Update on Undercover Torpedoes and Unilateral Jurisdiction Clauses
27/2/2017 | Blogs & Articles
In a previous blog post last year, consideration was given to whether or not unilateral jurisdiction clauses qualified as exclusive jurisdiction...
Read MoreThe General Data Protection Regulation: Protection or Problem?
18/1/2017 | Blogs & Articles
Former Enyo Law Legal Assistant Sam Parsons discusses some of the positive features of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation as well as the...
Read MoreDerogating from Open Justice: Principles and Potential Problems
22/12/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The principle of open justice is fundamental to the rule of law and to democratic accountability.
Read MorePart 36 Offers: Still Governed By Common Law Principles of Offer and Acceptance?
16/12/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The High Court has recently held in DB Bank UK Ltd v Jacobs Solicitors [2016] EWHC 1614 (Ch) that where a settlement offer outside of the Part 36...
Read MoreUpdate on Legal Professional Privilege
14/12/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The past few weeks have seen a number of important decisions in relation to Legal Professional Privilege ('LPP').
Read MoreEssar v Norscot: Impact on Third Party Funding in Arbitration
25/11/2016 | Blogs & Articles
On 22 November, John Beechey CBE, Former President of the ICC Court of Arbitration, and Steven Friel, Chief Investment Officer at Woodsford...
Read MoreCourt of Appeal unanimously upholds landmark ruling in relation to legal professional privilege
25/11/2016 | Blogs & Articles
Enyo Law’s Joel Seager and Max Hotham discuss the landmark Court of Appeal judgment handed down on 18 November 2016. The judgment means that a...
Read MoreUpdate on Implied Terms and Obligations
11/11/2016 | Blogs & Articles
In the case of Marks & Spencer plc v BNP Paribas (Enyo Blog, 9 December 2015), the Supreme Court re-iterated the limited circumstances in which a...
Read MoreCourt of Appeal unanimously allow appeal in jurisdictional dispute involving the Bank of Portugal
10/11/2016 | Blogs & Articles
Lord Justice Moore-Bick, Lord Justice Sales and Lady Justice Gloster unanimously agreed, in their judgement handed down on 4 November 2016, that the...
Read MoreCoA to decide whether English Court has jurisdiction in a dispute involving the Bank of Portugal’s exercise of powers pursuant to the European Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59/EU
24/10/2016 | Blogs & Articles
On 30 July 2014, Banco Espírito Santo SA ('BES'), Portugal’s second largest private bank, announced first half losses of over €3.5 billion. On...
Read MoreSummary Judgment and Strike-Out: A Racy Reminder
4/10/2016 | Blogs & Articles
Judgment recently handed down by the Commercial Court in the motorsport dispute between Francois Kryvenko v Renault Sport Racing Limited ([2016] EWHC...
Read MoreAre You Being Served?
31/8/2016 | Blogs & Articles
Enyo’s Director of Business Intelligence, Paul Austin, was instructed to serve a claim form in the UK on Mr Mikhelson, a non-English speaking...
Read MoreUndercover Torpedoes and Unilateral Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses
9/8/2016 | Blogs & Articles
Before the recast Brussels Regulation came into effect in January 2015, a party was able to delay proceedings in the Member State court chosen by...
Read MoreHigh Court Approval of Predictive Coding
25/7/2016 | Blogs & Articles
Predictive coding is one of the more recent developments in technology assisted review ('TAR') in the context of large-scale electronic disclosure...
Read MoreWhat Factors Will the Courts Take Into Account When Considering Applications for Security?
20/7/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The Commercial Court held last week that only in rare and exceptional cases is the wealth of an applicant for security for costs, or an applicant’s...
Read MoreThe EU, Brexit and Investor-State Disputes
7/7/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The future of cross-border legal disputes is among the myriad questions raised by Britain’s proposed exit of the European Union and of significant...
Read MoreIs the right to appeal in the English Arbitration Act anachronistic?
24/5/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The purpose of this article is to summarily highlight the current importance of section 69 of the English Arbitration Act (s.69 hereafter) even...
Read MoreCourt of Appeal Judgment provides welcome clarity to the law of minority shareholder rights
20/5/2016 | Blogs & Articles
The Court of Appeal ('CoA') handed down its judgment on 20th May 2015 in the case of Arbuthnott v Bonnyman and others (in the Matter of Charterhouse...
Read MoreBanco Santander Totta SA wins €272m “snowball” swaps appeal
6/1/2016 | Blogs & Articles
In November 2016 the Court of Appeal heard the above matter. The first instance decision, which is summarised below, attracted particular interest as...
Read MoreRecent case provides useful analysis on the principles of legal advice privilege
1/12/2015 | Blogs & Articles
The recent case of Property Alliance Group Limited ('PAGL') and The Royal Bank of Scotland ('RBS') [2015] EWHC 3187 (Ch) provides useful analysis of...
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