The 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...
Read MoreLitigation and Arbitration Funding
16/10/2015 | Blogs & Articles
There are a number of funding options available that can help ease the legal costs burden and reduce the financial risk of the proceedings in which...
Read MoreWelcome clarity for shareholders on the law of double derivative claims
17/8/2015 | Blogs & Articles
The recent case of Bhullar v Bhullar is important and of relevance in confirming the availability of double derivative claims to shareholders...
Read MoreConsumer Rights Act 2015 to radically overhaul UK competition law landscape
5/8/2015 | Blogs & Articles
On 1 October 2015, the Consumer Rights Act (the 'CRA') is expected to come into force. When it does so, it will herald a comprehensive overhaul of...
Read MoreThe developing law of privacy in the UK
14/7/2015 | Blogs & Articles
Privacy and private information has been a rapidly expanding area of UK law for the past decade and a half, gradually recognising and affording...
Read MoreTrustees in bankruptcy need to know extent of any personal liability before taking office
3/7/2015 | Blogs & Articles
In a Judgment handed down in June 2015 in the case of BPE Solicitors and another v Gabriel [2015] UKSC 39, a Trustee in Bankruptcy sought direction...
Read MoreSection 69 almost 20 years on…
25/6/2015 | Blogs & Articles
When the English Arbitration Bill was being debated in early 1996, a controversial issue considered was whether to retain a right of appeal on a...
Read MoreConfidentiality and privilege in a regulatory context
16/6/2015 | Blogs & Articles
An interlocutory judgement relating to disclosure and privilege handed down by the High Court last week is the first of its kind in providing some...
Read MoreThe English Courts come to the aid of successful claimants in arbitrations
1/5/2015 | Blogs & Articles
The freezing injunction (also known as the Mareva injunction) has been a central feature in English litigation for several decades now, along with...
Read MoreLIBOR Claims: a Silver Bullet or a Nuclear Assault?
1/5/2013 | Blogs & Articles
Of crucial importance to potential claimants is whether they have recourse in respect of unprofitable bargains contaminated by LIBOR manipulation,...
Read MoreContractual Estoppel – Testing the Banks’ Position
1/11/2011 | Blogs & Articles
At the end of August 2011, Sky News reported that an undercover investigation by its journalists had discovered evidence that high street banks had...
Read MoreRegime change in North Africa & the Middle East: capital flight litigation
3/3/2011 | Blogs & Articles
The Egyptian government formally requests international governments to freeze the assets of Hosni Mubarak’s cabinet; the UK’s Serious Organised...
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