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Supreme Court confirms company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on the basis of fraud attributable to the company
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Court of Appeal decision refusing to strike out a claim by a “one-man” company in liquidation, …
An unsigned agreement can still bind the parties
The Commercial Court has ruled that a party had accepted the terms of an agreement by its conduct, even though it had not signed the agreement and the …
Dangers of filing further acknowledgement of service when appealing jurisdiction judgment
The Court of Appeal has held that filing a further acknowledgement of service following an unsuccessful jurisdiction challenge amounts to submission to …
Article published on directors and corporate information
Within the boardroom, the management of information is of crucial importance, particularly where directors are appointed by a single shareholder under …
Consumer Rights Act passed by Parliament: new "opt-out" class action for competition claims from October 2015
The Consumer Rights Act received Royal Assent yesterday, 26 March, and is expected to come into force on 1 October 2015. The Act will make it easier for …
No implied obligation on company's controller personally to ensure company's compliance with its contractual obligations
The Commercial Court has held that a shareholders' agreement did not contain an implied term which would have rendered the company's controller …
High Court orders disclosure despite risk of prosecution for criminal contempt under US law
The High Court has ordered a party to litigation to allow the inspection of an attachment to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into with the US …
Court of Appeal clarifies jurisdiction to order disclosure in support of freezing injunctions
Very often, when seeking to obtain a freezing injunction, the true extent of the defendant's assets is unclear. Complex and opaque offshore corporate or …
Commercial Court stays claim against guarantors pending arbitration relating to underlying debts
The Commercial Court has granted a stay of proceedings against guarantors, despite the guarantees containing an exclusive jurisdiction clause …
High Court implies duty of honesty and integrity into vehicle recovery contract
In a recent decision, the High Court has implied a duty of "honesty and integrity" into a vehicle recovery contract: D&G Cars Ltd v Essex Police …
Choice of English law / jurisdiction will not always mean a dispute will be heard in England and English law applied
Two recent Court of Appeal decisions are a reminder that an exclusive English jurisdiction clause and choice of English law clause will not always ensure …
High Court highly critical of claimant's costs budget
The court has criticised the claimant's costs budget in a construction claim as "unreliable, disproportionate and unreasonable" and has set new …
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