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July 2025

UK Supreme Court: Retrospective Negligence Claims following Voluntary Remedial Works

A significant precedent has been set by the UK Supreme Court in the case of URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd. The ruling confirms that retrospective claims for remedial works can be brought by claimants even when they no longer have a proprietary interest in the property and remedial works were undertaken voluntarily.
June 2025

Applications to Dismiss for Want of Prosecution – Primor Test Reformed

On 30 May 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in Kirwan v Connor & Ors, dismissing an appeal due to prolonged and unjustified delay. The Court upheld the lower Courts’ decisions and refined the established Primor test for dismissing cases for want of prosecution.

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