Taking 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 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 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...
Read MoreSecurity a paltry substitute for enforcement of an arbitral award?
26/9/2019 | Blogs & Articles
The question of enforcement of an arbitral award is a critical consideration for any party involved in international arbitration and should be...
Read MoreCryptocurrency - Definitely, maybe... Legal property?
11/9/2019 | Blogs & Articles
More and more people are using and investing in cryptocurrencies, but experts are also telling us that more and more people are becoming victims of...
Read MoreThe Singapore Convention – cross-border mediation with teeth?
28/8/2019 | Blogs & Articles
In a significant development for alternative dispute resolution, in Singapore on 7 August 2019, 46 countries signed the United Nations Convention on...
Read MoreClarification of the scope of the Court’s discretion to order non-party access to Court documents
19/8/2019 | Blogs & Articles
On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court provided clarification as to the scope of the Court’s discretion to grant access to Court documents to a...
Read MoreRestraining foreign arbitration – the balancing act
9/8/2019 | Blogs & Articles
On 23 July 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Sabbagh v Khoury [2019] EWCA Civ 1219, the latest decision in the long-running family...
Read MoreFlexibility at the expense of certainty? Six years of the ICC Emergency Arbitrator Procedures
5/8/2019 | Blogs & Articles
This article considers some of the issues arising out of a recently published report regarding the ICC’s Emergency Arbitrator Procedures, and...
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