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A perfect storm: similarity, reverse confusion and trade mark risk

A US trade mark dispute offers a clear lens on similarity analysis, reverse confusion and the limits of clearance risk in practice

Staying informed about litigation funding: a solicitor’s duty

Litigation finance is firmly established within the legal market. As a result, it is becoming ever more important for solicitors to understand the options available...

Recalibrating open justice: non-party access and the limits of transparency

The introduction of a pilot for non-party access to court documents through the digital claims’ infrastructure, presents a timely opportunity to explore the open justice...

Non-disclosure and “creative” intervenors: Court of Appeal draws firm lines in De La Sala

A $34m non-disclosure dispute gives the Court of Appeal a platform to restate the test for setting aside financial orders and to warn intervenors against...

Extending suspended sentences to three years: pragmatism or pressure valve?

The Sentencing Act 2026 modestly expands judicial discretion by allowing custodial sentences of up to three years to be suspended: framed as a response to...

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

High Court clarifies monitoring surveyors’ duties, limiting lender recovery despite successful “no transaction” professional negligence claim

High Court to clarify scope of ARAP Category 4 in Afghan relocation challenge

The case raises key questions about what constitutes a “substantive and positive” contribution to the UK’s military or national security objectives