United Kingdom: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Commercial litigation demands careful preservation of electronic evidence from the moment a dispute emerges. Documents disclosed during proceedings can fundamentally alter case outcomes, yet businesses often underestimate how early preservation obligations arise and how widely relevant material may be scattered across devices, platforms, and archived systems.

Recent UK case law demonstrates how experimental evidence can decisively influence patent disputes on infringement and validity, but only when parties navigate strict procedural requirements, proportionate disclosure obligations, and careful alignment with patent specifications. Courts increasingly scrutinize the design, statistical rigor, and relevance of experiments while maintaining pragmatic standards for admissibility versus persuasiveness.

Facing harassment allegations requires careful handling to avoid worsening your legal position. Understanding what constitutes harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, preserving crucial evidence, and knowing when to seek professional legal representation can significantly impact the outcome of your case.

When a lender sought to enforce a security letter's jurisdiction clause to serve proceedings abroad, the High Court examined whether the letter constituted an enforceable contract. The case turned on a fundamental question of contract law: was there valid consideration to support the security arrangement?

On 3 October 2026, Bilal successfully defended his British super-welterweight title with an eighth-round stoppage of Eithan James in Birmingham

Construction companies face heightened insolvency risks compared to other sectors, creating unique challenges when contractors fail mid-project. Standard form construction contracts contain specific mechanisms to manage contractor insolvency, but these provisions interact complexly with statutory adjudication rights and insolvency law, fundamentally altering how disputes can be resolved and payments enforced.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved its second-ever distribution plan for collective proceedings, providing detailed guidance on how settlement funds from the RoRo shipping cartel case will be distributed to approximately 25 million affected vehicle purchasers and lessees. This landmark approval offers crucial insights into the Tribunal's expectations for future class action distributions, addressing key lessons learned from the disappointing 1% take-up rate in the earlier Boundary Fares case.

When a lender sought to enforce a security letter's jurisdiction clause to serve proceedings abroad, the High Court examined whether the letter constituted an enforceable contract. The case turned on a fundamental question of contract law: was there valid consideration to support the security arrangement?

Martha's Rule is a national NHS patient safety initiative that provides patients, families, carers and medical staff with a formal route to request urgent clinical reviews when concerns about deteriorating conditions are not being adequately addressed. This comprehensive guide examines how the Rule operates across England's acute hospital settings, its implementation timeline, and its potential relevance to medical negligence claims.

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The UK Supreme Court's narrow 3-2 decision in The Kingdom of Bahrain v Shehabi denies state immunity to foreign governments accused of remotely hacking individuals within UK territory, establishing that cyber surveillance operations causing harm to UK residents fall outside traditional immunity protections. This landmark ruling clarifies the territorial tort exception under the State Immunity Act 1978 and may expose foreign states to liability for state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting UK-based individuals

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on whether sovereign states can invoke immunity to resist enforcement of adverse ICSID arbitration awards in English courts. Spain and Zimbabwe challenged the registration...