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Styles & Wood Group Ltd (in liquidation) [2026] EWHC 128 (Ch)

Tina Kyriakides successfully acted in the High Court case of Styles & Wood Group Ltd (in liquidation) [2026] EWHC 128 (Ch). In this case Judge Greenwood rejected an application by two former directors to set aside a June 2023 agreement under which the company’s liquidators, Derek Hyslop and Trevor Oates of Ernst & Young, assigned pre-insolvency claims […]

Natalie Pratt Analyses Landmark Appeal on Costs Enforcement Under the EPA 1990

We are pleased to share a recent article co‑authored by Natalie Pratt and Adam Rulewski , exploring the complexities of enforcing costs awards under section 82(12) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The piece examines a significant recent appeal involving the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in which Natalie was instructed, shedding light on why such awards cannot be […]

Dorant v Dorant [2025] EWHC 3360 (Ch)

Daniel Burton, instructed by Polly Stephenson of Ashtons Legal LLP, represented the successful First Defendant, in a contested kin inquiry. The Court was asked to determine the individuals who were entitled to share in an intestate estate of c.£2.75m in circumstances where the deceased died unmarried, without issue and his parents having predeceased him. The […]

Successful Application for the Winding up of PPE Medpro Ltd

David Mohyuddin KC and Kate Rogers appeared in the High Court yesterday for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the successful application for the winding up of PPE Medpro Ltd. David and Kate were instructed by Alexander Thavenot and Tina Lockwood of Simmons & Simmons.

Easy Group Judgment

Katie Longstaff successfully acted in the High Court case of EasyGroup Ltd v ER Travel Services Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2970 (Ch). The case considered whether a person can petition for a company’s restoration and winding up based on a debt assigned in equity when the company was dissolved and the debt had been […]

Wolverhampton Traveller injunctions – where are we now?

Natalie Pratt recently featured in the Local Government Lawyer for her article ‘Wolverhampton Traveller injunctions – where are we now?’ In this piece, Natalie explores the developments in the law following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors, and highlights key considerations for local authorities […]

Important Decision on Applications under Section 68 Arbitration Act 1996

On 2 October 2025, Paul Mitchell KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) handed down judgment on the claimant’s challenge under Section 68(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“the Act”) in the case of Macintyre Hudson LLP v. Shiran Wynter [2025] EWHC 2497 (Comm) where Stuart Benzie and Matthew Tonnard acted for the successful […]

Natalie Pratt represents London Borough of Havering in continuation of Traveller injunction

On 13 October, the High Court continued the ‘Traveller injunction’ held by the London Borough of Havering for a further 12 months. The injunction, like many others of its kind, restrains the formation of unauthorised encampments and the depositing of waste on selected sensitive sites within the Borough. Natalie Pratt represented the claimant local authority […]

Pagden & others v Ridgley [2025] EWHC 2674 (Ch)

On 17th October 2025 Mr Justice Foxton handed down judgment on the appeal of the decision of ICC Judge Greenwood in Pagden & others v Ridgley (sub nom Re Orthios Eco Parks (Anglesey) Ltd & Re Orthios Power (Anglesey) Ltd) handed down on 28th November 2024. Foxton J’s decision upholds ICC Judge Greenwood’s “careful and […]