6/12/2025 10:20:37 AM APP Fraud Meets AI: A Smarter Threat Needs a Smarter Response By Isabel Keefe Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) fraud is where an account holder, often a consumer, is tricked into authorising a bank transfer to a...
6/6/2025 8:01:18 AM Case Note: Anti-Suit Injunction – JP Morgan block $156 million Russian lawsuits By Fay Birch The Commercial Court, led by Mr Justice Foxton, today gave judgment in favour of various JP Morgan Chase entities (“JP Morgan”) in their...
5/21/2025 2:38:41 PM Supreme Court publishes decision on URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd By James King Will O'Brien Story so far… URS was the structural engineer for BDW in relation to residential tower blocks that were developed between 2005 and 2012. ...
5/1/2025 7:59:55 AM Private prosecutions: What they are, how they work, and why they matter By Matthew Garbutt Private prosecutions are a little-known but powerful legal tool. They allow individuals or organisations to bring criminal proceedings...
4/25/2025 9:01:16 AM Act Fast or Face Prosecution: SFO’s New Corporate Guidance By Matthew Garbutt The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has issued new SFO External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate...
3/13/2025 9:09:58 AM Adverse Possession: 10 years immediately preceding or any 10 years? By Zoe McLean-Wells Lucy Vannet The Supreme Court recently published its landmark judgment in the case of Brown (Respondent) -v- Ridley and Another (Appellants) which...
3/3/2025 8:43:32 AM Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 - Sections affecting Right to Manage come into force today By Zoe McLean-Wells Mark Foxcroft Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 sections in relation to the Right to Manage to come into force today (3 March 2025) On the 6...
2/12/2025 4:32:20 PM TPT Benefit Review at the High Court By Kirsty Thompson The court hearing for the case which will determine whether TPT pension schemes (including the Social Housing Pension Scheme and the...
1/29/2025 4:37:22 PM Remediation Contribution Order for over £13 million granted against 76 companies in new Vista Tower decision By Zoe McLean-Wells Will O'Brien On 24 January 2025, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) published their decision making a Remediation Contribution Order (RCO) in the sum of...
1/15/2025 4:57:40 PM Landmark decision confirms historical Building Safety claims can to go to adjudication By Mark London Kathryn Kligerman The ruling in BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited (2024) is critically important as it has confirmed the wide scope of...
12/19/2024 11:25:14 AM Spotlight on reporting privilege By Pauline Lépissier On 13 December 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment in Iqbal v Geo TV [2024] EWCA Civ 1566 considering in some detail the...
12/11/2024 10:40:04 AM Top Tips: handling negative press By Nikki Bowker It is easy to think of recent examples of people/organisations handling negative press poorly, in a way that has served only to worsen...