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Wedlake Bell appoints Finella Fogarty as partner

Wedlake Bell has appointed Finella Fogarty as a partner in their Insolvency & Restructuring team bringing over 20 years of experience in the field

Consent, law and the limits of education

A new VAWG strategy renews focus on consent education, but legal misunderstanding persists amid powerful and conflicting online narratives

WhatsApp messages and equitable interests in land

A High Court decision clarifies whether informal digital communications can satisfy the statutory requirements for disposing of equitable interests

Anea v OCS UK & I Limited: credibility assessments and witness evidence in employment tribunals

Employment Appeal Tribunal examines proper approach to assessing witness credibility in employment disputes.

Government of the State of Kuwait v S Mohamed: EAT addresses state immunity and personal injury exceptions

EAT considers whether personal injury exception to state immunity applies to employment discrimination claims.

AH and IS v Secretary of State for the Home Department: supplemental judgement on Article 3 ECHR systems failure

High Court issues supplemental judgement clarifying declarations regarding Brook House immigration detention systems failures.

Gedeon Mahabir v Public Service Commission: retroactive promotions and procedural compliance in prison service

Privy Council considers retroactive promotion powers and compliance with statutory promotion procedures in Trinidad and Tobago.

Simon Hackett and Edward Hackett v HMRC: Tax treatment of interest rate hedging product mis-selling compensation

Upper Tribunal dismisses appeal, confirming basic redress payments for mis-sold IRHPs are taxable income.