The EAT dismissed an employer’s appeal against refusal to strike out particulars as Henderson abuse, holding the tribunal applied the correct broad-based test.
Bhattacharya & Anor v Robert Armstrong & Anor [2026] EWHC 759 (Ch) (30 March 2026)
The High Court refused daughters’ bid to set aside an insolvency declaration over property ownership, finding no real prospect of success and holding the application abusive.
The High Court refused non-parties’ bid to set aside a bankruptcy declaration about ownership of a London property, finding no real prospect of success and abuse of process.
L&S Accounting Firm Umbrella Ltd v Shiloh House Holdings Ltd [2026] EWHC 618 (Ch) (13 March 2026)
The High Court granted summary judgment for Umbrella, holding Shiloh bound by earlier fraud findings and allowing tracing into properties acquired with diverted funds.
The High Court struck out Muhammad Arshad’s claims against Wokingham Borough Council and Weightmans LLP, granted summary judgment, and referred the matter for possible civil restraint.
Arshad v Wokingham Borough Council & Anor [2026] EWHC 407 (KB) (27 February 2026)
The High Court struck out Muhammad Arshad’s new claim against Wokingham Borough Council and Weightmans LLP and granted summary judgment, finding it abusive and meritless.
Claims for breach of duty to investigate crime, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, property torts, breach of fiduciary duty, data protection, Equality Act, Human Rights Act, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, conspiracy, and claims for company losses are struck out as legally unrecognisable, statute-barred, incoherent, or barred by res judicata, issue estoppel, or reflective loss. Claims for assault and harassment against Thames Valley Police survive strike-out but require amendment and clarification. All other claims against remaining defendants are struck out…
On a proper construction of the Teare Order and the Judgment, the parties are permitted to adduce Dutch law expert evidence on the procedural fairness (or otherwise) of the ISCJ as part of the Dutch law criteria for recognition in the Revocation 2 proceedings. If this were not so, the court would grant a variation to allow such evidence. The declaration sought by the Applicants is refused as it would serve no useful purpose.
The appeal must be struck out because the previous appeal against the same assessments was withdrawn and not reinstated within the statutory period, so section 54 TMA 1970 applies and the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear a further appeal on the same assessments. There is also no right of appeal against late payment interest.