Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd v Su and others [2024] EWHC 1749 (Comm) illustrates how the Babanaft proviso typically included in a worldwide freezing order may serve to limit the liability of foreign third parties who...more
In Deutsche Bank AG v RusChemAlliance LLC [2023] EWCA Civ 1144, the English Court of Appeal granted an anti-suit injunction to restrain Russian court proceedings brought in breach of an agreement to arbitrate in Paris,...more
The English Court's jurisdiction to grant freezing injunctions has been the subject of considerable judicial attention in recent years. In Convoy Collateral v Broad Idea,1 the Privy Council "laid to rest" the House of Lords'...more
The English High Court has sanctioned a restructuring plan in respect of EUR 3.2 billion of bonds issued by the German real estate business, Adler Group. The main objective of the plan was to avoid Adler's imminent insolvency...more
In its long-awaited judgment, the English High Court1 has found that the British software firm Autonomy defrauded the US tech giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) and induced its own acquisition for the price of US$11.1bn...more
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In recent years, demands for payments in cryptocurrencies have become the ransom of choice for cyber extortionists and other online frauds. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health lockdowns precipitated an...more