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CJEU limits situations in which insolvency laws relating to transaction avoidance may override Parties' contractual choice of law
In a recent judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed the extent to which an English law governed contract can be subject to …
Court of Appeal clarifies when parties are dealing on written standard terms of business so that the UCTA reasonableness test will apply
The Court of Appeal has upheld an order for summary judgment for sums due under a facility agreement which was based on a Loan Market Association (LMA) …
New provisions for concurrent expert evidence or "hot-tubbing"
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has approved amendments to Practice Direction 35.11, which governs the procedure for concurrent expert evidence, or …
Employee could not assert privilege against employer over documents on employer's IT system
The High Court has found that a company's Group Finance Director could not assert privilege against the company in respect of documents he had created …
Supreme Court clarifies principles for determining when benefits enjoyed by a claimant following a breach of contract will be treated as collateral
The Supreme Court has ruled that the owners of a ship that was redelivered early in breach of a charterparty did not have to give credit for the benefit …
High Court refuses non-party access to witness statements prepared for trial and referred to at pre-trial hearing
The High Court has refused an order allowing The Sunday Times to obtain access, in advance of a trial, to witness statements prepared for that trial, …
EU clarifies negotiating position on choice of law, jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments post-Brexit
Yesterday (29 June) the European Commission published its Position Paper on Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters which outlines its …
Court of Appeal confirms good reason required to depart (up or down) from costs budget
The Court of Appeal has recently delivered an important judgment on the relationship between the costs budgeting regime and the costs that are ultimately …
Upcoming webinar - Cross-Border Litigation Update
On Thursday 29 June (1.00 – 2.00pm UK time) we will present the second in our series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts …
High Court decision underlines importance of knowing who you are contracting with
The High Court has recently found that a group of waste removal companies which provided services to a company that went into liquidation shortly …
Brexit Blog launches with Brexit Q&A
As formal Brexit negotiations have now started, Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of its new Brexit Notes blog, where you will …
Voluntary pilot of capped costs scheme for claims up to £250,000
A two-year pilot is to be introduced to test the use of a capped costs scheme in High Court claims valued at up to £250,000 which are …
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