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Commercial Court Leaves Room for Enforceability of Litigation Funding Agreements

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In the first case to address the ramifications of the UK Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v. Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (see our July 2023 blog post on this case),[1] the...more

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What Venezuelan Gold Fight Means For UK One Voice Doctrine

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On June 30, in Deutsche Bank AG v. Central Bank of Venezuela, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales handed down the latest judgment in the ongoing battle between the board of the Central Bank of Venezuela, or BCV,...more

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UK Supreme Court Finds Guaidó Is to Be Recognised as Venezuela’s Head of State in Gold Dispute

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The decision clarifies the role of the English courts and the UK executive branch in the recognition of foreign heads of state and the ability of English courts to adjudicate the lawfulness of executive and legislative acts...more

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Litigation Insights - July 2021

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FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more

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FCA Test Case - new declarations: The final hurdle

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On 15 February 2021 the FCA released the draft “declarations” that the parties are asking the Supreme Court to make following its judgment in January. The declarations are intended to neatly capture the decisions of the...more

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Supreme Court hands down its judgment in the COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Test Case

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The UK Supreme Court in the Test Case on Business Interruption Insurance brought by the FCA on behalf of policyholders has decided that the FCA’s appeal (on behalf of policyholders) should be substantially allowed, with...more

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Supreme Court Decision in Halliburton v Chubb: No universal application of arbitrator’s “gold standard” disclosure

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The UK Supreme Court has released its much-anticipated decision in the Deepwater Horizon case between Halliburton v Chubb. The appeal concerns the arbitrator’s duty of impartiality, the duty to give disclosure of other...more

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What to expect from the FCA Test Case appeal to the Supreme Court

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On 16 November all eyes will turn to the Supreme Court as a 4-day hearing commences to determine the appeals of the FCA, the Hiscox Action Group, and six of the original eight insurers who were party to the FCA’s Test Case. ...more

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Further encouragement from the English courts to pursue international disputes there

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The recent decision of the English Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe and others provides a further example of the willingness of the English courts to assume jurisdiction over cases which have very little...more

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