Litigation Notes

Article published - Anomalies in the English law of privilege: a triumph of form over substance

Legal professional privilege is recognised as a fundamental human right, which serves an important public interest in allowing parties to take legal …

CPR at 20 anniversary conference – a practitioner's perspective on the first twenty years of the Civil Procedure Rules

Damien Byrne Hill, our head of dispute resolution for the UK and US, reflected on the past challenges and future priorities for the CPR at a conference …

Launch of our new Banking Litigation blog

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new Banking Litigation blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation or via the “More …

Launch of our new Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing blog

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/cf or via the “More blogs” link …

Managing risk: A disputes perspective (2019)

Herbert Smith Freehills recently held its annual disputes client conference exploring some key legal and compliance risks facing major corporates. The …

When do you have a binding contract? It may be more (or less) often than you think

Upcoming webinar - Litigation update

On Tuesday 30 April (12.30 – 1.30pm UK time), Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Jan O’Neill will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith …

Upcoming webinar - Privilege update: some old problems remain and some new ones emerge

Open Justice:  Rule changes to increase transparency in the civil courts

From 6 April 2019, a number of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into effect with the intention of reinforcing the principle of open justice …

Upcoming webinar - Cross Border Litigation Update

On Wednesday 27 February 2019 (1.00 - 2.00pm GMT), Anna Pertoldi and Gary Milner-Moore will deliver the latest in our series of …

Upcoming webinar - Disclosure pilot scheme in the Business and Property Courts

On Wednesday 16 January (12.30 – 1.30pm GMT), Julian Copeman and Rachel Lidgate will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and …