HHJ Stuart Baker in the High Court has made an award of provisional damages in the sum of £1,228,242 to a victim of an NHS Trust’s admitted negligence in delayed diagnosis of a pituitary tumour. This included damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity of £120,000.

Information Law analysis: An application by the Defendants for strike out and/or summary judgment, the case before the court is an offshoot of the well-known ‘Dieselgate’ emissions litigation. Though little concerned with the merits of the Dieselgate cases, the issue in this case arose out of the agreements entered into between the lawyers behind the Group Litigation Order (the Claimant), a broker of litigation funding (the First Defendant) and a litigation funder (the Second Defendant). A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) signed between the Claimant and First Defendant at the outset of their contractual dealings acted to prevent the First Defendant from disclosing any information as to the Claimant’s claim, including the identities of its clients, to a third party other than with the Claimant’s consent. The Claimant’s case centres on the allegation that the First Defendant, by disclosing confidential information pertaining to litigation funding advice to the Second Defendant is in breach of contract. A claim against the Second Defendant rests on its disclosure of this information to Harcus Sinclair LLP and its decision to fund their claims rather than those of the Claimant. Further pleaded is an unlawful means conspiracy against both Defendants, as well as an account of profits and restitution. The loss is said to arise from the Defendants having, to borrow the proprietary language sometimes used in breach of confidence cases, misappropriated the Claimant’s detailed information on the viability of funding Dieselgate claims. Not enjoying privity of contract, the Claimant’s only possible recourse against the Second Defendant would, naturally, be in tortious and restitutionary remedies. Written by Josh Radcliffe, barrister at New Walk Chambers, Leicester.

You are referring to Practice Notes: SAYE—capital gains tax treatment of options and SIPs—capital gains tax and corporation tax. A disposal by an individual of shares acquired pursuant to an employee share scheme may give rise to a chargeable gain subject to capital gains tax (CGT). However, no tax is chargeable in respect of gains arising on a disposal of qualifying investments that are held within an individual savings account (ISA). Likewise, a gain accruing to a person on a disposal of investments held for the purposes of a registered pension scheme is not a chargeable gain. Shares have to be qualifying investments in order to be able to be held within

This Practice Note explains the regulatory requirements imposed by the SRA in relation to litigation and advocacy, and provides guidance on the need for a litigation policy. It reflects the SRA Standards and Regulations, together with relevant guidance from the SRA, in particular guidance on conduct in disputes. What types of litigation are covered? A 'court' is any court, tribunal or inquiry of England and Wales, a British court martial or any court of another jurisdiction. Technically, alternative methods of resolving disputes (ADR), such as mediation or arbitration, are not conducted before a court. Despite this, it would be wise to adopt the same standards of behaviour for all methods of ADR; remember that the SRA Principles are all pervading and apply to ADR. SRA Standards and Regulations SRA Principles The SRA Principles are overriding obligations that should inform everything you do (and do not do). You must always act: • in a way that upholds the constitutional principle of the rule of law and the proper administration of justice • in a way that upholds

Although the H&S (FA) Regulations do not specifically require you to have a first aid box or kit, it is generally considered good practice that this would be the minimum step that every organisation should put in place and the HSE expects you to have a suitably stocked kit as a minimum. The British Standard BS 8599 (BS 8599) provides information on the contents of first aid kits for the workplace. It is not a mandatory requirement to have a first aid kit which complies with this standard but you may feel that your needs are such that you should match or exceed the list of contents as specified in BS 8599. At the very least, you may find it a useful gauge as to the appropriateness of the contents of your kit. However, you should note that regardless of whether or not you follow BS 8599, the contents of your first aid kit should be tailored so as to meet the specific needs of your organisation as outlined by the outcome

The Youth Jobs Grant launched across Great Britain on 30 June 2026. It aims to support employers by providing a grant of up to £3,000 for each eligible young person employed in an eligible vacancy for a minimum employment period of 16 weeks. The scheme aims to support up to 60,000 job opportunities over three years. Vacancy submissions will be accepted until 31 October 2028, although the programme is planned to run until March 2029. For information on apprenticeships, see Practice Note: Apprenticeships. Eligible employers Employers of any size operating in Great Britain, including sole traders intending to employ staff, may apply for the scheme if they: • are not a central government department, executive agency or non-departmental public body. Local authorities and other non-central public sector organisations are eligible • are registered with HMRC, with a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) or Corporation Tax Unique Registration number (CTUTR), and have an active Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme • have been trading for the six months before accepting the Youth Jobs Grant terms and conditions and expect to continue

Magistrates’ courts exercising jurisdiction over offences committed by, and other matters related to, children and young persons who are aged between 10 to 17.

Law360, London: Investors in Yukos Oil won their battle with the Russian Government on 2 March 2026 as the High Court ruled that the Russian Federation's attempts to quash a £66bn judgment in the investors' favour had already been dismissed by lower courts.

These are bespoke clauses, or amendments to the standard form clauses, added to NEC3/NEC4 contracts by the parties. The NEC recommends that users amend their contracts as little as possible, but it is generally accepted that there is little chance that employers will not want to add some provisions to suit the requirements of their projects. See also W options, X options and Y options.

Land Registration Rules 2003, SI 2003/1417, r 9, sets out what the charges register of a registered estate must contain. This includes details of leases, charges and any other interest which adversely affect the registered estate and any dealing with those interest. Unless it is clear on the face of it that an entry on the freehold title does not affect the land demised by a lease, HM Land Registry (HMLR) will add them

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Immigration policy – Directive 2003/109/EC – Article 9(1)(c) – Loss of the status of long-term resident third-country national – Absence from the territory of the European Union for a period of 12 consecutive months – Interruption of that period of absence – Irregular and short-term stays in the territory of the European Union.

Law360, London: Zaha Hadid's architectural company can terminate a deal to use trade marks signed before her death in 2016, after the Court of Appeal held on 27 February 2026 that the licensing agreement was not intended to 'lock the parties together forever'.