Court Report

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Estate agent fined £15,500 for client money protection failures

First-tier Tribunal upholds penalties despite personal circumstances and business difficulties

Immigration adviser registration refused despite solicitor qualification

Dual-qualified solicitor fails Level 1 competency assessment, raising questions about exemption criteria

Hampshire v Bonser: constructive trust establishes beneficial interest after 25-year cohabitation

Court awards 15% share despite sole legal ownership and minimal financial contribution

High Court upholds protest injunction at Kingsbury Oil Terminal following annual review

HHJ Emma Kelly maintains restrictions against environmental protesters despite absence of recent incidents

Employment tribunal amendment scope determined by counsel's note rather than original email

EAT finds employment judge correctly limited disability discrimination claims to those specified in counsel's formal note, not broader allegations in claimant's earlier email

Privy Council reverses Court of Appeal in liquidator appeal sanction case

Material change in circumstances justifies granting retrospective sanction for successful US appeal

Commercial court rejects witness summons applications in international arbitration dispute

High threshold for compelling non-party document production under Arbitration Act sections 43 and 44

Court jurisdiction over pre-claim injunction applications without claim forms

Court of Appeal confirms jurisdiction to award costs and damages when discharging wrongful pre-claim injunctions