All news on the topic: High Court

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood vows to fight last-minute migrant appeals
Shabana Mahmood accused migrants of "making a mockery" of Britain’s laws and generosity as she vowed to fight last-minute appeals against the Government’s "one in, one out" deal.
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Migrant deportations have not yet started as Downing Street denies allegations of being a ‘shambles’
Deportations of migrants under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal with France have not yet started, amid further reports of planned removals being halted.
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Government vows to close all asylum hotels by end of Parliament despite Bell Hotel ruling
Epping Forest District Council had been granted an interim injunction by the High Court, stopping the hotel’s owner, Somani Hotels, from using the hotel to accommodate asylum seekers beyond September 12.
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UK’s third-largest steelworks falls under government control
The UK’s third-largest steelworks has been placed under government control, creating an uncertain future for nearly 1,500 workers in Rotherham and Sheffield.
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Kemi Badenoch accused of ‘desperate hypocrisy’ over asylum hotel row
Kemi Badenoch has been accused of spouting ’desperate and hypocritical nonsense’ after calling on Tory councils to launch legal challenges over a problem her party caused
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Protests and riots around Bell Hotel lead to court ban on housing refugees
Asylum seekers being housed in an Essex hotel will be moved after a council was granted a temporary High Court injunction.
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Monobank in PrivatBank’s shadow: how Oleg Gorokhovsky helped oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi siphon billions and why he remains untouched
When on July 30, 2025, the High Court of London issued a significant ruling on the claim of "PryvatBank" against Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Gennadiy Bogolyubov, the 490-page document also included references to secondary figures...
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High Court of London: Horokhovskyi and other Monobank shareholders involved in PrivatBank schemes issuing fictitious loans to their own offshore companies
As per the decision of the High Court of Justice in London concerning "PryvatBank," a group of shareholders systematically provided insider loans to Cypriot companies owned by the main beneficiaries.
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Two wives, one millionaire liar: Bigamist’s £1.8m fortune sparks catfight in court
Two wives are locked in a legal battle over their bigamist husband’s £1.8 million fortune after he secretly married them both.
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High Court allowed the first private gender clinic in England to continue treating teenagers
A former nurse has lost her High Court challenge against the registration of England’s first private gender clinic for teenagers.
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Fraud, death and £700m: Mike Lynch’s legacy faces bankruptcy after Sicily tragedy
Businessman Mike Lynch’s estate is confronting bankruptcy after being ordered to pay £700 million in a fraud case following the tycoon’s death.
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Woman in £2.7m Spitalfields property dispute found dead after Manchester fall
A mother of three who died after falling from a Manchester apartment block was engaged in a fierce High Court battle with her celebrity antique dealer ex-fiancé over a £2.7 million five-storey Georgian mansion.
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“He screamed at our newborn and raped me in my sleep” — wife of former Conservative MP reveals 10 years of domestic hell
The spouse of a former Tory MP has spoken out about the ten years of abuse she endured in her marriage.
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Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years
Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.
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Data leak of 18,000 Afghans: How the government hid the disaster behind an unprecedented constitutional ban
The government spent nearly two years employing an unprecedented superinjunction to stop the public from learning about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces.
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Park Lane penthouse turned into battleground: Al-Fayed heirs locked in 8-year legal fight with UK developer
The owner of a multi-million pound penthouse on Park Lane, central London, has been in an eight-year legal battle with companies owned by the late Mohamed Al Fayed and his family, the BBC has found.
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UK High Court refuses to halt supply of F-35 parts that could reach Israel
The UK’s High Court has dismissed a case filed by campaigners seeking to halt the transfer of all British-made spare parts for US-produced F-35 fighter jets to Israel, stating it lacked the constitutional authority to intervene.
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Secret double life and $262,000 in legal debt: Russian businessman may face prison in the UK
A Russian oil tycoon faces a potential jail term after a judge at the High Court in London on Wednesday ruled he was in contempt of court for repeatedly failing to comply with legal rulings made in his bitter multi-million dollar divorce case.
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Spy agency cover-up: MI5 misled court and watchdog to protect neo-Nazi agent
The watchdog charged with holding MI5 to account rewrote a report into the handling of a violent neo-Nazi agent after the Security Service gave it false information, the BBC can reveal.
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UK court orders MI5 to hand over secret documents in case of neo-Nazi agent X
MI5 is facing fresh scrutiny in the case of a violent neo-Nazi agent after a High Court judge said he had "no confidence" in the Security Service’s account of how a senior officer gave false evidence.
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“Betrayal of Chagossian rights”: woman succeeds in blocking historic UK-Mauritius agreement
The order, issued at 2:25 AM, specifies that the government may not take "any conclusive or legally binding action to finalize its negotiations regarding the potential transfer of the British Indian Ocean Territory."
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Prince Harry claims removal of security was a plot to trap him and Meghan
Prince Harry has claimed that the removal of his and Meghan’s police protection was a plot to ’trap’ them in the royal family.
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Andrew Tate ‘threatened woman with gun’, UK court papers allege
The woman is one of four individuals who have initiated a civil claim against Andrew Tate in the UK, with accusations including rape, assault, and coercive control.
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Corby families suspect link between child cancer and environmental scandal
Families in Corby believe there might be a connection between child cancer and one of the UK’s most severe environmental scandals, LBC has discovered.
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Father of three died from water poisoning after a routine surgery in Ireland
The High Court has heard the case of a father of three who went into hospital for a straightforward day procedure and died of water intoxication after drinking an excessive amount of water.