Tribunal denies capital allowances on de-risked ship leases

The First-tier Tribunal has handed down its Decision in FC Shipping Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 1013 (TC). The...

Lord (David) Wolfson KC appointed shadow Attorney General

Lord (David) Wolfson KC has been appointed as the shadow Attorney General. In this role, he will provide...

August-October 2024 Issue

DOUGLAS PAINE NAMED IN LEGAL WEEK, STARS AT THE BAR 2014

One Essex Court 's Douglas Paine has been included in the Legal Week feature, Stars at the Bar 2014....

COURT OF APPEAL RULING WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBOR FIXING CASES AND NOVATION IN SYNDICATED LOAN AGREEMENTS

In its judgment handed down on 8 November 2013, the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the appeal by...

INTERFLORA, INC V MARKS AND SPENCER PLC

On 5 November 2014 the Court of Appeal came to the conclusion that the appeal brought by Marks and Spencer...

SUPREME COURT DISMISSES SERVIER’S APPEAL

Daniel  Toledano QC acted for the successful respondents in Les Laboratoires Servier and another...

CRUZ CITY 1 MAURITIUS HOLDINGS V UNITECH LIMITED & ORS

In the latest episode in long-running proceedings for the enforcement of an LCIA award now worth over...

PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, LIBEL AND HARASSMENT

On 25th September 2014, Elisabeth Laing J. dismissed an application for an interim injunction by the owners...

WROTHAM PARK DAMAGES OF €10 MILLION AWARDED FOR BREACH OF CONFIDENCE CLAIM

On 24 September 2014, Hildyard J handed down a 321 page judgment in CF Partners (UK) LLP v. Barclays...

ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD, VIKTOR VEKSELBERG & LEONARD BLAVATNIK V LEONID LEBEDEV & CORAL PETROLEUM LTD

The Claimants sought an injunction to restrain proceedings in New York in which Mr Lebedev claims over...

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT IN COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS: TULLOW UGANDA LTD V HERITAGE OIL AND GAS LTD

On 23 July 2014 the Court of Appeal dismissed the vast majority of an appeal brought by Heritage Oil and...

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND WROTHAM PARK DAMAGES: ONE STEP (SUPPORT) V MORRIS-GARNER

On 7 July 2014, Phillips J gave judgment on liability for One Step in its claim against Karen and Andrea...

UPPER TRIBUNAL FINDS IAN HANNAM COMMITTED MARKET ABUSE

On 28 May 2014, the Upper Tribunal published its decision in a reference brought by Ian Hannam challenging...

DAR AL ARKAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO & ORS V AL REFAI, KROLL ASSOCIATES & ORS

Kroll (the Second Defendant in the substantive proceedings) issued contempt proceedings against both Claimants...