Litigation Notes

Supreme Court confirms proper approach to determining appropriate currency for costs order

Getty fails in the UK courts in its (secondary) copyright infringement claims against Stability AI's image generating AI

The decision is not a complete answer to the AI/IP conundrum, but nevertheless helps inform what won't work for a claim in copyright infringement.

Court of Appeal decision acts as reminder that acceptance of repudiatory breach must be communicated to end contract

46th FA Mann Lecture – London, 18 November 2025

This year's lecture is titled "A World Without Law?" and will be delivered by Professor Philippe Sands KC.

High Court dismisses liquidator's dishonest assistance and fraudulent trading claims, rejecting all allegations of dishonesty

The decision clarifies that the General Rolling Stock principle (whereby limitation periods cease to run against a company in liquidation) does not apply …

Court of Appeal confirms defendant not required to take any steps in proceedings unless claim form validly served in time

Court of Appeal confirms repudiatory breaches were "capable of remedy" for the purposes of a deemed transfer provision in a shareholders' agreement

UK Commercial Court pilot will mean many more court documents publicly available by default from 1 January 2026

Privy Council delivers a useful reminder of the limits of the Re Duomatic principle of informal shareholder assent

The class actions landscape: US class actions

High Court confirms that non-authorised fee earners cannot conduct litigation

Litigation developments: England and Wales – Quarterly update