In CYK v Davis [2026] EWHC 2093 (Ch), HHJ Johns KC refused to strike out a £20m negligence counterclaim for warehousing but struck out a bankrupt co-defendant's counterclaim.
The five Supreme Court judgments of 27 July that have not been covered here, alongside conditional pension increases, partnership profits and the reach of an account of profits.
The Business and Property Division of the High Court opens on 1 October 2026, replacing the Chancery Division and absorbing the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court, Circuit Commercial Courts…
In Drelle v Servis-Terminal [2026] UKSC 29 the Supreme Court held that an unrecognised foreign judgment can be a debt under section 267 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
VAT on electricity drops to zero from 1 October to 31 March 2027. Plus the first Pension Schemes Act commencement, June insolvency figures and HMRC's inheritance tax consultation.