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Court of Appeal finds third party who conspired with defendant to breach freezing order could be liable for tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means
In a claim by JSC BTA Bank against the son-in-law of its former Chairman alleging conspiracy to injure by unlawful means, the Court of Appeal held that …
Court of Appeal gives further guidance on how jurisdiction rules apply in economic tort claim
The Court of Appeal has held that the place of the event giving rise to damage in a claim alleging conspiracy to injure by unlawful means is where the …
Commercial Court finds "torpedo" action ineffective where parties agreed asymmetric jurisdiction clause
The Commercial Court has held that an asymmetric jurisdiction clause is an exclusive jurisdiction clause for the purposes of the recast Brussels …
Iniquity exception to privilege requires prima facie case of fraud or crime – breach of a fundamental human right is not sufficient
In a recent decision, the High Court declined to disapply legal professional privilege over documents alleged to reveal a breach of fundamental human …
Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes Annual Review 2016 published
Our Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes team has today published its Annual Review of 2016, which provides an overview and analysis of the key cases …
Contrasting High Court decisions on whether successful party should be compensated for exchange rate loss on legal costs
The High Court (Mr Justice Coulson) has declined to order that a successful defendant should recover additional sums to reflect any currency loss …
Court of Appeal confirms subsequent communications can be relevant to determining whether a contract has been concluded
The Court of Appeal has held that the High Court was wrong to find that a contract had arguably been concluded during a telephone call following a …
Costs judge finds information from mediation is admissible when considering costs consequences of settlement
A costs judge has held that information about a party's costs provided for the purposes of a mediation could be used as evidence when considering the …
No appeal against controversial decision in RBS case applying narrow interpretation of “client” for purposes of legal advice privilege
In a widely publicised decision last December arising out of the RBS Rights Issue Litigation (reported here), the High Court found that interviews …
Successful challenge to English court jurisdiction over claims against UK domiciled parent company in relation to acts of subsidiary abroad
Two companies in the Shell group (domiciled in the UK and Nigeria respectively) have successfully challenged the jurisdiction of the English court to …
Court of Appeal considers meaning of requirement to notify insurers "as soon as possible" after event likely to give rise to a claim
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an insurer could not rely on a condition precedent relating to notification to avoid liability under a public …
Supreme Court rules approval of Parliament needed to trigger Article 50
In a landmark constitutional law ruling, the Supreme Court today held (by a majority of 8 to 3) that the UK Government cannot trigger Article 50 of the …
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