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03 October 2025

Constructive trusts and dishonest assistance

Jason Woodland, a Partner at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a committee member of the LSLA and Edward Irwin is a senior associate at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP and Vice President of the Junior LSLA. They share their thoughts on the nature of constructive trusts, the scope of equitable compensation, and the limits of equitable set-off in cases involving dishonest assistance.

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16 September 2025

Securities litigation: Wirral Council v Indivior & Reckitt

In June the Supreme Court refused Wirral Council’s application for permission to appeal the decision by the Court of Appeal upholding the strike-out of aspects of its securities claim against Indivior plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. What consequences will this have, if any, for the future of securities group litigation in England and Wales?

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12 September 2025

Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims

Ceri Morgan, Membership Secretary and Knowledge Counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery

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11 July 2025

Continuing to be proud

For many of our members, continuing to support Pride and DEI is not about optics or public relations—it’s about ensuring that the legal profession stays true to its founding principles of fairness, justice, and equal rights.

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13 June 2025

Duties of good faith

While duties of good faith have not traditionally been central to English contract law, recent cases show a growing judicial willingness to recognise them. Abdulali Jiwaji explores how the courts have applied the Braganza duty to contractual discretion.

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29 May 2025

LSLA Committee new appointments

Following the AGM on 7 May, the LSLA is delighted to announce the following appointments to the LSLA Committee.

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19 March 2025

The 2024 LSLA Annual Litigation Trends Survey

You are invited to explore the findings of our 2024 LSLA Annual Litigation Trends Survey. As always, our members engagement with these insights supports the evolution of litigation practice in the UK.

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12 March 2025

Accelerating Action: Why Gender Equality at the Partnership Level Needs More Than Good Intentions

Nikki Edwards, President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and Partner at Howard Kennedy, explores how we can move from passive support to active transformation in her recent article published in The Solicitors Journal.

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12 March 2025

Surviving and succeeding as a working parent in litigation

Article Author: Elaina Bailes (LSLA Committee Member at Partner at Stewarts) In June, the LSLA held a roundtable called ‘surviving and succeeding as a working parent in litigation. The LSLA hosts these roundtables periodically, to bring together members from all parts of the profession and hear their views on a variety of topics. The aim of the roundtable was to explore the challenges of being a working parent with a focus on particular issues related to litigation work.

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10 March 2025

March Newsletter 2025

Welcome to the LSLA's March newsletter. Tickets are still available for the 'Fight of the Century' (aka the JLSLA Battle of the Bar) which will soon be upon us. Read on for further details.

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