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Court of Appeal confirms mental element of deceit
The Court of Appeal has considered the mental element required for a successful claim in deceit, or fraudulent misrepresentation, finding that there is …
Supreme Court confirms FSA not required to give cross-undertaking in damages
In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Supreme Court held that there is no general rule that an authority such as the FSA, seeking an injunction …
Disclosure of client contact details: conflicting approaches
The High Court has refused to order a firm of solicitors to disclose a client's contact details to assist in the enforcement of a committal order against …
Article published on new Europe-wide freezing order
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU are currently considering a proposed Regulation for a new European Account Preservation …
Webinar alert - what to do when you've just been given notice of a Freezing Order
On Thursday 19 January (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Robert Hunter will present a live audio webinar offering practical advice to those …
Webinar alert - Fraud update
On Thursday 8 December (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Robert Hunter, John Corrie, Lucy Hopkins, Ben Cameron and …
Corporate fraud, investigations and asset recovery update
Our latest fraud update has been published. Click here to download a pdf. It contains articles on the following: Herbert Smith’s guide …
UK not opting in to proposed European Account Preservation Order Regulation
The government yesterday announced that the UK would not be opting in to the proposed Regulation establishing a Europe-wide bank …
Revocation of order granting relief from sanction
The High Court has revoked its previous order granting relief from sanction under an unless order, where the respondents had given false …
Solicitors ordered to disclose client's contact details
In a judgment that will be welcomed by parties seeking to enforce committal orders, the High Court has ordered a firm of solicitors to disclose a …
Draft Regulation released proposing Europe-wide freezing orders
On 25 July 2011, the European Commission released the proposed European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) Regulation, which has been submitted for …
Corporate fraud, investigations and asset recovery update
Our summer fraud update has been published, with articles on the following: Delaying asset disclosure under worldwide freezing orders: No more pulling …
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