In this first episode, the regular hosts, Timothy Salisbury, Louisa Simpson, and Chris Stead, discuss three significant recent cases in the civil law sphere:

• Majid Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP Zoo [2023] EWHC 2159 (KB) – on illegality defences in credit hire claims;
• R (on the application of ASLEF and ors) v Secretary of State for Business and Trade [2023] EWHC 1781 (Admin) – on the use of agency workers to cover striking staff; and
• FXF v English Karate Federation Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 891 – on the application of the Denton test (for relief from sanctions) to an application to set aside.

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