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Dillon judgment and withdrawal agreement tensions

The Supreme Court’s Dillon judgment raises doubts over UK commitments under the Withdrawal Agreement and Windsor Framework

Gamlins Law secures significant settlement

Gamlins Law has successfully secured a £25.6 million settlement for a claimant with lifelong care needs

Social media ban may spark disputes

The Government's social media ban for under-16s could complicate matters for separated parents and children disputes

HMRC v HFFX LLP: Supreme Court draws the line on purposive tax interpretation

Supreme Court rules deferred profit scheme not caught by partnership income rules, but individual partners still taxed.

Cobija Sintes v Tower Hamlets: licensing a market does not mean owning its risks

Court of Appeal overturns £500,000+ tripping claim, finding no duty of care arose from the council's market licensing role.

Ball v JMW Solicitors: client file must come before particulars of claim, rules High Court

Master Clark orders solicitors to produce missing client file before claimants need to plead professional negligence claim.

SJ Interview: Paul Marco

Paul Marco, Managing Partner of Trowers & Hamlins, speaks to Solicitors Journal

When the rules can't keep up

From Westminster to the courts, the rules are being written faster than they can settle

Slater Heelis appoints new partner in commercial property

Slater Heelis Solicitors has strengthened its commercial property team by appointing Helen Marsh as partner in Manchester office

Birmingham City Council appoints Lovell Partnerships

Trowers & Hamlins has advised Birmingham City Council in appointing Lovell Partnerships for a major regeneration project