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The High Court dismissed claims that a 2023 RNS and a 2024 statement misused private information or breached confidence in a Gambling Commission regulatory context.
The defendant breached the Non-Representation and Non-Disparagement Clauses by publicly representing himself as connected with the claimants and making derogatory statements. His persistent campaign of emails and LinkedIn posts, including threats, insults, and baseless allegations, constituted a course of conduct amounting to harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. The statutory defences of prevention or detection of crime and reasonableness were not made out. The claimants are entitled to a final injunction, damages for harassment, and a general civil restraint order.
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Professional negligence claim against Womble Bond Dickinson dismissed after the court found no breach, no causation, and no realistic planning chance.
Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Frasers Group Trading Ltd (formerly called Sportsdirect.com Retail Ltd) & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 583 (12 May 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that unregistered sub-licensee losses could not be recovered under s.30(6) Trade Marks Act 1994 and were statute barred.
The Court of Appeal refused BHP permission to appeal on liability and limitation issues arising from the Fundão dam collapse litigation, but granted expedition for a costs appeal.
The claimants failed to establish any recoverable loss within the scope of Lupton Fawcett's duty of care. Any liability to repay investors under s.26 FSMA was matched by the receipt of equivalent funds, and commissions or fees were not within the risks against which the defendant's duty was intended to protect. The claim for compensation under s.26(2)(b) FSMA was not pleaded, and in any event, any such liability would not exceed the claimants' exposure to contractual or tortious claims in the counterfactual scenario. The application to amend pleadings and adduce new evidence on appeal was ref…
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Wenda Co Ltd v Jinhong & Ors [2026] EWHC 909 (Comm) (24 April 2026)
Commercial Court judgment on invoice financing, fiduciary duties, dishonesty, and tracing; Wenda succeeded on most claims, but its claim against Mr Petit was dismissed.
Permission to appeal was refused for want of jurisdiction because it was not properly sought under CPR 52.3(2)(a). The judge indicated he would otherwise have granted permission on the Article 3 issue.
Rzucek v Vinnicombe [2026] EWHC 946 (KB) (23 April 2026)
The High Court awarded defamation damages and an injunction over YouTube videos about the Watts case, but dismissed the harassment remedy for want of jurisdiction.
Hanson v Hanson [2025] EWHC 3642 (Comm) (22 April 2026)
The High Court held that the claimant owned a Ferrari 575 outright and was entitled to delivery up, and that he and his son jointly owned a motorhome.
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