Millie Lloyd-Williams

The UK Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the appeal in Farley v. Paymaster (1836) Ltd on 7-8 October 2026. The case will be of interest to clients and practitioners in the data protection space. The case concerns the data of 432 former police officers who were members of a pension scheme administered by Paymaster. The claimants allege that an infringement of the GDPR arose when Paymaster mistakenly sent the claimants’ pension benefit statements to out-of-date addresses.

Expert witness evidence is a key part of international arbitration. For complex technical, engineering, financial or scientific matters, expert input is often relied upon by the tribunal, meaning this evidence can be influential in the outcome of proceedings. Yet, practices concerning expert evidence remain inconsistent, and familiar problems - insufficient communication, delayed engagement of expert witnesses and a lack of clarity in presentation - pose a threat to its value in proceedings.

In a judgment concerning the construction of competing dispute resolution clauses, the Court of Appeal’s decision has provided some useful reminders as to why consistency across dispute resolution clauses in related agreements is important. In the judgment, FH Holding Moscow Limited v AO UniCredit Bank & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 468, the Court of Appeal rejected an application for an anti-suit injunction and upheld the earlier decision of the High Court.