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3Kings Holdings v TCF 1 GP: High Court holds unwitnessed partnership agreement is not a deed

Unattested signature defeats power of attorney used to move private fund partnership to Cayman Islands.

Re Fairmead Insurance: High Court sanctions Allianz Part VII transfer despite policyholder objections

High Court sanctions intra-group Allianz insurance transfer and ancillary service company order.

Stor RB One v Kanthasamy: High Court limits fraud of a party rule on setting aside judgements

Court strikes out bid to overturn guarantee judgement over alleged forgery by third party.

Exeter City Council v Macklin: High Court holds Topsham museum bequest was a beneficial gift, not a trust

High Court finds conditional will gift to council carried no trust obligations.

Amber Construction Services v Ilyrian Construction: cross-claim and invalid application block winding-up petitions

Cross-claim and limitation defeat subcontractor's attempt to found winding-up petitions on statutory demands.

Bunting v HMRC: Court of Appeal rules section 253 loan relief requires a legal right to recover

Court of Appeal says released debt is not outstanding, defeating TCGA section 253 relief.

R v Hindley: Court of Appeal upholds historic abuse convictions despite good character gap

Court of Appeal finds omitted good character limb did not make historic convictions unsafe.

Henderson v Ministry of Defence: without prejudice costs schedules remain protected

Costs judge bars MoD from relying on without prejudice breakdowns, finding no unambiguous impropriety.