Litigation Notes

High Court allows case to proceed against defendant companies domiciled in England despite claims having more real and substantial connection with Brazil

High Court finds it had no power to order a former director of a corporate judgment debtor to be re-examined about the company's assets

A fresh order for examination couldn't be made as CPR 71.2 applies only to current officers who are within the jurisdiction, and the order sought was not …

High Court partially overturns order for defendant to provide disclosure in jurisdiction dispute

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses: CJEU finds jurisdiction clause in favour of EU courts may be valid despite giving one party greater choice

High Court finds mere recognition of foreign insolvency under Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 not sufficient to disapply "immovables rule"

Court of Appeal finds bankruptcy petition cannot be presented on basis of unrecognised foreign judgment

Court of Appeal grants UniCredit's request to discharge final anti-suit injunction in its favour in order to avoid Russian court-imposed penalty

Supply chain risk: Court of Appeal finds claims against Dyson relating to actions of Malaysian manufacturer should proceed in England

Court considers conflicting dispute resolution provisions in reinsurance contracts

Two recent decisions show the need to pay careful attention to dispute resolution clauses in market standard contracts.

Commercial Court declares arbitral tribunal lacks jurisdiction following bank's invocation of asymmetric option clause

This is a rare example of the English court considering a clause that provides for arbitration with a unilateral option to require disputes to be heard …

Hague 2005 Choice of Court Convention now applies to Switzerland