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Insolvency [2026] EWHC 1068 (Ch)

Soundwave Studios Music Group Ltd v Visage Group Management Ltd

Soundwave Studios Music Group Ltd v Visage Group Management Ltd [2026] EWHC 1068 (Ch) (21 May 2026)

The High Court restrained a winding-up petition, finding a genuine and substantial dispute over whether a music production contract had totally failed in consideration.

  • Statutory demand
  • Failure of consideration
  • Set-off and counterclaim
  • Abuse of process
  • Restitutionary claims
  • Multi-contract relationships
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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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Professional discipline

Carleen McFarlane v General Legal Council (Jamaica)

The Privy Council dismissed a disciplinary appeal by a Jamaican lawyer found guilty of inexcusable negligence after repaying a property deposit to the wrong co-purchaser.

  • Negligence by counsel
  • Breach of trust
  • Restitution
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of proof
  • Professional-discipline
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Probate [2026] EWHC 613 (Ch)

Woolfson v Woolfson & Ors

Woolfson v Woolfson & Ors [2026] EWHC 613 (Ch) (20 March 2026)

The High Court struck out a probate and trust claim brought by Karen Woolfson and granted summary judgment for the defendants, admitting the Second June 2018 Will to probate.

  • Validity of wills
  • Testamentary capacity
  • Undue influence
  • Strike out applications
  • Summary judgment
  • Breach of trust
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Probate

Karen Woolfson v Adrian Woolfson & Ors

Strike-out and summary judgment in a probate dispute over alleged invalid wills, capacity, undue influence, fraud, and trust claims.

  • Testamentary capacity
  • Undue influence
  • Knowledge and approval
  • Due execution of wills
  • Strike out applications
  • Summary judgment
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Insurance law [2026] EWHC 592 (Comm)

Novitas Loans Ltd v AmTrust Specialty Ltd

Novitas Loans Ltd v AmTrust Specialty Ltd [2026] EWHC 592 (Comm) (16 March 2026)

Commercial Court judgment on preliminary issues from a failed litigation funding scheme, addressing ATE and PI insurance coverage, aggregation, duties, and subrogation.

  • Professional indemnity insurance coverage
  • After-the-event (ate) insurance
  • Subrogation rights
  • Aggregation of claims
  • Duties of solicitors under tobas
  • Restitution
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Company law [2026] EWHC 405 (Ch)

Durnont Enterprises Ltd v Fazita Investment Ltd & Ors

Durnont Enterprises Ltd v Fazita Investment Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 405 (Ch) (25 February 2026)

The High Court refused to strike out a derivative fraud claim and upheld service out, finding serious issues to try on fraud, fiduciary duty, and forum.

  • Derivative actions
  • Fraud
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Jurisdiction and forum
  • Restitution
  • Abuse of process
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Civil procedure [2026] EWCA Civ 88

James & Anor v HSBC UK Bank PLC (Rev1)

James & Anor v HSBC UK Bank PLC (Rev1) [2026] EWCA Civ 88 (17 February 2026)

Court of Appeal held the claimants had enough information by 2013 to plead fraud, so their proposed claims were time-barred and the appeal failed.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Constructive trusts
  • Fraud
  • Deceit
  • Restitution
  • Breach of contract
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Banking law

Mark Wolfe & Anor v HSBC UK Bank Plc

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against strike-out, holding the claimants knew enough in 2013 to plead fraud and limitation had begun then.

  • Fraud
  • Deceit
  • Constructive trust
  • Limitation of actions
  • Restitution
  • Breach of contract
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Contract law

McLaren Indy LLC & Anor v Alpa Racing USA LLC & Ors

Commercial Court damages judgment after admitted breach in a motorsport contract dispute, addressing causation, remoteness, mitigation, and quantum.

  • Damages for breach of contract
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Remoteness of damage
  • Causation
  • Wasted expenditure
  • Unjust enrichment
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