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Court ruling boosts leaseholders' rights significantly

David Tartellin and Mark Forman from MSB Solicitors secured a pivotal Court of Appeal ruling clarifying property law rights for leaseholders

Compensation for crime victims fails to keep pace

Victims of violent crimes receive significantly less financial support than in the past due to stagnant compensation levels

Corrs supports Whiteoak on Arcadia acquisition

Australia’s independent law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised Whiteoak Growth Fund II on acquiring Arcadia Consolidated Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries, aiming to accelerate growth alongside the existing management team

Eversheds Sutherland expands pension team further

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed two new partners in its UK Pensions team, enhancing its growth strategy

Investment surge to elevate UK tech

The UK government will invest £4.5 million over three years to boost the LawtechUK programme

Atuanya v Ministry of Defence: cold injury claim defeated by surveillance footage and fundamental dishonesty ruling

A soldier's NFCI damages claim, valued at nearly £376,000, collapses after covert surveillance exposes conscious exaggeration of cold sensitivity.

Bhattacharya v Armstrong: abuse of process bars daughters' bid to reopen property declaration

Daughters who knowingly stood back during bankruptcy proceedings cannot seek to relitigate their parents' defeated beneficial interest claims.

KSY Juice Blends v Citrosuco: quantifying damages where the defendant refused to take delivery

A High Court judgement on the measure of loss for non-acceptance of goods, the fair wind principle, and the treatment of avoided costs where evidence is incomplete.