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AXA Insurance v Maher: High Court dismisses fundamental dishonesty appeal over road traffic claim

High Court upholds trial judge's findings on injury and credibility in a disputed personal injury claim.

Chady Aero Developments: High Court orders security for costs against balance sheet insolvent aviation claimant

A Scottish aviation company has failed to resist a security for costs order after the High Court found its financial position fundamentally compromised and its...

Rosa Hicks and others: Court of Appeal dismisses Just Stop Oil Heathrow convictions challenge

Juror misconduct evidence admitted but held insufficient to undermine safety of convictions

TPY Limited v HMRC: First-tier Tribunal dismisses application for preliminary hearing on validity of VAT assessment notices

Preliminary hearings must represent a genuine 'knockout point' to warrant separate determination, tribunal confirms.

DD v EE: How press collaboration helped locate children missing across two continents

Missing children, a transatlantic abduction and a transparency order held in reserve as a High Court judge praises the press.

Baird v Goldgar: Privy Council clarifies strike-out tests for appellate delay

When inordinate delay in prosecuting an appeal amounts to abuse of process, and when it does not

CMS appoints Christy Farrer COO of operations

CMS has appointed Christy Farrer as its first Chief Operating Officer, effective from 21 May 2026

High-tech cheating in exams increases threat

Ofqual's Chief Regulator warns about the surge in cheating using smart devices and urges swift action