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Civil procedure

Alame & Ors v Shell Plc & Anor

The High Court allowed a proposed all-spills causation amendment in Bille oil-spill litigation and granted permission for an aggravated damages amendment.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Causation
  • Global claims
  • Aggravated damages
  • Disclosure
  • Limitation
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Civil procedure

Derek Arthur Richardson v Mark James Robertson & Ors

The court allowed an amendment to add a deceit claim, holding it was not arguably time-barred because loss from an unsecured guarantee arose only on demand.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Deceit
  • Limitation act 1980 section 35
  • Cpr 17.4
  • Accrual of cause of action
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Employment law

B Kristensen v Portman Healthcare Limited

The EAT allowed an appeal in part in a whistleblowing and unfair dismissal case, correcting errors on principal reason, suspension, and limitation issues.

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Whistleblowing
  • Protected disclosure detriment
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Limitation under section 48 era
  • Employment tribunal reasons and meek compliance
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Insolvency law

HSJ Consultancy Limited (in liquidation), Re

The High Court held that directors breached their duties by entering aggressive tax schemes without proper creditor consideration and ordered them to repay ÂŁ436,500.

  • Directors' duties
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Misfeasance
  • Limitation
  • Equitable compensation
  • Tax avoidance schemes
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Insolvency [2026] EWHC 1135 (Ch)

Barriball & Anor v Jackson & Anor (Re HSJ Consultancy Ltd)

Barriball & Anor v Jackson & Anor (Re HSJ Consultancy Ltd) [2026] EWHC 1135 (Ch) (13 May 2026)

The High Court held that the directors of HSJ Consultancy Limited breached their duties by entering tax avoidance schemes while the company was insolvent or made insolvent.

  • Directors' duties
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Creditor duty
  • Tax avoidance schemes
  • Limitation
  • Ratification of director conduct
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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 ÂŁ25,000 was adequate.

  • Damages assessment
  • Default judgment
  • Jurisdiction
  • Foreign publication
  • Double actionability
  • Amendment of pleadings
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Civil procedure

Galina Ivanovna Zhuravleva v Ioulia Fedikhanovna Kamalova

The High Court held that service on the defendant in Spain was valid, or alternatively retrospectively validated as good service under CPR 6.15(2).

  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Hague service convention
  • Limitation
  • Civil restraint orders
  • Enforcement of tribunal decisions
  • Service-out-of-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure [2026] EWHC 1041 (Ch)

Zhuravleva v Kamalova

Zhuravleva v Kamalova [2026] EWHC 1041 (Ch) (11 May 2026)

The High Court held that service on the defendant in Spain was valid, rejected objections about translations and email service, and found no limitation bar.

  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Enforcement of tribunal decision
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Limitation
  • Civil restraint orders
  • Service-out-of-jurisdiction
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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 FundĂŁo 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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