Litigation Notes

Future of Consumer APAC: Climate change and ESG litigation trends in the consumer sector

Court of Appeal finds claim for wasted expenditure not excluded by clause excluding consequential losses

HSF publishes Disputes in the Technology Industry Q&As for Practical Law (UK)

Another decision showing what parties can - and cannot - do when they receive a draft judgment under embargo

Article published - Compulsory ADR: a commercial litigation perspective

The English courts have for many years recognised the benefits of ADR and encouraged parties to engage in it. That endorsement has become all the more …

High Court hands down judgment despite the proceedings having settled before circulation of the draft judgment

Herbert Smith Freehills to participate in London International Disputes Week 2022 (LIDW22)

With its theme "Dispute Resolution - Global, Sustainable, Ethical?" LIDW22 will take a critical look at the future of dispute resolution and its place in …

High Court finds developers did not owe duty to cryptoasset owners to enable access to lost cryptoassets

The High Court has held that cryptoasset systems and software developers did not owe a duty to cryptoasset owners to permit or enable access to the …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 13: General update

Herbert Smith Freehills launches the 3rd Edition of its Guide to Dispute Resolution in Africa

Court of Appeal rules foreign receiver cannot deal with English property due to the "immoveables rule"

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the High Court was right to restrict the assistance an English court could give to a Russian trustee in bankruptcy …

Privilege not lost despite opponent obtaining copies of documents in foreign proceedings

The High Court has held that a defendant was entitled to maintain privilege over certain documents even though the claimants had obtained copies of the …