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Masood Ahmed & Dr Lal Akhter unscramble a case of suppliers, hens & the Lion Code

The High Court has upheld a rare successful serious-irregularity challenge after an arbitrator relied on an implied term neither party had advanced

James Glaysher explores the use of arbitration material in open court

Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim

Which law governs the preclusive effect of an earlier judgment? Alexander Bromwich & Marina Boterashvili explore the evolving doctrine of issue estoppel

Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned

Charlotte Hill & Harriet Campbell examine the Supreme Court’s decision in Drelle: what does it mean for creditors seeking to turn unrecognised foreign judgments into insolvency action?

Masood Ahmed, associate professor of law, on why indemnity costs are determined by the conduct, not just the outcome, of litigation

Indemnity costs remain exceptional, but parties cannot ignore a case that deteriorates around them. In Lawrence v Associated Newspapers, Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the claimants to pay indemnity costs after finding their conduct, viewed cumulatively, fell ‘well outside the norm’

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Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

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Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026 ‘Wrap-Up’

More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month

NLJ this week: Part-time protection widens

Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars

NLJ this week: Britain’s unpaid account

Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Rules, risks & red tape

New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way

NLJ this week: When bots libel

Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention

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Dispute resolution

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss