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The Serendipity Centre Ltd v Tinson: disclosure, privilege and the end of the shareholder rule

A company cannot claim legal professional privilege against a former sole director who gave the instructions and received the advice

Titan Wealth Holdings v Okunola: Court of Appeal clarifies power to restrain litigant abuse of opposing lawyers

Courts hold inherent jurisdiction to protect proceedings but decline injunction on discretionary grounds

Whiston v Leonard: right of way, signage and conduct in neighbouring farm dispute

High Court upholds combined interference finding where gates, signage and conduct deterred use of right of way.

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council v Secretary of State: when planning permission precedes a masterplan

Planning obligations and proportionate contributions cannot be sidestepped simply because a masterplan has yet to be adopted.

Ferdous Alam Khan v SSHD: Court of Appeal clarifies legal status of vulnerability guidance

The Court of Appeal rules that the Joint Presidential Guidance Note on vulnerable witnesses does not impose free-standing legal obligations on tribunals.

STS v Secretary of State for Defence: ARAP counter-narcotics eligibility and the limits of facilitation roles

An administrative support role on a counter-narcotics capacity-building programme does not satisfy ARAP's requirement for a substantive and positive contribution to UK national security objectives.

Fullah v Medical Research Council: when remission requires a fresh Employment Tribunal panel

EAT holds that a tribunal on remission failed to address the causation question it was directed to answer in a victimisation claim.

TCC Awards £34m for Systemic MEP Defects at One Hyde Park

TCC ruling underscores contractor exposure for latent defects, collateral warranty reach and evidential consequences of defence strike-out.