Michael Sullivan KC, OGW appeared in the High Court of Kenya, Court of Appeal of Kenya and the Supreme Court of Kenya

Michael Sullivan KC, OGW appeared in the High Court of Kenya, Court of Appeal of Kenya and the Supreme...

Estoppel appeal succeeds in the Court of Appeal

In 159-167 Prince of Wales RTM Co Ltd v Assethold, the Court of Appeal has considered a number of...

November 2024 Issue

HMRC Defeats Arrangement to Obtain £36 million Corporation Tax Relief

In Union Castle Steamship Ltd v HMRC [2020] EWCA Civ 547, a lead case, the Court of Appeal reached a fundamental...

Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19

Jamie Goldsmith QC, James Fox and Ben Zelenka Martin have written a note about the operation of force...

David Wolfson QC and Richard Mott win significant hearing on the scope of without prejudice privilege and its exceptions, in a judgment of general importance to practitioners

In his judgment in Berkeley Square Holdings & Ors v Lancer Property Asset Management Ltd & Ors,...

Enka v Chubb: The Court of Appeal grants anti-suit injunction with indemnity costs

The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in what may well turn out to be the leading case on...

Material Adverse Change (MAC) clauses and COVID-19

As many businesses grind to a halt amid the COVID-19 outbreak, borrowers and lenders alike will be assessing...

Extensions of time and adjournments in the era of COVID-19

On 20 April 2020, the TCC (HHJ Eyre QC) gave judgment in Municipio de Mariana & ors v BHP Group Plc...

Remote Deposition for US Proceedings

Clare Reffin recently sat as an Examiner under the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975...

Commercial Court clarifies circumstances in which a written jurisdiction clause may extend to the contracting parties’ separate dealings

In a recent (31 March 2020) decision of the Commercial Court in Terre Neuve SARL & Ors v Yewdale Ltd...

Practical guidance for remote hearings

Anna Boase QC and Joyce Arnold jointly presented a webinar aimed at providing a practical guide to remote...

COVID-19 - Update from One Essex Court

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a global health...

Silks Day 2020

Congratulations to Jamie Goldsmith QC and Conall Patton QC following today's Silk ceremony at...

Bilta (UK) Limited (In Liquidation) v (1) NatWest Markets PLC and (2) Mercuria Energy Europe Trading Limited [2020] EWHC 546 (Ch)

Mr Justice Snowden has handed down a lengthy judgment allowing a claim for dishonest assistance and for...