Litigation Notes

Supreme Court confirms no claim in "knowing receipt" where claimant's equitable interest extinguished in the property received

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision dismissing a claim brought against a bank in knowing receipt, in circumstances where the …

Compensation orders against disqualified directors: High Court confirms they are not limited to cases of fraud

Climate disputes - Greenwashing dispute risks - International perspectives

Fuelled by the global spread of ESG and climate-related disclosure obligations and coupled with pressures from increasingly ESG-driven stakeholders, …

Climate disputes - ESG disclosure investigations – Are you ready?

Listed companies across various sectors and industries are grappling with how to manage and disclose ESG issues, particularly relating to climate. These …

Carillion director disqualification proceedings – Insolvency Service drops proceedings against non-executive directors in so-called "test case"

Supreme Court clarifies so-called Quincecare duty on financial institutions executing customer payments

The Supreme Court last week handed down its seminal judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc [2023] UKSC 25, considering the application of …