Judgments, litigation, disputes and the cases that matter.
Mr Justice Poole found a mother acted unreasonably in pursuing sexual abuse allegations against the father that were not proved, and ordered her to pay a quarter of his assessed costs of the fact finding hearing.
Mr Justice Chamberlain ordered the Secretary of State for Defence to pay costs on the indemnity basis, if not agreed, after a late application to extend time, the latest in a series, led to the adjournment of the substantive hearing in three linked judicial reviews.
Muhammad Ali has pleaded not guilty to a further count of conspiracy to destroy documents in the SFO's ongoing prosecution over the collapse of Axiom Ince.
Private law children cases in England and Wales took 33.5 weeks on average to conclude in April to June 2026, Ministry of Justice figures show, and neither party had a lawyer in 51% of them.
Ministry of Justice figures for April to June 2026 show fast, multi and intermediate track claims took an average of 69.1 weeks from issue to trial. At Oxford the average was 90.4 weeks.
More than 1,000 retail investors in England and Wales have joined the High Court claim over crypto derivatives allegedly sold without FCA authorisation, days before the regulator opens its new crypto authorisation gateway.
The sector is bracing for the Civil Justice Council's recommendations on third-party funding, two years after the Supreme Court's PACCAR ruling upended standard agreements.
