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The Hague Judgments Convention Enters into Force in the UK

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Convention”) came into force in the UK. The Convention allows civil and commercial...more

English High Court Clarifies Sovereign Immunity: Ratification of New York Convention Not a Waiver

English High Court determines that ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards does not constitute prior written agreement to waive sovereign immunity....more

Navigating New U.S. Tariffs: Questions to Consider

The current worldwide focus on tariffs, paired with reciprocal tariffs from various affected states, is likely to have significant impact on the costs of cross-border trade. Businesses focused on importing and exporting goods...more

Top Commercial Disputes of 2024: What You Need to Know and What to Look Out for in 2025

As we begin 2025 and set our goals for the new year (realistic or unrealistic), we outline some of the significant English court rulings from 2024 and the key lessons they offer for the year ahead. In 2024, the courts...more

Registration of ICSID Awards in the UK: Normal Service Resumed

The English Court of Appeal has clarified the position regarding the interaction between the UK’s State Immunity Act 1978 (the SIA) and the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (the “1966 Act”) (which...more

Don’t Force It: UK Supreme Court Confirms Force Majeure Does Not Require a Party to Accept Non-Contractual Performance

The UK Supreme Court in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV has unanimously held that, as a general point of principle, parties to a contract cannot be prevented from relying on a force majeure clause if they refuse to accept...more

Arbitration Clauses and the Importance of Specifying the Law Which Governs the Arbitration Agreement: UniCredit Bank GmbH v....

The recent English Court of Appeal (CoA) decision in UniCredit v. RusChemAlliance has further highlighted the importance of specifying what law should govern an arbitration agreement, rather than an assumption that this would...more

The Federal Republic of Nigeria v P&ID – Renewed scrutiny of IA

On 23 October 2023, the English Commercial Court published its much-anticipated judgment in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Limited [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm). The Court found in favour of the...more

Has the Gravy Train (or Truck) Been Derailed for Litigation Funders? UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Litigation Funders

In the recent case of R (PACCAR Inc & ors.) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & ors [2023] UKSC 28, the UK Supreme Court found that litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”) involve the provision of “claim management services”,...more

Impact of Sanctions on English Contractual Performance – Case Update

In a recent decision, the English High Court has demonstrated its willingness to interpret contractual provisions broadly so as to enable performance in circumstances where the imposition of sanctions on a counterparty...more

Managing Sanctions Risks Through Express Contract Provisions

The Singapore High Court recently ruled that a party to a Singapore law-governed contract was justified in relying on a sanctions clause in the contract to refuse payment to the counterparty in an effort to avoid breaching...more

UK Litigation - A Year in Summary

This year saw the UK grapple with life after Brexit and, along with the rest of the world, the impact of the continued COVID-19 pandemic. As 2021 draws to a close, we round up the key events and developments from the year in...more

The World Is Your Oyster? Supreme Court Confirms UK Jurisdictional Gateway For Parent Company Liability

On 12 February 2021, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the high profile case of Okpabi v Shell, in which it allowed a jurisdictional appeal relating to group claims brought by claimants against a UK domiciled parent...more

The New ICC Arbitration Rules

The International Chamber of Commerce (the ICC) has hit the ground running in the new year with its 2021 Arbitration Rules (the 2021 Rules), which came into force on and apply to cases filed from 1 January 2021. The 2021...more

UK Opt-Out Class Actions – A New (Anti) Competitive Landscape

On 11 December 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in the case of Mastercard v Merricks. The case concerned the certification procedure for US-style ‘opt-out’ collective (class action)...more

COVID 19 – Business Interruption Insurance Test Case

The High Court’s recent judgment[1] in a test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in relation to certain non-damage business interruption (“BI”) insurance policies found that most (but not all) of the...more

Legal Privilege In Regulatory Audit Investigations

The relationship between a business and its auditor often requires privileged material to be passed to the auditor to enable it to properly understand the financial risks to the business of existing and potential litigation....more

A Shift Towards A More Co-ordinated Approach? – The LCIA Updates Its Arbitration Rules

On 11 August 2020, the London Court of International Arbitration (the LCIA) published its long-awaited updates to its Arbitration Rules and Mediation Rules (the New Rules). The updates, which the president of the LCIA said...more

COVID-19 Update – Understanding Your Rights Under Contracts Whose Performance Is Affected By COVID-19

Under English law, it’s clear that the key issue will be to understand and apply the specific terms of each contract, with the English courts looking to interpret contractual clauses by initially considering the natural and...more

The UK’s Implementation Of The EU’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive: What You Need To Know

On 10 January 2020, updates to the UK anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (together “AML”) laws come into force that bring the UK in line with international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force...more

English Court of Appeal Holds that Courts Are Empowered to Order Early Neutral Evaluation

In its August 6, 2019, judgment in Lomax v Lomax [2019] EWHC 1467, the English Court of Appeal (“CA”) reversed a High Court decision holding that the courts lack the power to compel parties to engage in early neutral...more

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