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Lukins and another v Quality Part X Ltd and another [2026] EWHC 301 (KB)
Claim held time barred after solicitors failed to use CE-File Introduction In Lukins and another v Quality Part X Ltd and another [2026] EWHC 301 (KB), Deputy Master Lorna Skinner KC considered whether claims in negligence and nuisance had been brought within the six-year limitation period where the claimants’ solicitors sent paper claim forms to […]
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Duffy v Birmingham City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 146
Defective costs certification did not invalidate bill of costs: Court of Appeal in Duffy v Birmingham City Council In Duffy v Birmingham City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 146, the Court of Appeal gave important guidance on the consequences of defects in a bill of costs. The court held that a bill signed by a solicitor […]
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Raphael Berg v Owen Jones [2026] EWHC 564 (KB)
Meaning and Opinion in a Libel Claim About Alleged BBC Bias The High Court’s decision in Raphael Berg v Owen Jones [2026] EWHC 564 (KB) is a preliminary issues judgment on meaning and the distinction between fact and opinion in a defamation dispute. Mrs Justice Steyn was required to determine the natural and ordinary meaning […]