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We summarise what we know so far about The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 and explore the implications of the new register for developers and promoters.
The government has proposed reforms to the National Security and Investment Act, with implications for transactions in a number of regulated sectors.
ICC Judge Agnello KC dismissed an application seeking disclosure of correspondence and other documents passing between Secretary of State and the joint liquidators of three companies in respect of which disqualification proceedings had been brought.
In dismissing the liquidators’ appeal, the High Court has clarified the limits of liquidators’ powers when seeking documents under sections 235 and 236. Requests must be properly evidenced and targeted. A desire to “reconstitute corporate knowledge” is not a sufficient reason, on its own, to demand everything held by a third party service provider.
In re Mannarest Ltd, HHJ Paul Matthews considered an unusual application by joint liquidators seeking to place the company into administration after the company had already entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
Following rejection of their proposals, the administrators sought directions. The court ordered the administration to conclude and the company to be wound up into compulsory liquidation.
Court orders secured creditor funder to pay costs of defendant in unsuccessful claim brought by a company in administration.
The Appeal Court considered an ex wife’s claim to the beneficial interest in the family home and examined whether exceptional circumstances justified the lower court’s decision to postpone its sale for eight years
Oxford’s reputation as a global centre of ideas is secure. For centuries, it has been a place where knowledge is created, tested and refined at the highest level. The question facing the region today isn't whether it can generate world leading research, but how consistently it can turn that research into real world solutions and ensure the benefits are felt locally as well as globally.
We've pulled together a few recent court decision that may be of interest.
This article follows Spy games in the Family Court: The rise of covert recordings, which explored the covert recording of children in family proceedings.
AI chatbots and large language models (LLMs) are now routinely used to draft, summarise and analyse documents by clients and lawyers. But their convenience comes with real privilege risks.