strikes out bid to overturn guarantee judgement over alleged forgery by third party.

Exeter City Council v Macklin: High Court holds Topsham museum bequest was a beneficial gift, not a trust

High Court finds conditional will gift to council carried no trust obligations.

Amber Construction Services v Ilyrian Construction: cross-claim and invalid application block winding-up petitions

Cross-claim and limitation defeat subcontractor's attempt to found winding-up petitions on statutory demands.

Bunting v HMRC: Court of Appeal rules section 253 loan relief requires a legal right to recover

Court of Appeal says released debt is not outstanding, defeating TCGA section 253 relief.

R v Hindley: Court of Appeal upholds historic abuse convictions despite good character gap

Court of Appeal finds omitted good character limb did not make historic convictions unsafe.