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Colchester Institute Corporation wins Court of Appeal VAT funding battle against HMRC

HMRC v Colchester Institute Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 363 — government agency funding constitutes VAT consideration for education supplies.

R v CGA & Anor: convictions quashed after jury returns inexplicable joint enterprise verdicts

Convictions quashed where jury found both parents guilty of identical injuries with no joint enterprise case.

Davies v Lettington: Court of Appeal clarifies legal aid rights in civil committal proceedings

A county court judge's refusal to adjourn a committal hearing is overturned after he wrongly believed means-testing applied to legal aid.

TWH Legal Services v Niazi: High Court rules on defamatory online solicitor reviews

A former probate executive's one-star reviews of a solicitor were found defamatory at common law, but primarily of the individual — not the firm.

Court of Appeal dismisses Rana Kabbani Seale's contempt conviction challenge

Court upholds six-month suspended sentence for persistent breach of court communication order.

Guiding Parents: Early Separation Conversations and the Welfare Principle

How family practitioners can support child-focused communication at separation and use mediation to reduce conflict and litigation risk

Eiger Funding v Ridge: Redefining the limits of monitoring surveyor liability

By Matthew Stevens, Partner and Head of the Construction at Hugh James

Outdated practices undermine justice system

The reliance on a diesel van for transporting legal papers highlights the justice system's lack of modernisation