Litigation Notes

Article published - GDPR in the context of litigation

Among the extensive discussion of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over the past two years, one area where there has been a marked lack of …

Launch of Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege 2019, including England and Wales chapter

Our Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege has recently been launched, including a new chapter on England and Wales and a question added to each of the other …

What does your contract mean? How the courts interpret contracts

All too often, a term might seem perfectly clear to the parties when the contract is agreed, but a dispute later arises as to how it is meant to apply in …

Article published - Anomalies in the English law of privilege: a triumph of form over substance

Legal professional privilege is recognised as a fundamental human right, which serves an important public interest in allowing parties to take legal …

CPR at 20 anniversary conference – a practitioner's perspective on the first twenty years of the Civil Procedure Rules

Damien Byrne Hill, our head of dispute resolution for the UK and US, reflected on the past challenges and future priorities for the CPR at a conference …

Launch of our new Banking Litigation blog

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new Banking Litigation blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation or via the “More …

Launch of our new Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing blog

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/cf or via the “More blogs” link …

Managing risk: A disputes perspective (2019)

Herbert Smith Freehills recently held its annual disputes client conference exploring some key legal and compliance risks facing major corporates. The …

When do you have a binding contract? It may be more (or less) often than you think

Upcoming webinar - Litigation update

On Tuesday 30 April (12.30 – 1.30pm UK time), Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Jan O’Neill will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith …

Upcoming webinar - Privilege update: some old problems remain and some new ones emerge

Open Justice:  Rule changes to increase transparency in the civil courts

From 6 April 2019, a number of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into effect with the intention of reinforcing the principle of open justice …