Litigation Notes

High Court orders defendant to provide disclosure in jurisdiction dispute

Privy Council changes English law on the intersection of insolvency and arbitration

The decision means the parties' choice of dispute resolution forum should not impact a creditor's ability to engage the insolvency process where …

Court of Appeal upholds award of penal interest on tort damages under applicable foreign law

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 26: General update

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses: High Court enforces exclusive element of clause by anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions

The High Court has allowed a bank's application for a final anti-suit injunction (ASI) and anti-enforcement injunction (AEI), aimed at restraining …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 25: Special edition on the Hague Judgments Convention 2019

The Hague 2019 Judgments Convention: Bolstering the UK's position as a jurisdiction of choice for international dispute resolution

High Court finds conspiracy claims fell within exclusive jurisdiction clauses under Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005

High Court grants injunction to prevent enforcement of Russian anti-suit injunction and considers Russian law on exclusive jurisdiction over sanctioned persons

High Court makes Bankers Trust disclosure order against foreign trustee in relation to assets in foreign trust and bank accounts

The High Court has made a Bankers Trust disclosure order requiring a foreign trustee to provide information and documents in relation to assets …

Supreme Court upholds anti-suit injunction in support of foreign-seated arbitration

Earlier this week the Supreme Court announced its decision in Unicredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC, with the full judgment to follow. It dismissed …

High Court grants declaration confirming exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in order to assist Indian court to determine it did not have jurisdiction