https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comDispute Resolutionhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes [2026] EWCA Civ 698, the Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal, finding that the requirement for a contentious business agreement (CBA) to be certain (as identified in Chamberlain v Boodle & King [1982] 1 WLR 1443) was not dispensed with by amendments to the Solicitors Act 1974 made by section 98 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, which permitted hourly rate CBAs.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, the Judiciary published updated guidance on remote participation in hearings. The guidance comprises new Remote Participation Judicial Principles and Overarching Guidance for Remote Participation, alongside updated jurisdictional guidance for all court and tribunal jurisdictions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedab80e3605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedab80e3605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the judiciary published an announcement stating that the President of the King’s Bench Division has appointed Mr Justice Waksman as Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court from 1 September 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedab80e3605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the judiciary published a joint announcement from the Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor confirming the establishment of a new Business and Property Division of the High Court. Under the plans, the new division will replace the Chancery Division and stand alongside the King's Bench and Family Divisions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieb22733b5f6e11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieb22733b5f6e11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 29 May 2026, HMCTS published updated guidance on completing case administration tasks in MyHMCTS aimed at professional users.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieb22733b5f6e11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch), the court publicly admonished a law firm and two of its supervising solicitors after two letters which contained misleading AI-generated material, including hallucinated statutory text, were submitted to the court in connection with an insolvency application. Having applied the guidance in R (Ayinde) v Haringey LBC [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), the judge concluded that public admonishment in his judgment, together with the firm's self-referral to the SRA, was an appropriate response.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619285935b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619285935b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Aviator LLC and others v Spribe Oü and others [2026] EWHC 1216 (Ch), the High Court held that under the Rome II Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Regulation (EC) 864/2007), the preclusive effect of a foreign judgment on claims for infringement of intellectual property rights governed by foreign law is determined by the relevant foreign law, not English law as the law of the forum. This is the first authority on this issue.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619285935b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2dd855cb593f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2dd855cb593f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 26 May 2026, the 195th Practice Direction (PD) update was published. It amends PD 51ZB (Damages Claims Pilot) with effect from 27 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2dd855cb593f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I49b5b53f59d011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I49b5b53f59d011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Hamer v Levy [2026] EWCA Civ 662, the Court of Appeal granted permission to appeal but then dismissed the appeal against a circuit judge's order striking out an appeal notice. The court held that although the circuit judge's approach of striking out the appeal notice, under CPR 52.18 (rather than determining the permission application), was procedurally flawed, the outcome was neither wrong nor unjust.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I49b5b53f59d011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b43598f590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b43598f590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn The Winros Partnership (Formerly known as Rosenblatt Solicitors) v Global Energy Horizons Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 654, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the assessment of solicitors' bills.The court held that a conditional fee agreement's express termination provisions precluded a claim in unjust enrichment based on failure of basis.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b43598f590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982f1db254ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982f1db254ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 18 May 2026, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982f1db254ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9d2235b5539611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9d2235b5539611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Spec 1 Ltd v Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EWHC 1162 (Comm), the High Court dismissed the defendant lender's application to stay English proceedings in favour of Singapore. It also dismissed the claimant borrowers' applications for anti-suit and anti-anti-suit injunctions. Both sides' applications failed because the asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clause in the loan agreement they had entered into contemplated parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9d2235b5539611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iefe72bdf545211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iefe72bdf545211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Technology and Construction Court's annual report, for the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025, has been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iefe72bdf545211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iceb63a0e544511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iceb63a0e544511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new article to the Dispute Resolution column.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iceb63a0e544511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807fd1752c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807fd1752c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Acer Inc v Nokia Technologies OY [2026] EWCA Civ 564, the Court of Appeal considered jurisdiction, case management stay and interim licence declarations in a dispute between implementers (Acer and ASUS) and a standard-essential patent (SEP) owner (Nokia) concerning licences to Nokia's codec SEP portfolio on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms under the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie807fd1752c011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f626a5452b111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f626a5452b111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Arun District Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and others [2026] EWHC 1172, the High Court looked at whether a section 288 challenge was a single statutory claim or separate claims against separate defendants.