When can a party be ordered to act in breach of US sanctions?

On 8 November 2024, Sir Nigel Teare (sitting as a High Court Judge) handed down judgment in O v C [2024]...

In long awaited judgment, Supreme Court clarifies the scope of the ‘bad faith’ objection to trade mark filing, finding partial validity and infringement

The 8 ½ year trade mark dispute between Sky and SkyKick has finally reached its conclusion in the UK...

August-October 2024 Issue

Court of Appeal determines novel issue of costs of jurisdictional challenge

On 28 March 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Gorbachev v Guriev [2023] EWCA Civ 327....

Second preliminary issues trial in the SKAT litigation

On 24 March 2023, the Commercial Court handed down judgment following the second preliminary issues trial...

Silks Day 2023

Congratulations to Henry Forbes Smith KC and Marcos Dracos KC following today's Silk ceremony...

International Women’s Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity

International Women’s Day has inspired us to actively reach out to school aged young women to encourage...

Litigant represented pro bono establishes that FOS acted irrationally in refusing to consider new evidence

In a significant judgment recently handed down by the Administrative Court, the Court has concluded that...

Article on the appropriation of financial collateral under English law security financial collateral arrangements

Kenneth MacLean KC has written an article on the exercise of the remedy of appropriation over financial...

Court of Appeal upholds Lugano Jurisdiction judgment

In its decision in Kwok v UBS handed down today ([2023] EWCA Civ 222), the Court of Appeal (Lord Burnett...

Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal dismisses $3bn freezing order appeal

The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has upheld the discharge of three freezing orders relating to assets...

Deutsche Bank wins Court of Appeal battle in contempt dispute

Deutsche Bank AG has prevailed in the latest phase of its long-running dispute with Monaco-based billionaire...

Northern Ireland Protocol - House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee

Tom Sharpe KC was invited to give evidence to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee on 1 February...

Virgin obtains declarations in dispute with Alaska Airlines Inc.

Virgin Aviation Ltd v Alaska Airlines Inc. [2023] EWHC 322 (Comm) The Commercial Court handed down...

Sonia Tolaney KC and James Ruddell featured in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2023

We are pleased that Sonia Tolaney KC and James Ruddell are featured in one of The Lawyer’s “Top...