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Halborg v Solicitors Regulation Authority: suspension upheld after sustained unmeritorious litigation

A solicitor who subjected courts to years of unmeritorious applications and attracted multiple civil restraint orders has failed in his High Court appeal against a 12-month suspension.

Perrin v North Devon District Council: planning permission quashed on grounds of apparent bias and inadequate reasons

Planning permission for open market dwelling quashed after apparent bias and flawed reasoning found.

Digital Isle v Marcos Enterprise: Amazon seller complaints found defamatory in High Court ruling

High Court rules on meaning and defamatory character of seller complaints made to Amazon about a rival trader.

Birmingham City Council v Unite the Union: High Court imposes £265,000 fine for deliberate breach of picketing injunction

High Court finds Unite's claimed misunderstanding of injunction scope was not genuinely held.

Wild Justice v Dartmoor Commoners' Council: High Court rules on overgrazing duties

NRD Property Limited v Ewan & Co LLP: solicitors held liable for breach of trust after unauthorised dissipation of client funds

Firm that paid away over £2.5m in client monies without authority, forged a client's signature on security documents, and failed to discharge stamp duty has been found liable for breach of trust and breach of retainer.

Pasha v The Home Office: EAT upholds dismissal of immigration officer for unauthorised CRS searches

EAT dismisses appeal where post-hearing enquiries were undisclosed but could only have favoured the claimant.

JXX v Archibald: senior costs judge rules 25% the recoverable cap on MRO mark-ups

MRO fees are disbursements, not outsourced solicitors' costs, and percentage mark-ups above 25% will not be recoverable between the parties.