Tag: international litigation

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13 April 2012

Commercial Court stays proceedings in favour of Ukrainian courts in landmark decision

The Commercial Court has stayed proceedings against an English domiciled defendant on the basis that the object of the proceedings was the validity of …

26 January 2012

Court of Appeal upholds pro-arbitration decision in West Tankers

In an eagerly awaited judgment, the Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's decision to enforce a declaratory arbitral award under section 66 of …

10 January 2012

Eurozone crisis: economic challenges and legal risks

On 14 December 2011, Herbert Smith hosted a seminar to discuss the economic challenges and legal risks arising from the eurozone crisis, including …

06 January 2012

Court of Appeal clarifies: alternative service available for service out of jurisdiction

There has been a string of recent cases considering the possibility of effecting service out of the jurisdiction by alternative means. The upshot of this …

30 November 2011

Dispute resolution clauses – lessons to be learnt from recent case law

On 23 November Murray Rosen QC, Matthew Weiniger and Pamela Kiesselbach held a webinar on "Dispute resolution clauses - how to avoid pitfalls" …

09 November 2011

Webinar alert - Dispute resolution clauses: how to avoid pitfalls

On Wednesday 23 November Adam Johnson and Pamela Kiesselbach will deliver a live audio webinar exploring a number of practical issues to …

01 November 2011

Personal service on director not valid where company not present in jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal has held that a foreign company which does not carry on business within England and Wales cannot be validly served by …

19 April 2011

UK opts into the Brussels Regulation negotiations

On 14 December the European Commission published its proposals for significant changes to the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the …

16 February 2011

Brussels Regulation consultation

On 14 December the European Commission published its proposals for changes to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and …

16 December 2010

Brussels Regulation: The Commission proposes radical changes to rules on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments

On Tuesday (14 December 2010) the Commission published its eagerly anticipated proposals relating to reforms to the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on …

16 September 2010

Conflicting jurisdiction clauses in complex financial transactions – further guidance from the Court of Appeal

The turmoil in economic markets has not surprisingly resulted in a number of court cases concerning complex financial transactions often with …

16 September 2010

Court of appeal rules on whether justice could be obtained in Ukraine courts

In Pacific International Sports Clubs Limited v Igor Surkis & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 753 the Court of Appeal had to consider the circumstances in which …