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24 January 2025
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Law digests: 24 January 2025

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Adoption

Re X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) [2025] EWCA Civ 2

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and held that there is no jurisdiction at first instance for the High Court to revoke validly made adoption orders, even in exceptional circumstances or on welfare grounds. Adoption orders are ‘transformative’ and intended to be permanent and irrevocable for life, as if the child had been born to the adopter. The only way to challenge an adoption order is through an appeal or in exceptional circumstances amounting to a fundamental breach of natural justice.

Arbitration

Collins and others v Wind Energy Holding Ltd [2025] EWHC 40 (Comm)

This is a claim to set aside a final award. The court held that the arbitrator had not breached her duties under s 33 of the Arbitration Act 1996 by refusing to adjourn the evidential hearing to accommodate issues regarding legal representation and health concerns of the claimants, where the claimants had failed to take proper steps to enable legal representation; admitting

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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NEWS
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NLJ this week: CPR tweak closes third-party disclosure gap
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
NLJ this week: Court of Appeals wrestles with Mazur fallout
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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