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High Court finds litigation funder was entitled to terminate funding agreement
In a rare decision on termination of a litigation funding agreement, the High Court has held that the funder validly terminated the agreement under a …
Court of Appeal confirms implied fiduciary duty in joint venture arrangement
The Court of Appeal has recently upheld a first instance decision in which the court implied a fiduciary duty into a joint venture arrangement, including …
High Court applies English law to questions of privilege in applications under Insolvency Act 1986
In the context of joint liquidators' applications for documents "belonging to" the company or "relating to" its affairs (under sections 324 and 326 …
High Court imposes severe sanction for failure to file costs budget
Where a claimant failed to file a costs budget by the required date, the court (Master McCloud) ordered that the claimant should be treated as …
Court of Appeal finds company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on basis fraud attributable to company
The Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld an order refusing to strike out a claim by a "one-man" company in liquidation, which had been the …
High Court decision underlines strict dominant purpose test for litigation privilege
A recent High Court decision demonstrates the court's strict approach in analysing the purpose for which a report was prepared in order to determine …
High court decision on where subsidiary domiciled under Brussels Regulation
The place of central administration of a subsidiary will not be where the parent administers its own business unless the parent is, unusually, …
Court of Appeal applies Supreme Court decision in Prest on piercing corporate veil in a criminal confiscation case
In Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited the Supreme Court considered the basis on which the corporate veil might be pierced (see post). The comments were …
High Court decision shows need to be clear whether settlement offer subject to contract
A recent High Court decision illustrates the importance of stating clearly that a settlement offer is intended to be subject to contract, where that is …
Court of Appeal finds undue pressure on witness to produce statement does not come within witness immunity rule
Witness evidence and witness statements have long been given immunity from civil proceedings. The rationale is twofold: firstly so that witnesses in …
High Court finds SFO not barred from giving disclosure of third party documents obtained under compulsory powers
The High Court has held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was not prevented from giving disclosure as a defendant to civil proceedings of …
High Court grants relief from sanctions following errors in compliance with "unless order"
The High Court has granted a defendant relief from the sanction of striking out its defence following errors in compliance with an "unless order" to give …
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