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Family law [2026] EWCA Civ 568

M (A Child: Adoption: Duty of Disclosure)

M (A Child: Adoption: Duty of Disclosure) [2026] EWCA Civ 568 (11 May 2026)

Court of Appeal set aside an adoption order after finding the adopters withheld material facts about their separation and the adoptive mother’s relationship.

  • Adoption
  • Duty of disclosure
  • Parental responsibility
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Duty-of-disclosure
  • Procedural-irregularity
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Family law

M (A Child: Adoption: Duty of Disclosure)

The Court of Appeal set aside an adoption order after finding the court had been misled by non-disclosure of the adopters’ separation and the mother’s relationship with a prisoner.

  • Duty of disclosure
  • Setting aside adoption orders
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Welfare of the child
  • Adoption-law
  • Duty-of-disclosure
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Environmental law

Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor

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.

  • Strict liability
  • Fault-based liability
  • Limitation periods
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Appellate review
  • Corporate law
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Environmental law [2026] EWCA Civ 502

Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor

Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 502 (06 May 2026)

The Court of Appeal refused BHP permission to appeal on liability issues arising from the Fundão Dam collapse, finding no arguable procedural irregularity or error.

  • Strict liability
  • Fault-based liability
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Jurisdiction
  • Limitation
  • Expert evidence
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Family law

Charles Labeja v The Estate of Shatochina Raisa Labeja & Anor

The Applicant was properly served with the divorce petitions and had notice of the proceedings. The errors in the names and marriage date on the Decree Absolute do not invalidate it; the court has jurisdiction to amend the decree to reflect the correct details. There was no fraud or procedural irregularity. The application to set aside the Decree Absolute, brought over ten years after pronouncement, is dismissed. The Decree Absolute remains valid, subject to amendment to correct the parties' names and marriage date.

  • Divorce
  • Decree absolute
  • Fraud
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Rectification of decree
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Property law [2026] EWHC 775 (Ch)

Peters v Joseph

Peters v Joseph [2026] EWHC 775 (Ch) (31 March 2026)

High Court appeal over ownership of a London property, fresh evidence, alleged forgery, and whether a trust deed should be treated as genuine.

  • Beneficial ownership of property
  • Joint tenancy vs tenants in common
  • Doctrine of survivorship
  • Forgery of documents
  • Admission of fresh evidence on appeal
  • Procedural irregularity
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Property law

Ashley Peters v Mary Joseph

High Court appeal in a property ownership dispute admitted fresh evidence, set aside the forgery finding on the trust deed, and remitted the case for retrial.

  • Beneficial ownership
  • Joint tenancy vs tenancy in common
  • Forgery allegations
  • Admission of fresh evidence on appeal
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Severance of joint tenancy
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Landlord and tenant

Peakstone Commerce Limited v Aziz Abdul Hozan Rahman

The Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal in a rent arrears dispute, holding there was no procedural unfairness in relying on the defendant’s own pleaded statutory tenancy case.

  • Statutory continuation tenancy
  • Pleadings
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Rent arrears
  • Counterclaim dismissal
  • Landlord-and-tenant
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