Derogating from Open Justice: Principles and Potential Problems
22/12/2016 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
On 22 November, John Beechey CBE, Former President of the ICC Court of Arbitration, and Steven Friel, Chief Investment Officer at Woodsford...
Read MoreUpdate on Implied Terms and Obligations
11/11/2016 | Blog
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 MoreAre You Being Served?
31/8/2016 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 MoreThe developing law of privacy in the UK
14/7/2015 | Blog
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 | Blog
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 MoreConfidentiality and privilege in a regulatory context
16/6/2015 | Blog
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...
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