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Insolvency [2026] EWHC 1152 (Ch)

Henderson & Jones Ltd v Chambers & Anor (Re Priors Group Ltd)

Henderson & Jones Ltd v Chambers & Anor (Re Priors Group Ltd) [2026] EWHC 1152 (Ch) (14 May 2026)

Summary judgment on alleged misapplication of company funds was refused. The court held the defendants had realistic prospects of defence and adjourned trial after late evidence was admitted.

  • Summary-judgment
  • Directors'-duties
  • Liquidation-validity
  • Assignment-of-claims
  • Breach-of-trust
  • Fiduciary-duties
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Commercial-law [2026] EWHC 1072 (Ch)

JDK Holdings Corp v Bourgade & Anor

JDK Holdings Corp v Bourgade & Anor [2026] EWHC 1072 (Ch) (13 May 2026)

The High Court allowed JDK Holdings to amend its particulars of claim to better plead an alleged joint venture, but struck out the earlier pleading and ordered costs against the claimant.

  • Joint-venture-agreements
  • Pleading-standards
  • Amendment-of-statements-of-case
  • Strike-out-applications
  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
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Civil-procedure

JDK Holdings Corp v Marc Bourgade & Anor

The court granted permission to amend particulars of claim in a joint venture dispute, struck out the original particulars, and ordered the claimant to pay costs.

  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Strike-out-applications
  • Joint-venture-agreements
  • Costs-orders
  • Summary-judgment-threshold
  • Fiduciary-duties
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Trusts

Margaret Rosalind Stokell & Ors, Re

The High Court approved a court-supervised claims procedure for winding up the Jesus Fellowship Community Trust, granting extended Re Benjamin relief to manage unresolved claims.

  • Trust-administration
  • Re-benjamin-orders
  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Winding-up-of-trusts
  • Court-supervision-of-trustees
  • Court-supervision
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Company-law

Kevin Chave v Adam Farnsworth & Ors

The court found unfair prejudice in a quasi-partnership company dispute and ordered Adam Farnsworth to buy Kevin Chave’s EELVS shares at their 1 May 2023 value.

  • Unfair-prejudice
  • Remedies-under-companies-act
  • Valuation-of-shares
  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Quasi-partnership
  • Exclusion-from-management
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Civil-procedure [2026] EWHC 959 (Ch)

N & CJ Horton Property (a firm) v Norman

N & CJ Horton Property (a firm) v Norman [2026] EWHC 959 (Ch) (24 April 2026)

The High Court dismissed appeals over refused amendments and summary judgment on money laundering allegations, holding the pleaded case was speculative and inadequately particularised.

  • Summary-judgment
  • Strike-out
  • Illegality-defence
  • Money-laundering
  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Director's-duties
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Contract-law [2026] EWHC 921 (Comm)

Hoffman & Anor v Finalto Group Ltd & Anor

Hoffman & Anor v Finalto Group Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 921 (Comm) (21 April 2026)

The Commercial Court held the ETS was binding, GI repudiated it, and the claimants were entitled to damages. The counterclaims for misrepresentation failed.

  • Binding-nature-of-term-sheets
  • Repudiatory-breach
  • Good-faith-negotiation
  • Employment-termination
  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Fraudulent-misrepresentation
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Civil-law

Mitchell Winehouse v Naomi Parry & Anor

The High Court dismissed a claim over Amy Winehouse items, finding most were owned by or validly gifted to the defendants, and no fiduciary duty arose.

  • Conversion
  • Gifts-of-chattels
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Abandonment-of-property
  • Fiduciary-duty
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Company-law [2026] EWHC 708 (Ch)

Fitrite Fencing and Decking Ltd v Ross & Anor

Fitrite Fencing and Decking Ltd v Ross & Anor [2026] EWHC 708 (Ch) (24 March 2026)

The High Court dismissed defendants’ applications to strike out and vary injunctions in a dispute over alleged misuse of company funds and a settlement agreement.

  • Fiduciary-duties
  • Settlement-agreements
  • Freezing-injunctions
  • Proprietary-injunctions
  • Disclosure
  • Summary-judgment
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Commercial-law [2026] EWHC 676 (KB)

Justice Investments Ltd v Visalia Energia SL (t/a Nace) & Ors

Justice Investments Ltd v Visalia Energia SL (t/a Nace) & Ors [2026] EWHC 676 (KB) (23 March 2026)

The court dismissed a second strike-out bid, adjourned damages assessment against defaulting defendants to the trial against the actively defended claim, restricted misuse of disclosed materials, and ordered security for costs.

  • Strike-out-applications
  • Security-for-costs
  • Default-judgment
  • Damages-assessment
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Disclosure
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