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New APIL president urges cautious approach

Guy Forster, the new president of APIL, emphasises the societal value of injury claims and warns against viewing them as mere financial burdens

De Gaulle Fleurance boosts legal teams

De Gaulle Fleurance enhances its criminal tax and commercial litigation capabilities with Mathilde Varet's expertise

Schemes prepare for Virgin Media remedy

New survey indicates schemes are ready to embrace the Virgin Media remedy as legislation comes into effect

Hillsborough Law could reshape accountability standards

Promises of transparency in accountability after the King's Speech spark hope for bereaved families and campaigners

Stenhouse v Bar Standards Board: barrister's appeal against misconduct findings dismissed by High Court

A barrister who made unfounded allegations of conspiracy and cover-up against tribunal staff lost his appeal against disciplinary findings, with the court upholding fines totalling...

Ogunkami v Chia: Court of Appeal confirms limits on global damages in English defamation claims

Global reputational harm cannot be recovered without proper pleading of foreign publication.

Ludlow Trust Company v Homfray: cross-accruer clause and the meaning of "subsisting" trusts

A High Court ruling clarifies how trust funds accrue when one of three settlement shares fails for want of issue.

Court clarifies parental responsibility and biological fatherhood

The Court of Appeal ruled birth registration alone does not automatically confer parental responsibility under family law