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Minutes of the OPR Committee meeting—17 June 2026
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) meeting of 17 June 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at the Royal Courts of Justice, Rolls Building and via Microsoft Teams) cover a number of issues including the draft Possession Practice Direction, Requirement 10, the Core Online Procedure Rules statutory...
European Parliament study highlights consumer risks from fake web shops
The European Parliament has published a study on online fraud and fake web shops, mapping the fraudulent practices used across their full operational lifecycle, assessing the EU legal and enforcement framework and identifying structural gaps in coverage, enforcement and cross-border coordination. The study concludes that, although the EU legal...
Commission consults on implementing regulation for high-risk organic imports from third countries
The European Commission has opened a consultation on a draft implementing regulation covering high-risk organic and in-conversion products from non-EU countries certified as organic, where there has been major, critical or repetitive non-compliance affecting their integrity or production. The regulation lists the high-risk products by country of...
Mind your own business: bankruptcy jurisdiction based on the carrying on of a business (Lyons v Bridging Finance Inc)
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The High Court dismissed Mr Lyons’ appeal against a bankruptcy order made on the petition of Bridging Finance Inc (BFI), holding that his purchase, redevelopment, letting and sale of a significant residential property entitled the first instance judge to find that he had carried on business in England and Wales...