Litigation Notes

2019 Hague Judgments Convention comes into force in September 2023 but (for now) only between EU and Ukraine

Court of Appeal overturns decision striking out class action arising from 2015 collapse of Fundão Dam in Brazil

The Court of Appeal has held that claims brought in the English court by over 200,000 claimants arising out of the 2015 collapse of the Fundão Dam …

High Court considers when recast Brussels Regulation continues to apply in transitional cases

The High Court has considered when the rules in the recast Brussels Regulation will continue to apply to English proceedings commenced post-Brexit: Simon …

English court judgment enforced in China for the first time following landmark policy announcement

A court in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has for the first time recognised and enforced an English court judgment in Mainland China. The decision, …

Supreme Court confirms UK government’s recognition of President of Venezuela, leaving Commercial Court to determine who is authorised to give instructions on behalf of Venezuelan Central Bank

Following an ongoing dispute between two competing Boards of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), both claiming to be appointed by the recognised …

High Court finds submission to jurisdiction no bar to staying English proceedings in favour of Thai proceedings following change in circumstances

High Court finds defendant did not submit to the jurisdiction by applying for strike out at the same time as challenging jurisdiction

The High Court has rejected an argument that a defendant submitted to the jurisdiction by applying to strike out the claim against him at the same time …

High Court refuses to stay proceedings against English domiciled defendant in light of pending Ukrainian insolvency proceedings

The High Court has rejected a challenge to its jurisdiction brought by a defendant who was found to be domiciled in England, and who was also a party to …

Enforcement of court judgments in the UK, the EU and Turkey after Brexit & enforcement strategy

For many years, commercial parties across the globe, and particularly in Europe, have preferred to enforce their English law-governed agreements, and …

Proposal for EU to join 2019 Hague Judgments Convention

European Commission recommends that EU reject UK bid to join Lugano Convention

UK's bid to join Lugano Convention: no decision yet