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Aabar Holdings v Glencore: intra-client documents and the scope of legal advice privilege

Legal advice privilege extends to intra-client documents created with the dominant purpose of seeking legal advice.

Mitie Care and Custody fails to block Home Office immigration contract award

Automatic suspension lifted as court finds damages an adequate remedy for unsuccessful tenderer.

Niles v Judicial and Legal Service Commission: Privy Council rules disciplinary scheme offers no effective remedy for public law challenges

Procedural irregularities in disciplinary proceedings may survive as arguable grounds for judicial review even where the facts are undisputed.

GMC Utilities Group v Sumitomo Electric: when does a "subject to contract" label lose its force?

A solicitors' undertaking letter negotiated under escrow pressure constituted a binding agreement, the Technology and Construction Court has ruled.

Benjamin Field murder conviction quashed as Court of Appeal finds causation directions unsafe

The murder conviction of Benjamin Field has been quashed following a Criminal Cases Review Commission reference, with the court finding the trial judge misdirected the...

R v Donaldson: when does upgrading a charge become an abuse of process?

Court of Appeal confirms no blanket rule bars further charges after a guilty plea, provided earlier proceedings can be unwound without injustice.

Saheed v R: Court of Appeal dismisses sentence challenge in two-line drugs conspiracy

A drugs line "captain" who ran two overlapping class A supply operations fails to reduce his eight-year sentence.

Sanctions after Shvidler: a narrowing path for legal challenge

The Supreme Court has significantly raised the bar for challenging UK sanctions designations. For practitioners, the message is clear: systemic arguments will fail, and success...