Litigation Notes

Creation of new Business and Property Division of the High Court announced

Court of Appeal finds wholesale update of banking terms amounted to conclusion of new contract for purposes of consumer jurisdiction rules

Privy Council confirms directors have no standing to bring claims in the name of a company in liquidation

Commercial Court refuses to stay English proceedings or injunct foreign proceedings envisaged by asymmetric jurisdiction clause

Publication of Law Over Borders Commercial Litigation Guide

Court of Appeal holds fraudsters' intervention broke chain of causation

The decision confirms that a third party's voluntary intervening act will normally break the chain of causation between a defendant's breach of contract …

Disclosure Review Working Group considering simplification of PD 57AD disclosure regime following survey

Handy client guide to privilege – newly updated

Commercial Court decision confirms corporate dishonesty cannot be assembled from the innocent states of mind of different executives

The judgment illustrates that there is a high hurdle for establishing fraud.

Refusal to mediate was not unreasonable and did not warrant costs sanction

It was important to consider the full background of discussions between the parties in considering reasonableness.

London International Disputes Week 2026 (1-5 June) – Tradition, Trust and Transformation

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 36: General update