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Civil procedure [2026] EWHC 1160 (KB)

Mannings Organisation Ltd & Anor v Manning

Mannings Organisation Ltd & Anor v Manning [2026] EWHC 1160 (KB) (14 May 2026)

The High Court continued a revised interim injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and dismissed the defendant’s discharge application.

  • Interim injunctions
  • Harassment
  • Protection from harassment act 1997
  • Corporate litigation
  • Family business disputes
  • Interim-injunctions
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Company law [2025] EWHC 480 (Ch)

Burdett v Burdett & Anor

Burdett v Burdett & Anor [2025] EWHC 480 (Ch) (04 March 2025)

The court dismissed Sheila Burdett’s unfair prejudice petition and David Burdett’s trust claim over 72 High Street after a trial on disputed family company documents.

  • Unfair prejudice petition
  • Quasi-partnership
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Constructive trusts
  • Forgery allegations
  • Shareholder rights
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Civil procedure [2023] EWHC 1094 (KB)

C Christo & Co Ltd v Christoforou & Anor

C Christo & Co Ltd v Christoforou & Anor [2023] EWHC 1094 (KB) (12 May 2023)

The High Court refused to strike out a confidential information claim, rejecting abuse-of-process arguments based on Henderson, collateral purpose, and Jameel.

  • Abuse of process
  • Strike out applications
  • Confidential information
  • Family business disputes
  • Costs orders
  • Abuse-of-process
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Contract law [2022] EWHC 3129 (Comm)

Frangou v Frangos

Frangou v Frangos [2022] EWHC 3129 (Comm) (08 December 2022)

The High Court held that clause 5 of a family ship-sale agreement expired on or about 1 September 2015, so no indemnity arose from the 2020 sale.

  • Interpretation of contracts
  • Family business disputes
  • Indemnity clauses
  • Estoppel
  • Implied rescission
  • Waiver
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Company law [2022] EWHC 2872 (Ch)

Gill v Thind & Ors

Gill v Thind & Ors [2022] EWHC 2872 (Ch) (14 November 2022)

High Court trial over family company shares and alleged trusts. The court found the JIL and Simicare trust deeds were forged and held Mr Gill held the JEL shares on trust.

  • Beneficial ownership of shares
  • Express and resulting trusts
  • Forgery of trust deeds
  • Section 994 companies act 2006
  • Family business disputes
  • Beneficial-ownership-of-shares
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Company law [2022] EWHC 1880 (Ch)

Hussain v Hussain & Ors

Hussain v Hussain & Ors [2022] EWHC 1880 (Ch) (19 July 2022)

Family-company unfair prejudice petition dismissed after the court found the parties had long tolerated informal withdrawals, shared control, and loose governance.

  • Unfair prejudice
  • Directors' duties
  • Shareholder rights
  • Family business disputes
  • Remedies under companies act 2006
  • Unfair-prejudice
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Property law [2021] EWHC 2291 (Ch)

Nazir v Jagota & Ors

Nazir v Jagota & Ors [2021] EWHC 2291 (Ch) (13 August 2021)

The High Court rejected a family business claim to a partnership share in a property venture and dismissed an alternative proprietary estoppel claim.

  • Partnership formation
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Beneficial interest in property
  • Family business disputes
  • Partnership-formation
  • Proprietary-estoppel
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Partnership law [2021] EWHC 1405 (Ch)

Malik v Mahboob Hussain Junior & Ors

Malik v Mahboob Hussain Junior & Ors [2021] EWHC 1405 (Ch) (26 May 2021)

The court decided how to wind up and account for a dissolved partnership in a family restaurant business, addressing sale versus buy-out and valuation issues.

  • Dissolution of partnership
  • Winding up of partnership
  • Valuation of partnership assets
  • Buy-out orders
  • Discretion in sale or buy-out
  • Family business disputes
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Contract law [2021] EWHC 1315 (Ch)

Johal & Anor v Johal

Johal & Anor v Johal [2021] EWHC 1315 (Ch) (18 May 2021)

The court found a binding oral settlement: the defendant agreed to pay each claimant £168,000 in return for giving up claims to a family business interest.

  • Oral agreement
  • Consideration
  • Intention to create legal relations
  • Uncertainty in contract
  • Family business disputes
  • Oral-contract
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