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10 October 2025
Issue: 8134 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Law digests: 10 October 2025

Costs

Learning Curve (NE) Group Ltd v Lewis and another [2025] EWHC 2491 (Comm)

The King’s Bench Division addressed consequential matters following an earlier judgment dated 4 August 2025 regarding the defendants’ liability for warranty breaches and indemnity under a share purchase agreement (SPA) dated 29 October 2021. The court found that the claimant’s Part 36 offer of £5,211,625 matched the amount awarded in the judgment and ruled that the defendants failed to demonstrate it was unjust to apply CPR 36.17(4) consequences. The court awarded interest at varying rates corresponding to different timeframes and ruled that the defendants must pay costs on a standard basis before 28 February 2024 and on an indemnity basis thereafter. The defendants’ claim that the claimant acted unreasonably or exaggerated the claim was rejected.


Family proceedings

The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets v TR and others [2025] EWHC 2483 (Fam)

The Family Division of the High Court ruled on a child arrangements application concerning whether a young child (YV) should

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert

NEWS
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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