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Avison v Harold Bell Infields & Co (A Firm) [2025] EWHC 1787 (Ch)
Avison v Harold Bell Infields & Co (A Firm) [2025] EWHC 1787 (Ch): strike out and summary judgment refused in solicitors negligence claim Introduction The claimants, a retired couple, lent a substantial sum to a business associate for a short-term, high-return investment and instructed the defendant solicitors to document the loan and security. The transaction […]
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Ellis & Ors v John Benson Limited [2025] EWHC 2097 (KB)
Ellis & Ors v John Benson Ltd – High Court Ruling on Breach of Judgment Embargo Factual Background In Ellis & Ors v John Benson Limited [2025] EWHC 2097 (KB) the case involved a group of twenty claimants (Steven Ellis and others) who had sued John Benson Limited (“JBL”). After the trial concluded, the High […]
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Howard Beckett v Sharon Graham & Unite the Union [2025] EWHC 993 (KB)
Pre-Service Claim Form Amendments & Electronic Filing under CPR 17.1 & PD 51O Facts of the Case Howard Beckett, a former senior official of Unite the Union, brought a High Court claim against Sharon Graham (Unite’s General Secretary) and the union itself, alleging misuse of his private information. He contended that the defendants leaked his […]