Litigation Notes

Compensation orders against disqualified directors: High Court confirms they are not limited to cases of fraud

Climate disputes - Greenwashing dispute risks - International perspectives

Fuelled by the global spread of ESG and climate-related disclosure obligations and coupled with pressures from increasingly ESG-driven stakeholders, …

Climate disputes - ESG disclosure investigations – Are you ready?

Listed companies across various sectors and industries are grappling with how to manage and disclose ESG issues, particularly relating to climate. These …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 21: General update

Carillion director disqualification proceedings – Insolvency Service drops proceedings against non-executive directors in so-called "test case"

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 20: General update

Supreme Court clarifies so-called Quincecare duty on financial institutions executing customer payments

The Supreme Court last week handed down its seminal judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc [2023] UKSC 25, considering the application of …

Navigating UK sanctions against Russian persons in English court proceedings

The UK is one of many countries which have introduced extensive sanctions against Russia, its individuals and entities in light of the military action in …

Data Objects: Law Commission of England & Wales proposes new category of personal property

On 28 July 2022, the Law Commission of England and Wales published a consultation paper on the recognition and protection of digital assets. …

Supreme Court confirms UK government’s recognition of President of Venezuela, leaving Commercial Court to determine who is authorised to give instructions on behalf of Venezuelan Central Bank

Following an ongoing dispute between two competing Boards of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), both claiming to be appointed by the recognised …

Claimants “substantially succeed” in the largest ever English civil fraud trial

The High Court has published a summary of its findings on liability in the long-running USD$5 billion civil fraud action brought by the Hewlett Packard …

Court of Appeal gives guidance on jurisdiction rules in libel claims

The Court of Appeal has clarified how section 9 of the Defamation Act 2013 should be interpreted, finding that the requirement it introduced for the …