Litigation Notes

Herbert Smith Freehills launches the 3rd Edition of its Guide to Dispute Resolution in Africa

Court of Appeal rules foreign receiver cannot deal with English property due to the "immoveables rule"

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the High Court was right to restrict the assistance an English court could give to a Russian trustee in bankruptcy …

Privilege not lost despite opponent obtaining copies of documents in foreign proceedings

The High Court has held that a defendant was entitled to maintain privilege over certain documents even though the claimants had obtained copies of the …

Party entitled to rely on force majeure clause where counterparty's parent company became subject to US sanctions

London Launch Event - Guide to Dispute Resolution in Africa, 3rd Edition 

High Court orders witness statements to be redrafted due to serious non-compliance with PD 57AC

Supreme Court finds in favour of right to privacy for those subject to criminal investigation

The Supreme Court has confirmed that an individual who is the subject of a criminal investigation will, in general, have a reasonable expectation of …

Article published - Draft judgments: navigating the embargo

First third-party debt order granted by the English High Court in relation to cryptocurrency

The High Court has granted the first third-party debt order in relation to cryptocurrency in an application involving allegations of fraud related to a …

High Court finds no duty owed to investors by barrister advising scheme promoter

In a decision handed down this morning, the High Court has found that a tax QC who had prepared opinions for the promoter of film finance tax schemes did …

Commercial Court Report 2020-2021: court remains very busy with significant international and complex domestic disputes

Upcoming webinar: Dutch Class Actions – What international companies need to know

Following the introduction of a new class action regime in 2020, the Netherlands continues to see a significant uptick in the number of ongoing and …