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Litigation law, mediation law, and arbitrage law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering civil law, class actions, dispute resolution, libel and defamation and more in relation to litigation, mediation and arbitration.

A Landmark Moment For Press Freedom In Ireland

Defamation law in Ireland seeks to strike the right balance between competing rights, when a person's constitutional right to protect their good name and good reputation from unfair attack (Article 40.3.2)...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Calls Grow For A Public Inquiry Into DES Scandal

Personal injury lawyers Greg Almond and Karina Patel discuss the growing calls for a public enquiry into the prescribing of diethylstilbestrol (DES) to pregnant women.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

The Difficulty Of Brief Medical Records And AI

I have previously written about cases where the accuracy of medical records has been brought into question. In the case of Shaheen v Dr Daish [2025] EWHC3056 we have a case where the court had to determine...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 58: Monthly Update – January/February 2026

In this edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A Faster Path To Resolution? Key Findings From The ICC's EPP Report (2017–2024)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds: What The Swiss Court Decision Means For Investors

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Comply! Clarification From The English Courts On The Enforcement Of Tribunal's Peremptory Orders

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Landmark Defamation Reform: Ireland Bridges The Gap With England And Wales

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

International Arbitration - Review Of 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Repudiatory Breach Of Contract: What Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings Ltd [2025] Means For Contract Drafting

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

FCA Enforcement Watch And Beyond – Five Headline Trends For 2026

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 35: General Update

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Clinical Negligence, PI, Inquests & Inquiries Newsletter

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Promises By WhatsApp – Are They Legally Binding?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Legislation To Reverse PACCAR Decision And Regulate Litigation Funding Agreements Accelerated

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Employer Compliance Essentials: Navigating The UK Right To Work Check Scheme (Podcast)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Mayer Brown

UK Insurance Regulation: Looking Ahead To 2026

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

International Arbitration

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Navigating Legal Privilege Issues When Using AI

The recent explosion in artificial intelligence adoption in the workplace has led to the creation of whole new categories of documents, in the form of prompts and artificial intelligence outputs...

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Finds Iniquity Exception To Privilege Applied, But Not On A Blanket Basis

The High Court has held that the iniquity exception to privilege applied in respect of certain aspects of a transaction, so that no privilege attached to various categories of documents over which the defendants...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Settlement Terms In Litigation: High Court Upholds Confidentiality

In Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 110 (KB), the High Court held that evidence of settlement terms agreed with two claimants was inadmissible...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

High Court Discharges Freezing And Imaging Orders Due To Lack Of Full And Frank Disclosure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

High Court Considers Without Prejudice Privilege In The Mediation Context

United Kingdom Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Spotlight On Reporting Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Witness Statements And Helping The Court

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Defences To Defamation: A Quick Guide To Protecting Free Speech And Reputation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Memery Crystal

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Appeal Against An Arbitral Award And Implied Terms In Commercial Contracts: The Maltese Falcon [2025]

In Pleon Limited v Leonis Yachting Limited "The Maltese Falcon" [2025] EWHC 3144 (Comm), the High Court had in front of it two rare issues: an appeal against an arbitral award made under section 69 of the Arbitration Act...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

A Faster Path To Resolution? Key Findings From The ICC's EPP Report (2017–2024)

The ICC's latest Expedited Procedure Provisions Report gives businesses a clearer sense of when this streamlined route will save time and cost, and when it may not...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds: What The Swiss Court Decision Means For Investors

The legal fallout from the 2023 rescue of Credit Suisse has entered a materially new phase. The October 2025 decision of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court has brought renewed focus to the unprecedented write-down...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Comply! Clarification From The English Courts On The Enforcement Of Tribunal's Peremptory Orders

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What Is An International Investment Treaty And What Protections Do Foreign Investors Have?

United Kingdom Government

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

International Arbitration - Review Of 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

UK Accedes To The CPTPP: Potential Impacts On Bilateral Investment Treaties

Worldwide Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

International Arbitration: Time And Cost Efficiency - The ICC Commission Publishes Reports On Its Expedited Procedure Provisions

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Worldwide Freezing, Tracing, And Recovery: How To Leverage The English Court's Powers When Pursuing Assets

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

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Court Procedure

Can A Family Member Be With Them During Mental Capacity Assessment? (Video)

In this interview clip, award-winning capacity assessor Tim Farmer explains when and how family members or carers can be present during a mental capacity assessment.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Competition Appeal Tribunal Makes First Damages Award Under Collective Proceedings Regime

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has made its first damages award under the UK's collective proceedings regime, in favour of a class of around 36 million Apple device users.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Pre-Action Protocol In Immigration Judicial Review

If the decision is maintained, or no response is received within the specified timeframe, you can then submit an application for permission to apply for judicial review.

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Civil Procedure Cheat Sheet For U.S. Federal Trial Courts: Rules, Steps & Deadlines

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

You Snooze, You Lose At The UPC: Court Rejects New Arguments Presented Late In The Procedure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Boult Wade Tennant

UK Collective Proceedings: Mid-2025 Review

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

Litigation Funding Reforms: Clarity For UK Funders And Litigants Post-PACCAR

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Overview Of The CJC's Final Report On Litigation Funding

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Great British Serve-Off: Serving Claims On Non-Resident Defendants Associated With English Companies

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Airwave Abuse Of Dominance Claim Certified: Pragmatism And A Class-wide Lens

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has certified an opt‑out collective action alleging that Motorola abused a dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices for access to the Airwave emergency...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Yukos Enforcement Saga In The US Courts: D.C. Federal Appeals Court Directs Lower Court To Decide Question Of Issue Estoppel

The court affirmed that district courts must assess the existence of an arbitration agreement under the FSIA, while issues of scope were typically for the tribunal...

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

Government pension plans, state endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds and other arms of sovereign states are often investors in funds which borrow under subscription credit facilities.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister – Impact On Charities

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Supreme Court Judgment Explained: Cutting Through The Noise

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herrington Carmichael

High Court Snags 'Fishing Expedition' For Health Data From Law Firm

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Public Sector Defined Benefit Pension CEVs And Divorce

United Kingdom Employment

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Stephens Scown

UK Court Of Appeal Overturns Judgment In Latest Italian Swaps Decision Concerning Corporate Capacity

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

UK Government Seeking To Increase Investment Diversity In The UK

Worldwide Strategy

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Dixcart Group Limited

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Latest Videos

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From Tragedy To Triumph: Eliezer's Journey After A Life-Changing Accident (Video)

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Nicholas Georgevic, Chairman Of Scrivens (Video)

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Higgs LLP

What Is Mediation? (Video)

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IBB Law

Dispute Resolution Round-Up - July 2024 (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

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