Litigation Notes

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High Court discharges worldwide freezing order for lack of jurisdiction

The decision analyses the English court's jurisdiction to grant Chabra relief against respondents outside the jurisdiction.

Court of Appeal clarifies scope for claims against foreign third parties for assisting breaches of freezing orders

The decision confirms that claims for unlawful means conspiracy can be brought against individuals outside the court’s jurisdiction who facilitate …

High Court grants banks' request to revoke final anti-suit injunctions in their favour but refuses to revoke declarations on jurisdiction

Court of Appeal grants UniCredit's request to discharge final anti-suit injunction in its favour in order to avoid Russian court-imposed penalty

Commercial Court declares arbitral tribunal lacks jurisdiction following bank's invocation of asymmetric option clause

This is a rare example of the English court considering a clause that provides for arbitration with a unilateral option to require disputes to be heard …

Supreme Court gives reasoned judgment upholding anti-suit injunction in support of foreign-seated arbitration

The decision in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance shows the court's strong support for arbitration agreements

Unfair prejudice petition: High Court continues interim injunction replacing director who breached sanctions legislation

Collateral use undertakings: High Court grants permission to disclose schedules to claim in response to foreign court order

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 …

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

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 …