Judgments, litigation, disputes and the cases that matter.https://www.law-week.com/en-gbTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:30 GMTeditor@law-week.com (Law Week)editor@law-week.com (Law Week)Copyright 2026 Law Week60https://www.law-week.com/images/lawweek-logo.pnghttps://www.law-week.com/https://www.law-week.com/hf-says-it-and-1st-central-defeated-northern-ireland-credit-hire-claim/https://www.law-week.com/hf-says-it-and-1st-central-defeated-northern-ireland-credit-hire-claim/Horwich Farrelly said on 28 October 2026 that its Northern Ireland team and insurer 1st Central had defended in full a credit hire claim the firm described as one of the region's largest, with proceedings subsequently discontinued.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:30 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/hm-inspectorate-of-prisons-review-finds-much-of-the-prison-estate-inadequate/https://www.law-week.com/hm-inspectorate-of-prisons-review-finds-much-of-the-prison-estate-inadequate/A review of living conditions published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on 3 November 2026, drawing on inspections of 40 prisons and more than 6,400 prisoner surveys, found persistent problems across the estate. Nicola Maynard of Reeds Solicitors LLP said the findings were deeply concerning.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:35:29 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/kingsley-napley-judicial-review-over-overseas-medics-nhs-training-rights-reaches/https://www.law-week.com/kingsley-napley-judicial-review-over-overseas-medics-nhs-training-rights-reaches/Kingsley Napley said in an announcement on its website that a permission hearing in its judicial review of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 is listed for 4 November at the Administrative Court.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:45:28 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/mastercard-and-visa-face-cat-claims-over-uk-card-fees/https://www.law-week.com/mastercard-and-visa-face-cat-claims-over-uk-card-fees/Hausfeld said in an announcement on its website on 20 October 2026 that collective claims alleging unlawful Mastercard and Visa consumer card fees had been filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of eligible UK businesses.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:56:36 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/high-court-dismisses-jurisdiction-challenge-in-injury-claims-by-australian-resid/https://www.law-week.com/high-court-dismisses-jurisdiction-challenge-in-injury-claims-by-australian-resid/Stewarts said in an announcement on its website that the High Court has thrown out a defendant's attempt to have personal injury proceedings moved to Australia, ruling that the case belongs in England and Wales.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:56:28 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/peters-and-peters-reports-mozambique-attorney-general-s-success-in-safa-family-a/https://www.law-week.com/peters-and-peters-reports-mozambique-attorney-general-s-success-in-safa-family-a/Peters & Peters said in an announcement on its website on 21 October 2026 that the Attorney General of Mozambique had succeeded in a Safa family appeal, though the firm gave no further detail of the case.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:13:48 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/blandy-and-blandy-reports-costs-ruling-in-faz-v-maz-family-case/https://www.law-week.com/blandy-and-blandy-reports-costs-ruling-in-faz-v-maz-family-case/Blandy & Blandy said in an announcement on its website that a costs judgment handed down on 19 October 2026 followed its earlier success for a father in a private law children case.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:13:16 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/leigh-day-says-tesco-loses-bid-for-supreme-court-appeal-in-equal-pay-case/https://www.law-week.com/leigh-day-says-tesco-loses-bid-for-supreme-court-appeal-in-equal-pay-case/Leigh Day said in an announcement on its website on 23 October 2026 that the Supreme Court has refused Tesco permission to appeal a Court of Appeal ruling in the equal pay litigation.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:13:14 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/hfw-says-it-helped-antam-end-emerald-star-high-court-claims/https://www.law-week.com/hfw-says-it-helped-antam-end-emerald-star-high-court-claims/Holman Fenwick Willan said in an announcement on its website on 23 October 2026 that it had helped Indonesian state-owned miner PT ANTAM Tbk bring English High Court proceedings over the sinking of the M/V Emerald Star to a close.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:12:34 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/ashtons-legal-settles-1-35-million-brain-injury-claim-for-work-placement-student/https://www.law-week.com/ashtons-legal-settles-1-35-million-brain-injury-claim-for-work-placement-student/Ashtons Legal said in an announcement on its website on 26 October 2026 that personal injury specialist Roger Loomes had settled a £1.35 million claim for a client left disabled by a brain injury sustained in a workplace warehouse incident.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:12:17 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/exeter-inquest-jury-finds-wholesale-failures-contributed-to-deaths-of-payne-and/https://www.law-week.com/exeter-inquest-jury-finds-wholesale-failures-contributed-to-deaths-of-payne-and/Deighton Pierce Glynn said a Coroner's jury in Exeter concluded that failures by police, council, NHS and G4S probably contributed to the deaths of three elderly men killed by Alex Lewis-Ranwell in 2019.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:11:44 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/mother-ordered-to-pay-father-27-109-75-in-costs-over-unproven-abuse-claims/https://www.law-week.com/mother-ordered-to-pay-father-27-109-75-in-costs-over-unproven-abuse-claims/Mr Justice Poole found a mother acted unreasonably in pursuing sexual abuse allegations against the father that were not proved, and ordered her to pay a quarter of his assessed costs of the fact finding hearing.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:16:21 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/judge-rebukes-mod-over-repeated-missed-deadlines-in-afghan-relocation-cases/https://www.law-week.com/judge-rebukes-mod-over-repeated-missed-deadlines-in-afghan-relocation-cases/Mr Justice Chamberlain ordered the Secretary of State for Defence to pay costs on the indemnity basis, if not agreed, after a late application to extend time, the latest in a series, led to the adjournment of the substantive hearing in three linked judicial reviews.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:16:14 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/axiom-ince-executive-enters-further-not-guilty-plea-over-document-destruction-charge/https://www.law-week.com/axiom-ince-executive-enters-further-not-guilty-plea-over-document-destruction-charge/Muhammad Ali has pleaded not guilty to a further count of conspiracy to destroy documents in the SFO's ongoing prosecution over the collapse of Axiom Ince.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:23:14 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/children-cases-between-separated-parents-took-52-7-weeks-in-london-against-14-5-in-wales/https://www.law-week.com/children-cases-between-separated-parents-took-52-7-weeks-in-london-against-14-5-in-wales/Private law children cases in England and Wales took 33.5 weeks on average to conclude in April to June 2026, Ministry of Justice figures show, and neither party had a lawyer in 51% of them.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:43:47 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/civil-claims-took-69-1-weeks-to-reach-trial-with-oxford-the-slowest-of-the-busier-county-courts/https://www.law-week.com/civil-claims-took-69-1-weeks-to-reach-trial-with-oxford-the-slowest-of-the-busier-county-courts/Ministry of Justice figures for April to June 2026 show fast, multi and intermediate track claims took an average of 69.1 weeks from issue to trial. At Oxford the average was 90.4 weeks.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:43:47 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/binance-group-action-grows-to-2700-claimants-kp-law/https://www.law-week.com/binance-group-action-grows-to-2700-claimants-kp-law/More than 1,000 retail investors in England and Wales have joined the High Court claim over crypto derivatives allegedly sold without FCA authorisation, days before the regulator opens its new crypto authorisation gateway.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMTSam AllcockCourtshttps://www.law-week.com/litigation-funders-await-clarity-as-market-reform-nears/https://www.law-week.com/litigation-funders-await-clarity-as-market-reform-nears/The sector is bracing for the Civil Justice Council's recommendations on third-party funding, two years after the Supreme Court's PACCAR ruling upended standard agreements.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:30:00 GMTSam AllcockCourts