Litigation Notes

Party entitled to rely on force majeure clause where counterparty's parent company became subject to US sanctions

London Launch Event - Guide to Dispute Resolution in Africa, 3rd Edition 

High Court orders witness statements to be redrafted due to serious non-compliance with PD 57AC

Supreme Court finds in favour of right to privacy for those subject to criminal investigation

The Supreme Court has confirmed that an individual who is the subject of a criminal investigation will, in general, have a reasonable expectation of …

Article published - Draft judgments: navigating the embargo

First third-party debt order granted by the English High Court in relation to cryptocurrency

The High Court has granted the first third-party debt order in relation to cryptocurrency in an application involving allegations of fraud related to a …

High Court finds no duty owed to investors by barrister advising scheme promoter

In a decision handed down this morning, the High Court has found that a tax QC who had prepared opinions for the promoter of film finance tax schemes did …

Commercial Court Report 2020-2021: court remains very busy with significant international and complex domestic disputes

Upcoming webinar: Dutch Class Actions – What international companies need to know

Following the introduction of a new class action regime in 2020, the Netherlands continues to see a significant uptick in the number of ongoing and …

High Court finds no litigation privilege where expert instructed to try to find backing for potential counterclaim

Article published - Lloyd v Google: the upshot for data class actions

The exponential growth in the volume of data being collected and shared, along with the ease and reduced costs of gathering, analysing, using and …

High Court considers the requirement for “awareness” in implied misrepresentation claims

The High Court has refused an application to strike out or summarily dismiss a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation in the group litigation against …