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No litigation privilege where witnesses were deceived as to true purpose of meetings
The High Court has rejected a claimant's claim to assert litigation privilege over secret recordings of meetings with …
Article published on Hague Choice of Court Convention
The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, which came into force on 1 October 2015, aims to uphold jurisdiction clauses and to make judgments …
Article published on the new rule on penalties under English law
Much interest has been generated by the Supreme Court's decision in Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi; ParkingEye …
Herbert Smith Freehills’ new global report reviews corruption trends and perceptions in close to 100 countries
We have launched the first global edition of our Anti-corruption Report, touching on investigations, reforms and perceptions in close to 100 …
High Court orders disclosure of confidential SFO and client documents
In a recent decision, the High Court refused to allow defendant accountants and business advisers to withhold documents from inspection on the basis of …
Amended US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure narrow availability of civil discovery and sanctions
Important changes to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), which govern the conduct of civil proceedings in US federal district court, will …
Pre-contractual statements: When can they come back to bite you?
Parties may say all sorts of things when negotiating a contract. Where sophisticated commercial parties are involved, most pre-contractual statements …
Directors' duties owed to company not shareholders when seeking shareholder approval for transaction
In a recent decision in the Lloyds shareholder litigation, the High Court has struck out a number of aspects of the claims against the defendant …
Court of Appeal rejects illegality defence in claim against liquidator
The Court of Appeal has refused to allow a liquidator of a company that was the vehicle for a VAT fraud to rely on the defence of illegality in defending …
French Supreme Court upholds unilateral jurisdiction clause where the countries with jurisdiction could be objectively identified
In a recent decision, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) gave effect to a unilateral jurisdiction clause where it was possible to identify …
Commercial Court provides guidance on requirements for personal service of proceedings on an individual defendant
The Commercial Court has held that proceedings were validly served on a Russian businessman during a visit to London, even though he refused to accept …
CJEU rules directors who are employees must be sued in their EU domicile
In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the EU held that directors who are also employees (within the meaning of EU case law) must be sued in the …
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