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English Courts: The Restoration of a Common Law of Pure Economic Loss

Scientific article published on 08 May 2006

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Jan 3, 2026

How have family arbitration schemes under the Arbitration Act 1996 been used in other faith communities in the UK (e.g., Beth Din), and what lessons does that offer?

Religious arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 has been used by UK faith communities—most visibly by Jewish Batei Din and Muslim tribunals—to resolve civil and family-adjacent disputes where par...

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How does UK law intersect with Sharia Law in family courts?

UK civil family law remains supreme: English courts decide marital status, finances and child arrangements under statute, while Sharia-based decisions operate only by private agreement and have no aut...

Oct 3, 2025

How do English courts determine what constitutes online hate speech?

English courts determine what counts as online hate speech through a mix of statutory offences and regulatory duties that compel platforms and prosecutors to weigh context, intent and harm; recent leg...