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Claim assigned to SPV not struck out as champertous
The High Court has refused to strike out a claim as champertous where it had been assigned to an LLP in which the assignor had a one-third …
Possible further changes to costs budgeting rules
At the Third Annual Harbour Lecture yesterday evening, 13 May, Lord Dyson MR and Lord Justice Jackson spoke on the topic of "Confronting Costs …
The Board's responsibility to manage risk: Key legal and compliance issues – A disputes perspective
At this recent conference, held by Herbert Smith Freehills and attended by close to a hundred clients, we explored some key legal and compliance risks …
Supreme Court takes restrictive approach to the opening of secondary proceedings in England under EC Insolvency Regulation
The Supreme Court has held that, in order to open secondary proceedings in England under EC Regulation 1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings, the …
Good faith principles applied to question of whether innocent party could keep contract alive following repudiatory breach
The High Court has held that a party was not entitled to keep a contract alive indefinitely for the purpose of claiming ongoing liquidated damages for …
Court of Appeal refuses to set aside settlement agreement despite new evidence of fraud
The Court of Appeal has refused to set aside a settlement agreement on the basis of new evidence indicating that the claimant's case had been …
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 …
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