Climate change litigation is increasing steadily worldwide, but few cases have been filed yet in Africa -
Only 10 climate change cases have so far been raised on the African continent."
Climate change litigation covers a...more
In its recent decision in R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd and others) v Heathrow Airport Ltd, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal's decision that the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport was...more
Recent decisions in Singapore and New Zealand confirm that the courts are prepared to act to provide greater certainty and support to stakeholders in cryptoassets....more
5/28/2020
/ Algorithmic Trading ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Hackers ,
Liquidation ,
Mistake ,
New Zealand ,
Personal Property ,
Singapore ,
Trustees ,
Unilateral Modification
In its recent decision in R. v Secretary of State for Transport, the Court of Appeal ruled that the UK Government had failed to take into account the commitments it made under the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change when...more
The High Court has determined that Bitcoin (and other similar cryptocurrencies) can be considered property under English law, and could be the subject of a proprietary injunction. The Court granted the injunction to assist an...more
2/12/2020
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insurance Industry ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Personal Property ,
Ransomware ,
Remedies ,
UK ,
UKJT
On 18 November 2019, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce published an authoritative statement on the legal status of cryptoassets and smart contracts under English law. This is a leading development for the legal, business and...more
On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court clarified the extent of the Court's discretion to grant a non-party access to court documents, by ruling that a non-party should be allowed access to documents placed before the court and...more
Davey v Money and others [2019] EWHC 997 confirms that litigation funders can no longer rely on the ‘Arkin cap', to limit their adverse costs exposure to the amount of funding they contributed. The decision continues the...more
B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC(I) 03, a decision of Simon Thorley IJ sitting in the Singapore International Commercial Court, is one of the first instances to apply contractual principles and trust law to a...more
4/11/2019
/ Algorithmic Trading ,
Bitcoin ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Trust ,
Contract Terms ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Damages ,
Ethereum ,
Mistake of Fact ,
Personal Property ,
Reversal ,
Securities Tokens ,
Singapore ,
Singapore International Commercial Court ,
Specific Performance ,
Trading Platforms