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Nord Stream v Lloyd's: war exclusion defeats pipeline sabotage claim

Commercial Court rules Baltic pipeline damage fell within the policy war exclusion, however the sabotage was carried out.

Carl v Limbani: Court of Appeal upholds no order as to costs against dishonest but successful defendant

Successful defendant denied costs for dishonest conduct despite a procedural error at the consequentials hearing.

St Patrick's International College v HMRC: Court of Appeal allows VAT education exemption appeal, bound by earlier LIFE decision

Court of Appeal allows education providers' VAT exemption appeal, bound by earlier LIFE decision.

Ocorian v McGeoch: High Court grants possession and partial stay after allowing trust possession appeal

Appeal court makes possession order itself, awards costs, and stays possession pending a permission application.

Rolbiecka-Platta v Poland: High Court dismisses extradition appeal and upholds fugitive finding

Administrative Court finds appellant a fugitive and rejects her Article 8 challenge to extradition.

Frontiers Capital v Flohr: liquidator held to be the real party and ordered to pay costs

High Court orders liquidator who controlled and funded a failed partnership claim to pay costs.

Cenkci v HMRC: adviser's death does not strengthen taxpayer's hand in late appeal

Upper Tribunal refuses permission to appeal, holding adviser failures bind the taxpayer under Katib.

Unconscionability and the claimant's conduct in proprietary estoppel

How a claimant's behaviour towards the legal owner, before and after judgment, can bar or modify equitable relief