clarifying-'commercially-reasonable'-consent-in-financial-guarantees:-barclays-bank-plc-v.-unicredit-bank-ag Case Commentaries

Third-Party Enforcement of Contractual Benefits Creates Contractual Arbitration Duties and Liability in Damages

Date: Oct 31, 2026

Third-Party Enforcement of Contractual Benefits Creates Contractual Arbitration Duties and Liability in Damages Decision: The Kingdom of Spain and another (Respondents) v The London Steam-Ship...

Insurance Notification: Later-Acquired Knowledge Can Trigger Reporting Duties Within a Fixed Reporting Window

Date: Oct 29, 2026

Insurance Notification: Later-Acquired Knowledge Can Trigger Reporting Duties Within a Fixed Reporting Window Case: Makin v Protec Security Group Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1367 Court: England and...

FIFO Cannot Extinguish Concealed Transfers Outside the Agreed Running Account

Date: Oct 29, 2026

FIFO Cannot Extinguish Concealed Transfers Outside the Agreed Running Account Court: Court of Session, Outer House Judge: Lord Richardson Citation: [2026] CSOH 107 Date: 28 October 2026 1....

Employee-Inventor Compensation: Aggregating Benefits and Accounting for Financial Means in Costs Budgets

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Employee-Inventor Compensation: Aggregating Benefits and Accounting for Financial Means in Costs Budgets Parsons v Convatec Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1357 Court of Appeal (Civil Division), 26 October 2026...

Alleged Data Breaches Do Not Automatically Invalidate Deportation-Revocation Decisions

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Alleged Data Breaches Do Not Automatically Invalidate Deportation-Revocation Decisions Case: LAA and Anor v The Minister for Justice Citation: [2026] IEHC 688 Court: High Court of Ireland Judge: Ms...

Retention Permission Must Address Comparable Restoration of a Removed Party Boundary

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Retention Permission Must Address Comparable Restoration of a Removed Party Boundary High Court of Ireland · [2026] IEHC 692 · Humphreys J. · 23 October 2026 1. Introduction This judgment identifies...

Non-Refoulement Review: Reliance on Earlier State-Protection Findings Subject to Relevant New Evidence

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Non-Refoulement Review: Reliance on Earlier State-Protection Findings Subject to Relevant New Evidence Case: NG v The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Citation: [2026] IEHC 687 Court:...

Appeal Security for Costs Is Independent of Restrictions on Conditions of Appeal

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Appeal Security for Costs Is Independent of Restrictions on Conditions of Appeal The Russian Federation v Hulley Enterprises Limited & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 1353 Court of Appeal of England and Wales,...

Minority Shareholdings Under the India–UAE BIT: Direct Application Is Not Confined to Action Against the Shares

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Minority Shareholdings Under the India–UAE BIT: Direct Application Is Not Confined to Action Against the Shares Case: Republic of India v Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority [2026] EWCA Civ 1358...

Faith-Based School Admissions Remain Subject to Race Equality Law but May Be Objectively Justified

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Faith-Based School Admissions Remain Subject to Race Equality Law but May Be Objectively Justified Case: CKT & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Twyford Church of England Academies Trust & Ors...

Ordinary Costs Rules Apply to Parents Defending Child Access Orders on Judicial Review

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Ordinary Costs Rules Apply to Parents Defending Child Access Orders on Judicial Review Case: M v F (Child Access Arrangements) [2026] IEHC 680 Court: High Court of Ireland Judge: Mr. Justice Garrett...

Whisky Emissions and Nuisance: Fungal Presence Alone Does Not Prove Actionable Interference

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Whisky Emissions and Nuisance: Fungal Presence Alone Does Not Prove Actionable Interference Court Outer House, Court of Session Judge Lord Young Neutral citation [2026] CSOH 104 Date 20 October 2026...

Concealed Defects and Continuing Misrepresentations May Prevent Prescription of Construction Claims

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Concealed Defects and Continuing Misrepresentations May Prevent Prescription of Construction Claims Case: Leonardo Hotel Management (UK) LTD against Galliford Try Building 2014 LTD and others...

Trade Loan Loss Relief Requires a Subsisting Legal Right to Repayment

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Trade Loan Loss Relief Requires a Subsisting Legal Right to Repayment Case: Bunting v Revenue and Customs [2026] EWCA Civ 1331 Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division Date: 16...

Post-Trial Joinder of Foreign Heirs: Jurisdiction over Inherited Liability Without Foreign Estate Administration

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Post-Trial Joinder of Foreign Heirs: Jurisdiction over Inherited Liability Without Foreign Estate Administration Case: The Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) & Ors...

CFA-Funded Claimants May Recover Pre-Judgment Costs Interest Without Recovering Success Fees

Date: Oct 22, 2026

CFA-Funded Claimants May Recover Pre-Judgment Costs Interest Without Recovering Success Fees Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1319 England and Wales Court of Appeal...

CMS Reviews and Appeals Do Not Automatically End Child-Maintenance Top-Up Orders

Date: Oct 22, 2026

CMS Reviews and Appeals Do Not Automatically End Child-Maintenance Top-Up Orders Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division Neutral citation: [2026] EWCA Civ 1363 Judgment delivered:...

Corporation Tax: Regulatory Redress Paid in Place of Penalties Is Not Deductible Trading Expenditure

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Corporation Tax: Regulatory Redress Paid in Place of Penalties Is Not Deductible Trading Expenditure Case: ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and others v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and...

Undisclosed Victim Statements: A Disclosure Breach Does Not Automatically Establish a Miscarriage of Justice

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Undisclosed Victim Statements: A Disclosure Breach Does Not Automatically Establish a Miscarriage of Justice Court: Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary Citation: [2026] HCJAC 45 Decision: 15...

Upper Tribunal Permission Refusals: A Reasons Challenge Must Establish a Fundamental Breach of Natural Justice

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Upper Tribunal Permission Refusals: A Reasons Challenge Must Establish a Fundamental Breach of Natural Justice Court: Outer House, Court of Session Judge: Lady Tait Citation: [2026] CSOH 102 Date: 16...