‘A tax specialist owes his former law firm £204,000 in overpayments he received while an employee after failing to refer work that would cover his debt, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Action, 25th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than a decade of litigation over computer giant HP’s disastrous acquisition of UK startup Autonomy from the late Dr Mike Lynch reached a provisional conclusion today. In ACL Netherlands v Sandelson Mr Justice Hildyard ordered the administrators of the estate of Mike Lynch to pay $236 million (£176.6m) interest on the £700m in damages awarded last year following a $5bn claim by HP.’
Law Society Gazette, 24th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Can a non-marriage entered into in England and Wales obtain validity by being registered in a country which permits nikkah marriage, so that it is recognised in England and Wales as a valid foreign marriage?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 24th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The Court of Appeal dismissed two appeals from a set-aside order made by HHJ Hess sitting as a deputy High Court judge. The court considered issues of material non-disclosure by the husband, and whether gifts made by the wife’s mother were conditional.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 24th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The 65-year-old former justice minister appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday [25th March] to admit four drugs charges, which stem from a raid on his home in Horley, Surrey, in October 2023.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Transgender girls and women who are part of Girlguiding groups in the UK have been given until September to leave the organisation, under new rules introduced after the supreme court ruling on gender last year.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In BA (A Child), Re (DOLS in Hospital) [2026] EWHC 653 (Fam) (20 March 2026), Mr Justice McKendrick concluded: “It is absolutely necessary for there to be an order authorising the deprivation of BA’s liberty to provide her with education and therapy to assist her to be kept safe from serious harm. I am satisfied there is no section 25 1989 Act accommodation available and as such the DOLs order in the identified children’s home is required.”’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that the term “father” in the Children Act 1989 means what it means at common law – that a man is only the “father” of a child if he is the natural/genetic/biological father.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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