Mastermelt Ltd v Siegfried Evionnaz SA: The return of the Italian torpedo?
12/5/2020 | Blogs & Articles
In a recent case before the High Court, Mastermelt Ltd v Siegfried Evionnaz SA [2020] EWHC 927 (QB), a dispute arose over whether the Swiss or...
Read MoreThe Suspension of Wrongful Trading Provisions and Directors’ Continuing Liabilities and Duties
27/4/2020 | Blogs & Articles
Amongst a set of far-reaching new measures designed to ease the pressures and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK businesses, the UK Government...
Read MoreLocked down, but not out: How the Courts rose to COVID-19’s challenge
22/4/2020 | Blogs & Articles
"It will not be business as usual". These were the understated words employed by the Lord Chief Justice to herald the judicial system's impressive...
Read MoreCOVID-19 and its impact on International Arbitration: the show must go on
14/4/2020 | Blogs & Articles
Since our first COVID-related blog on 3 March 2020, events have moved rapidly all over the world as the global pandemic extends its reach into...
Read MoreTaking of evidence by way of deposition from a non-party witness in aid of foreign arbitration proceedings - A and B v C, D and E [2020] EWCA Civ 409
8/4/2020 | Blogs & Articles
The late Frank Sinatra sang “Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today, I want to be a part of it, New York, New York”. His advice was not...
Read MoreVicarious liability boundaries restored... but for how long?
3/4/2020 | Blogs & Articles
The Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal ruling of last year, that Morrisons are vicariously liable for the malicious theft and...
Read MoreStanding in the way of control: PD51U, subsidiaries and disclosure
2/4/2020 | Blogs & Articles
In Pipia v BGEO Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 402 (Comm), the Business and Property Courts set out important guidance on the meaning of ‘control’ for the...
Read MoreCOVID-19 - A potential crisis for the international insurance market
26/3/2020 | Blogs & Articles
Many businesses in all industry sectors, particularly those involved in retail, energy, construction, infrastructure, hotels, sport & leisure,...
Read MoreWhen the boiler plate matters: force majeure and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
3/3/2020 | Blogs & Articles
The recent outbreak of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 has in a relatively short period of time morphed from a local crisis to a tangible global...
Read MoreEnyo Law obtains favourable judgment for French reinsurer SCOR
3/3/2020 | News
Enyo Law acted for French reinsurer SCOR in successfully defending an application brought by Barclays Bank plc, to stay proceedings in England under...
Read MoreSCOR SE v BARCLAYS BANK PLC – [2020] EWHC 133 (Comm)
3/3/2020 | Blogs & Articles
On 30 January 2020, Christopher Hancock QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) rejected Barclays’ application to stay Commercial Court...
Read MoreChapelGate v Money – Attention Funders!
2/3/2020 | Blogs & Articles
On 25 February 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in ChapelGate Credit Opportunity Master Fund Ltd v Money & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 246,...
Read MoreChallenges to Enforcement: s.103(2) of the Arbitration Act
20/2/2020 | Blogs & Articles
This blog examines two recent cases involving challenges to enforcement under s.103(2) of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"). Both cases...
Read MoreEnyo Law appoints new partner
15/1/2020 | News
Enyo Law is delighted to announce the appointment of international disputes lawyer Daniel Levy as a partner.
Read MoreWhen does a confidential document cease to be confidential?
7/1/2020 | Blogs & Articles
Reference to a document in criminal proceedings does not cause a loss of confidentiality in the document itself for the purposes of civil...
Read MoreHigh Court dismisses Tesco’s application for strike out in investor claim
28/11/2019 | Blogs & Articles
On 28 October 2019, the High Court dismissed Tesco’s strike-out application in relation to two group litigation actions brought by its shareholders...
Read MoreLloyd v Google LLC – A Reboot for Data Privacy?
25/11/2019 | Blogs & Articles
Last Month, the Court of Appeal published its landmark judgment in the case of Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599 granting Richard Lloyd, acting...
Read MoreThe enduring nature of legal advice privilege
4/11/2019 | Blogs & Articles
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Lee Victor Addlesee and others v Dentons Europe LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 1600, highlights the enduring nature...
Read MoreThe SFO’s new Corporate Co-operation Guidance: added transparency, but questions remain
15/10/2019 | Blogs & Articles
On 6 August 2019, the SFO issued its keenly-awaited Corporate Co-operation Guidance (the "Guidance"). The Guidance seeks to clarify the SFO’s view...
Read MoreCherry-picking – a warning
3/10/2019 | Blogs & Articles
In Kasongo v Humanscale UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employer, in the course of relying on other privileged material to...
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