Litigation Notes

Supreme Court clarifies when a stay of court proceedings will be granted in favour of arbitration under s.9 Arbitration Act 1996

A recent Supreme Court decision has clarified the English courts’ approach to determining whether a matter falls within the scope of an arbitration …

Anti-suit injunction granted to protect English-domiciled employee's right to be sued only in English court and prevent US employer suing in New York

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses: French court refers questions of validity to CJEU

English court orders crypto exchange to transfer assets into England and Wales to facilitate enforcement of judgment

Court of Appeal confirms refusal of anti-suit injunction to restrain US s.1782 discovery application in libel proceedings

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision refusing to grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain a US s.1782 discovery application seeking evidence in …

High Court refuses anti-suit injunction to restrain US s.1782 discovery application in relation to English libel proceedings

Self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin can proceed with claim that Bitcoin branch networks breach his intellectual property rights

Is the decentralised governance of Bitcoin a myth? Court of Appeal finds real issue to be tried as to whether developers owe fiduciary duties to Bitcoin owners

High Court considers application of gateways for service out of the jurisdiction to cryptoassets removed from the jurisdiction

Information orders granted against cryptocurrency exchanges to help trace stolen cryptocurrency

High Court orders delivery up of stolen Bitcoin against crypto exchange

The High Court held, on an uncontested summary judgment application, that the crypto exchange controlling the wallet into which the claimant's stolen …

Anti-suit injunction granted restraining proceedings in an EU member state

The Commercial Court has granted an anti-suit injunction restraining Belgian proceedings brought in breach of an exclusive English jurisdiction clause: …