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Removal Of Executors: A Costly Misstep… Or Seven

Executors play a pivotal role in carrying out the wishes of the deceased and administering the estate. Being the executor of a Will carries with it various responsibilities which include (amongst other things) applying for a grant of probate; identifying and valuing assets; settling debts and distributing the estate.

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Can A Third Party Rely On An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause? What Campeau v Gottex Means For SPA Disputes

In Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste SARL [2025] EWHC 2322 (Comm), the High Court considered whether a non-party to a Share Purchase Agreement could rely on the agreement's exclusive jurisdiction clause.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Refuses Permission For New Defendant To Be Substituted After Expiry Of Limitation Period

The effect of the decision is that, because of the current state of the law, it is not possible to substitute a defendant sued by mistake unless the mistake is merely one of name rather than identity.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

The Difficulty Of Brief Medical Records And AI

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

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

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

Strategic Cross-border Enforcement In Asia (Video)

Worldwide International

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Withers LLP

GDPR and Child Protection: Legal Requirements for Businesses

United Kingdom Privacy

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LegalVision

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

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

United Kingdom Immigration

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Mayer Brown

The Concept Of 'Overall Impression' In UK And EU Registered Design Law (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

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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

Can A Third Party Rely On An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause? What Campeau v Gottex Means For SPA Disputes

In Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste SARL [2025] EWHC 2322 (Comm), the High Court considered whether a non-party to a Share Purchase Agreement could rely on the agreement's exclusive jurisdiction clause.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

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

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

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Court Procedure

Can A Third Party Rely On An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause? What Campeau v Gottex Means For SPA Disputes

In Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste SARL [2025] EWHC 2322 (Comm), the High Court considered whether a non-party to a Share Purchase Agreement could rely on the agreement's exclusive jurisdiction clause.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gowling WLG

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

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

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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

Academic Appeals (Video)

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IBB Law

7 Tips For Maintaining Privilege (Video)

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Memery Crystal

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