UK High Court Chancery (Find Case Law)

Bargain Busting Limited v Shenzhen Ske Technology Company Limited & Ors

The UK High Court Chancery Division has issued a judgment on applications by Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd, Stobbs IP Ltd, Ms Wan-Yi Tsai and Mr Jixuan Si to strike out contempt of court proceedings brought by Bargain Busting Ltd. The contempt allegations arise from written representations sent by SIP solicitors to the UK Intellectual Property Office on 16, 17 and 18 July 2025, following a court order that dismissed SST's opposition to BBL's Crystal Bar trade mark registration and directed the mark to proceed to registration. BBL contends that by urging the IPO not to register the mark despite the court order, the respondents committed contempt of court. The judgment will determine whether the contempt proceedings remain live or are struck out.

Godwin v Godwin - Body Disposal Disposal [2026] EWHC 923 (Ch)

HH Judge Klein of the UK High Court Chancery Division issued a judgment on an expedited civil claim begun on 27 January 2026 resolving a dispute between the two surviving sons of Michael Godwin, who died on 5 November 2025, over how his body should be disposed of. The judgment orders that Mr Godwin's body, currently held in a Leeds undertaker's mortuary since 25 November 2025 and described as possibly decomposed, be disposed of according to the court's determination after considering the 2003 will, a 2012 Google image caption, and a French Mandat. The claimant William Quentin Godwin and defendant Jason Peter Godwin were both litigants in person.

Hodgson v Hodgson - Family Inheritance Dispute Over North Yorkshire Property

HH Judge Davis-White KC delivered judgment in a family dispute over freehold land at Slingsby, North Yorkshire. Claimant Jane Alexandra Hodgson sought her late father Anthony Stephen Hodgson's half interest in the property through three alternative claims: under his Last Will dated 23 March 2016, under principles of proprietary estoppel, or under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The judgment addresses evidence from family members and witnesses including the deceased father's estate planning, the proposed inheritance split between Jane and Second Defendant James Hodgson, and matters relating to inheritance tax and agricultural property relief.