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  • Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch))

    High Court Upholds Testamentary Capacity in the Case of Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) This article offers an analysis of the legal and practical requirements for testamentary capacity. In Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch), the High Court applied the established Banks v Goodfellow criteria, examining the testator’s understanding of the act […]

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  • Mullen v Lyles [2025] EWHC 645 (KB)

    Mullen v Lyles [2025] EWHC 645 (KB): Privacy, Defamation and the Misuse of Private Information Factual Background and First-Instance Decision This article provides a detailed legal analysis of the High Court’s ruling in Mullen v Lyles [2025] EWHC 645 (KB), a case that examines the boundary between defamation, privacy, and the tort of misuse of […]

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  • Limitation in English Civil Law

    Limitation in English Civil Law, Strategic Guidance for Professional Negligence Claims A limitation period is the legal deadline for starting a claim. If you issue after time has expired, the claim will usually be struck out, regardless of its merits. Professional negligence claims often raise complex questions about when time starts to run and whether […]

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