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Proving Fraud in the English Courts – a higher standard?

The Court of Appeal has confirmed in Bank St Petersburg PJSC v Vitaly Arkhangelsky that the correct standard of proof where issues of dishonesty arise is not a ‘heightened’ civil standard, but the balance of probabilities....more

National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov: "a Ponzi scheme with a fancy name" – Proving Fraud in the English Courts

National Bank Trust v Ilya Yurov & Ors [2020] EWHC 100 (Comm) provides a useful insight to the English Court's approach to pleading and evidencing fraud, emphasising the importance of properly particularised claims and...more

Vneshprombank v Bedzhamov: freezing orders, lavish lifestyles and the “ordinary living expenses” exception

In Vneshprombank LLC v Georgy Bedzhamov and ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1992 the Court of Appeal reaffirmed the approach to ascertaining the "ordinary living expenses" of a respondent to a freezing injunction....more

UK Supreme Court upholds first successful claim for breach of the "Quincecare" duty financial institutions owe their customers

In Singularis Holdings Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd ([2019] UKSC 50), the Supreme Court upheld the first successful claim in negligence by a customer of a financial institution for breach...more

Norwich Pharmacal relief – costs, rights and obligations in pre-action disclosure

In a decision handed down last week, Jofa Limited and Joseph Farah v Benherst Finance Limited and Chestone Industry Holding [2019] EWCA Civ 899, the Court of Appeal considered the rules regarding the costs of applications for...more

The Angel Bell post-judgment – the exception and not the rule?

In a decision handed down last week, Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v John Forster Emmott [2019] EWCA Civ 219, the Court of Appeal has reviewed the authorities relating to removing, following judgment, the so-called Angel Bell...more

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