Litigation Notes

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 …