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Narinder Kaur v Laurence Fox: High Court rules on meaning in 18 publications and refuses delivery up of photograph

Linden J finds several tweets do not refer to the claimant or amount only to vulgar abuse.

Patent attorney enhances Ellisons’ IP services

Chartered Patent Attorney Chris Burnett joins Ellisons to bolster the firm's intellectual property capabilities and meet demand

Briety Shipping v Trafigura Maritime Logistics: Commercial Court holds LNG hire spread cannot be read as an absolute value

Waksman J construes JKM minus TTF as a one-way bet, rejecting rectification and finding claim time-barred.

Geeks Ltd v Watts: Court of Appeal strikes down training fee clawback as unreasonable restraint of trade

Bean LJ holds financial disincentives are not exempt from scrutiny, whatever the drafting.

Arunoday v General Medical Council: High Court dismisses appeal against erasure on findings of fact

Poole J restates that credibility findings made after cross-examination are virtually unassailable on appeal.

Todd v Marsh: High Court upholds paper title boundary over long-standing deer fence

Judge's misstatement of the general boundaries rule did not undermine an otherwise sound construction.

Nexans France v London Array: Court of Appeal refuses permission in power cables follow-on damages claim

Green LJ upholds CAT findings on leniency conduct, adverse inferences and counterfactual bidders.

R (BUJ) v London Borough of Bromley: Court of Appeal quashes adult education centre closure over failure to consult

Section 31(2A) threshold not met where consultation might have shifted the option chosen.