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Springboard injunction granted for misuse of confidential information relating to production process
The High Court has recently considered when, and for how long, injunctive relief should be granted as a remedy for breach of confidence: Kerry …
Supreme Court upholds celebrity injunction
The Supreme Court has today allowed an appeal by a celebrity (PJS) seeking an injunction preventing publication of details of his private life, by a …
Supreme Court clarifies scope of "assets" covered by a freezing order
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the right to draw down under loan agreements is caught by the expanded definition of …
Upcoming webinars: freezing orders, class actions and contracts
Over the next few weeks we will be delivering a number of disputes-related webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts, including …
Court of Appeal clarifies jurisdiction to order disclosure in support of freezing injunctions
Very often, when seeking to obtain a freezing injunction, the true extent of the defendant's assets is unclear. Complex and opaque offshore corporate or …
Article published on effect of settlement offers in non-money claims
A recent Court of Appeal decision provides useful guidance on how the court will determine the effect of a "without prejudice save as to costs" (or …
Court of Appeal confirms test for fortification of cross-undertaking in damages
The Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring the claimant to fortify its cross-undertaking in damages after it obtained a worldwide freezing order …
New EU Regulation establishing European Account Preservation Order procedure
A new EU Regulation will come into force tomorrow establishing a European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) procedure to facilitate cross-border debt …
Court of Appeal confirms contractual rules apply by analogy to assessment of compensation under cross-undertaking in damages
A recent Court of Appeal decision has confirmed that the usual contractual rules, including as to remoteness of damage, apply by analogy to the …
Court of Appeal confirms company assets fall outside direct scope of freezing injunction against company's owner
The Court of Appeal has clarified the definition of "assets" for the purpose of the standard form freezing injunction, confirming that assets belonging …
Court of Appeal decision means injunction to prevent breach may be more readily obtained where damages limited by contract
The Court of Appeal has held that an interim injunction should be granted to prevent the defendant's alleged breach, on the basis that damages would be …
High Court orders foreign defendant to disclose assets worldwide to aid execution
The High Court has reaffirmed its jurisdiction under section 37(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to compel defendants who are subject to the court's …
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