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Civil procedure

Justin Oliver Zinda v Ark Schools & Anor

The claimant failed to establish the existence of new evidence, conscious and deliberate dishonesty, or materiality as required to set aside the prior judgments for fraud. The claims were totally without merit, time-barred, and abusive, warranting summary judgment and strike out against both defendants.

  • Fraudulent procurement of judgment
  • Strike out
  • Summary judgment
  • Civil restraint orders
  • Limitation period
  • Breach of contract
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Defamation

Idowu Ogunkami v Cynthia Chia

The Court of Appeal dismissed a libel damages appeal, holding the claimant had not properly pleaded or proved foreign publication harm and that £25,000 was adequate.

  • Damages assessment
  • Default judgment
  • Jurisdiction
  • Foreign publication
  • Double actionability
  • Amendment of pleadings
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Civil procedure [2026] EWHC 1089 (KB)

Blakeman v University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Blakeman v University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust [2026] EWHC 1089 (KB) (11 May 2026)

Appeal dismissed against refusal to amend pleadings after limitation expired. The proposed amendment was held to be a new claim based on different facts and a different alleged breach.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Limitation period
  • Cpr 17.4
  • Section 33 limitation act 1980
  • Medical negligence
  • Cause of action
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Civil procedure [2026] EWCC 21

Ali v Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (No. 2)

Ali v Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (No. 2) [2026] EWCC 21 (24 April 2026)

The court refused an out-of-time application for permission to appeal because it was not made at the hearing or an adjournment. The judge also indicated how he would have ruled on the grounds.

  • Permission to appeal
  • Article 3 echr
  • Limitation period
  • Mental health care in prison
  • Permission-to-appeal
  • Cpr-52-3
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Employment law

Isaac Bickley v John Lewis Plc

The EAT allowed an appeal by consent after an ET claim was rejected because the claimant changed name by deed poll between the EC certificate and ET1.

  • Practice and procedure
  • Rejection of et1
  • Name discrepancy
  • Gender reassignment discrimination
  • Limitation period
  • Employment-law
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Tort [2026] EWCA Civ 391

Van Buuren v Cambridgeshire Constabulary & Ors

Van Buuren v Cambridgeshire Constabulary & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 391 (31 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal held that triable issues remained in a misfeasance in public office claim over a police collision investigation, so summary judgment and strike out were refused.

  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Police investigation
  • Limitation period
  • Summary judgment
  • Strike out applications
  • Misfeasance-in-public-office
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Defamation [2026] EWHC 683 (KB)

Tooley v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor

Tooley v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 683 (KB) (23 March 2026)

The High Court granted relief from sanctions to reinstate the Telegraph claim, but dismissed one Associated Newspapers claim as time-barred and refused injunction and source-disclosure relief.

  • Limitation period
  • Relief from sanctions
  • Interim injunction
  • Norwich pharmacal order
  • Freedom of expression
  • Journalistic source protection
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Civil procedure

Paul Sculfor & Ors v MGN Limited

The High Court decided a limitation preliminary issue in five MGN phone-hacking/UIG claims, holding one claimant timely and four claims statute-barred.

  • Limitation period
  • Deliberate concealment
  • Phone hacking
  • Unlawful information gathering
  • Worthwhile claim
  • Solicitor advice
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