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5f626a5452b111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4d8693754fbe11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4d8693754fbe11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Castleton v Post Office Ltd and another [2026] EWCA Civ 577, the Court of Appeal unanimously held that a "hybrid" approach to a preliminary issues trial (assuming some facts while requiring the court to determine other significantly overlapping facts) was unworkable.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4d8693754fbe11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 12 May 2026, the Law Society published a response to the Civil Justice Council's (CJC's) consultation on the use of AI for preparing court documents.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia7c04f724fa211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia7c04f724fa211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Alesayi v Bank Audi SAL [2026] EWCA Civ 551, the Court of Appeal held, unanimously that, for the purposes of the jurisdiction rules for consumer contracts (sections 15B and 15E, Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (CJJA)), the test in Hellenic Republic v Nikiforidis (Case C-135/15) (in relation to the identically worded provisions in the Rome I Regulation) applies. A new contract is therefore "concluded" only where a variation has given rise to a new legal relationship, so the initial contract has been replaced by a new contract.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia7c04f724fa211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fccb84ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fccb84ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn E.ON UK plc and another v Safe Hosts Internet LLP and others [2026] EWHC 1071 (KB), the High Court analysed where the burden of proof lies in a third party claim to goods seized under a writ of control, finding that the answer depends on whether the seizure was resisted. The court rejected the submission that a High Court Enforcement Officer need only have a reasonable belief that a judgment debtor has an interest in, or is the owner of, the seized goods to effect a seizure.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fccb84ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia7c02c004fa211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia7c02c004fa211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Magomedov and others v TPG Group Holdings (SBS), LP and others [2026] EWHC 1051 (Comm), the Commercial Court largely refused an application by two defendants for additional security for the costs of a jurisdiction challenge, made more than a year after judgment, because they had elected for an interim payment on account without indicating that they also sought, or may seek, additional security. The court granted security for the costs of detailed assessment proceedings in respect of which no previous security had been sought and no interim payment made.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia7c02c004fa211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6da842ce4eb011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6da842ce4eb011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn JP Morgan Securities plc and others v VTB Bank PJSC [2026] EWCA Civ 589, the English Court of Appeal dismissed a Russian bank's appeal against anti-suit injunctions restraining it from pursuing claims in the Russian courts against JP Morgan entities in breach of arbitration agreements. The court held that affiliates of the JP Morgan contracting parties could rely on the provision for arbitration contained in JP Morgan's terms of business. Also, the Russian proceedings were vexatious and oppressive, being designed to circumvent London arbitration clauses and the UK sanctions regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6da842ce4eb011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I25103d004ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I25103d004ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Industrial Maintenance Engineers (I.M.E Contracts) Ltd v Webster Miller Ltd [2026] EWHC 393 (Comm), the court granted the claimant summary judgment on liability based on a pre-action admission. In reaching this decision, the court held that amendments to CPR 14 in October 2023 were procedural rather than substantive (therefore, applicable retrospectively), and refused the defendant permission to withdraw the admission.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I25103d004ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ca72d294ebb11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ca72d294ebb11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe approved minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting on 27 March 2026 became publicly available on 12 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ca72d294ebb11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8bdfc4c4ec411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8bdfc4c4ec411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Deutsche Bank AG v Vik [2026] EWCA Civ 581, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against a High Court decision refusing to order a further examination of an officer of a corporate judgment debtor under CPR 71. The court held that where the original CPR 71 order was intentionally disobeyed, the court retains an inherent power to order a further examination, even where the individual has since left the jurisdiction and ceased to be an officer of the judgment debtor.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8bdfc4c4ec411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibaf994d74dd411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibaf994d74dd411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 11 May 2026, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) launched a consultation on draft amendments to CPR 27 and PD 27A allowing judges to give directions for matters to be determined on the papers, without the consent of all parties. The consultation closes on 22 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibaf994d74dd411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia67c7fe54dd311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia67c7fe54dd311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd v Ngoma [2026] EWHC 1096 (KB), the High Court refused to discharge a without-notice imaging order obtained against a departing employee. The judge dismissed the employer's application for access to the imaged material, holding that disclosure should proceed in the normal way through the employer's solicitors.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia67c7fe54dd311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia5719b804b6d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia5719b804b6d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 8 May 2026, the Judiciary published an announcement from the Disclosure Review Working Group (DRWG) explaining that it is considering simplifying the disclosure regime under PD 57AD (Disclosure in the Business and Property Courts).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia5719b804b6d11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29