Litigation Notes

Security for costs: Claimant ordered to provide security despite ATE policy with anti-avoidance endorsement

Planned new provisions to encourage UK courts to depart from EU case law will no longer come into force on 1 October

Litigation developments: England and Wales – Quarterly update

Supreme Court gives reasoned judgment upholding anti-suit injunction in support of foreign-seated arbitration

The decision in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance shows the court's strong support for arbitration agreements

High Court dismisses liquidators' wide-ranging application for documents held by group company and its lawyers "in relation to" company in liquidation

Retained EU law (or "assimilated law"): New rules on interpretation and new reference procedures from 1 October

Former directors of BHS liable to pay £110 million for misfeasance

Trial witness statements: High Court decisions highlight importance of compliance with Practice Direction 57AC

Law Society publishes 2nd edition of annual International Data Insights Report

The report highlights the continued strength of English law and dispute resolution in the global legal market

High Court orders defendant to provide disclosure in jurisdiction dispute

Representative actions under CPR 19.8: High Court strikes out claim for compensation on behalf of passengers in 116,000 delayed or cancelled flights

Court of Appeal clarifies when a claim may be an abuse of process due to a failure to raise it with the court in earlier proceedings