Sign in
England and Wales Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

England and Wales Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
0 court collections
Last checked

England and Wales decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Commercial law [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch)

Car-Wizard Ltd v Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd

Car-Wizard Ltd v Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch) (26 March 2026)

The High Court found actionable misrepresentations about a wheel lathe’s newness, capabilities, and safety, and held the claimant suffered loss.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Collateral contract
  • Product liability
  • Expert evidence
  • Damages
  • Collateral-contract
Read case analysis
Contract law

Car-Wizard Limited v Vixen Surface Treatments Limited

The High Court held the defendant liable for breach of a collateral contract and negligent misrepresentation over a defective lathe, with damages to be assessed.

  • Collateral contract
  • Misrepresentation (fraudulent and negligent)
  • Exemption clauses
  • Damages (expectation and reliance)
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Product safety compliance
Read case analysis
Contract law

Wilmington Trust SP Services (Dublin) Ltd & Ors v State Aviation Company Ltd & Anor

PEY Capital Pte Ltd did not have permission to make non-consequential amendments to its defence under the April Order, and its application to withdraw admissions fails due to lack of proper explanation and absence of realistic prospects of success for the new defence. Unless order for disclosure is justified against State Aviation Company Limited due to persistent non-compliance, with sanction of being debarred from defending if disclosure is not provided by 31 January 2026. Alternative service against State Aviation is permitted given inability to effect service by conventional means.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Withdrawal of admissions
  • Unless orders
  • Alternative service
  • Guarantee liability
  • Collateral contract
Read case analysis
Commercial law [2025] EWHC 3566 (Comm)

Wilmington Trust SP Services (Dublin) Ltd & Ors v State Aviation Company Ltd & Anor

Wilmington Trust SP Services (Dublin) Ltd & Ors v State Aviation Company Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 3566 (Comm) (19 December 2025)

The High Court refused PEY Capital permission to run non-consequential amendments and withdraw admissions in a helicopter lease guarantee dispute, and made disclosure orders against State Aviation.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Withdrawal of admissions
  • Guarantee liability
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Unless orders
  • Collateral contract
Read case analysis
Insolvency [2025] EWHC 2900 (Ch)

Leahy v Schneider Investment Associates LLP

Leahy v Schneider Investment Associates LLP [2025] EWHC 2900 (Ch) (07 November 2025)

The High Court set aside a statutory demand, finding a genuine and substantial dispute over whether an unlimited personal guarantee was enforceable only if payment was made to MCL ahead of SIA.

  • Statutory demand
  • Personal guarantee
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Misrepresentation
  • Collateral contract
  • Statutory-demand
Read case analysis
Commercial law [2025] EWHC 2225 (Comm)

Baker Botts (UK) LLP v Carbon Holdings Ltd & Anor

Baker Botts (UK) LLP v Carbon Holdings Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2225 (Comm) (29 August 2025)

The High Court granted security for costs against EHC and allowed summary judgment only for undisputed invoice sums, leaving the wider fee and liability disputes for trial.

  • Security for costs
  • Summary judgment
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Collateral contract
  • Estoppel
  • Set-off
Read case analysis
Insolvency

Bridging Finance Inc v Anthony Lyons

Mr Lyons carried on business in England and Wales during the relevant period by letting and selling the Hamilton Terrace property in his personal capacity, establishing jurisdiction for the bankruptcy petition. The grounds of opposition to the debt are dismissed as lacking bona fide substance, being inherently and commercially implausible, unsupported by evidence, and not previously raised. Procedural defects regarding delay are waived as no prejudice was shown.

  • Carrying on business
  • Personal guarantee
  • Statutory demand
  • Jurisdiction
  • Misrepresentation
  • Collateral contract
Read case analysis
Insolvency law

Patrick Leahy v Schneider Investment Associates LLP

The High Court set aside a statutory demand against Mr Leahy, finding a genuine and substantial dispute over an unlimited personal guarantee and related estoppel and misrepresentation defences.

  • Statutory demand
  • Personal guarantee
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Misrepresentation
  • Collateral contract
  • Deed of priority
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

England and Wales decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.