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Herbert Smith Freehills Singapore hosts round table discussion on “Preserving privilege: practical issues in the context of disputes and investigations”
On Wednesday 13 January 2016, a cross section of our clients based in Singapore joined our Disputes and Corporate Crime & Investigations teams and …
Recent decisions illustrate the difficulty of resisting enforcement of a foreign judgment on grounds which could be raised in the original court
Two recent High Court decisions have shown how difficult it is to resist enforcement of a foreign judgment in England by relying on matters which were, …
The Defamation Act: Two years on…
The Defamation Act 2013 came into force on 1 January 2014. Alan Watts and Sara Scott have published an e-bulletin looking at how the Act has developed …
Interim report published in Civil Courts Structure Review
Lord Justice Briggs's interim report in his review of the future of the civil courts structure was published yesterday, 12 January 2016. Key …
Supreme Court decision confirms second attempt at relief from sanctions will be uphill battle
The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's decision overturning the grant of a second application for relief from sanctions for failure to …
Government rows back from plans to double cap on court issue fees
The government has today published its response to its recent consultation on further court fee increases. The good news for court users is that it has …
Jackson reforms will apply to insolvency litigation from April 2016
The government has today announced that the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms will come to an end in April next year. This means …
Court of Appeal underlines high hurdle to overturn decisions re strike out or relief from sanctions
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a High Court decision refusing to strike out a claim for procedural failures even though, in the …
A litigator's yearbook: 2015 (England and Wales)
In this post we look back at some of the key developments of 2015 from the perspective of the commercial litigator, covering a range of topics …
Article published on jurisdiction rules applying to claims against directors
A recent decision of the CJEU has considered a number of jurisdiction questions which have significant implications for claims against …
Supreme Court confirms that company directors' powers must be exercised for a proper purpose
In an important decision which will impact upon corporate disputes, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the exercise of an apparently unfettered …
Supreme Court clarifies test for implying terms into a contract
In a judgment handed down yesterday morning, the Supreme Court has clarified the law on when the court can imply a term that the parties have not …
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