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Hammon v. UCL: Group Litigation Order Denied in Favour of English Court’s Case Management Powers

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In David Hammon and Others v. University College London, the High Court of Justice found that the threshold requirements for making a group litigation order (GLO) had been met but decided that the court’s general case...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 19 February 2024

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: HMRC lifetime...more

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Pensions in Dispute - Pensions in Dispute - February 2024

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Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration and trustees update their knowledge and understanding. This briefing highlights recent...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 12 February 2024

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: TPR report on...more

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Looking Forward - the future of (compulsory) ADR in business disputes and the impact of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil

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Considered as a cheaper, quicker and less stressful mode of dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) is no longer seen as an “alternative”, and indeed has been re-named “NDR” (negotiated dispute resolution)...more

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Collective Settlement of Mass Claims: an Opportunity for Innovation

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The question of how to resolve mass torts is one that occupies the minds of all modern commercial litigators. Whether those mass torts involve personal injury or the mis-selling of financial products, resolution is a subject...more

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Disputes in Focus: Quick Q&A on group claims

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There are various ways in the English High Court to bring a claim, including as a group or representative action. Historically they have been underused but that is changing. Businesses are becoming increasingly interested in...more

Jones Day

JONES DAY TALKS®: Class Actions Worldview Guide: Part 1–The United States and European Union

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Although class actions have been common in the United States for decades, they have not been as widely used in the rest of the world. The situation and risks remain in flux, however, as more countries have renewed momentum to...more

Dechert LLP

Recent English Law Developments Invite Mass Tort and Other Multi-Claimant Litigation

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Recent court decisions have signaled the English courts’ willingness to embrace multi-claimant litigation and to broaden the types of questions decided on a collective basis. These developments have led UK-based plaintiffs’...more

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Litigation 'Top Tips'

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The Bank of England has forecast that the UK economy will be entering into a recession in late 2022, with the economic contraction expected to last for just over a year, followed by a period of weak growth. Statistics from...more

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Setback for defendants in international environmental group claims

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The judgment of the Court of Appeal on 8 July in Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Limited [2022] confirms once again the difficulties faced by UK defendants in bringing international environmental tort...more

Hogan Lovells

English court disclosure pilot made permanent

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From 1 October 2022, the disclosure pilot in the Business and Property Courts will become a permanent part of the court rules as Practice Direction 57AD. The Practice Direction will apply to all existing and new proceedings...more

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The English court permits service of proceedings by NFT

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In a recent innovative ruling, the English High Court has granted permission for a claim to be served on a defendant by non-fungible token (NFT), embracing blockchain technology and taking a pragmatic view on the most...more

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Depositions in the United Kingdom Post-Covid

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The U.K. re-opened earlier this year, leaving very few Covid-19 restrictions still in place. What does this mean for U.S. attorneys and their U.K. depositions?...more

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The Wagatha Christie trial – was litigation the right option?

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I have very little interest in footballers, their wives and girlfriends, or who said what about whom on social or mainstream media....more

Morgan Lewis

Latest Changes to Disclosure Pilot Scheme in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales

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Over the last 18 months, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales have been running the Disclosure Pilot Scheme. Since its inception, this scheme has undergone a series of tweaks and amendments and the latest...more

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High Court upholds privilege claim, despite “deceptive” litigation tactics

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A recent High Court appeal decision in Ahuja Investments Limited v (1) Victorygame Limited and (2) Surjit Singh Pandher has permitted a creative, yet deceptive, litigation strategy by a claimant seeking to withhold...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

UK Supreme Court Decisions in Unwired Planet V Huawei and Hauwei V. Conversant

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On August 26, 2020, the United Kingdom Supreme Court handed down its unanimous combined decision in the cases of Unwired Planet v. Huawei and Huawei v. Conversant. Both cases involved questions of: 1. Whether the...more

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2020 Summer review M&A legal and market developments

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We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more

Hogan Lovells

Summary note on disclosure in civil proceedings

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Disclosure orders - Disclosure involves parties to litigation identifying and making available to each other (unless privileged) relevant documents in their control, in accordance with a court order. ...more

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Disclosure of documents in civil proceedings in England and Wales (UPDATED)

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Disclosure - "Disclosure" is the term given to the stage of the litigation procedure when each party may be required to collect and review documents potentially relevant to the dispute and then state to the other parties...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

COVID-19 UK: Litigation – English civil courts remain committed to administering justice during the pandemic – Update

Remote trials - In Re Blackfriars Ltd, the High Court rejected arguments that the restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 crisis were sufficient reason to adjourn a five-week trial. The trial, which is scheduled...more

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COVID-19: UK Civil Dispute Resolution Continues — Status Update

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Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, dispute resolution carries on. Read on for a summary of the current (as of 26 March) arrangements in English and Welsh courts, two of the main arbitration institutions, one of the...more

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COVID-19 UK: Litigation – Will English courts take a flexible approach to litigation time limits during the COVID-19 outbreak? –...

On 23 March 2020, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) published the following update concerning time limits and extensions of time during the COVID-19 outbreak...more

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Disclosure Pilot Round-Up: “The Three Cs – Cooperation, Confidentiality, and Control”

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After a dearth of decisions in the early months of the Disclosure Pilot, judges have begun lining up to add to the growing body of commentary on best practice for litigants. Our overview of PD 51U’s (no-longer-new) rules can...more

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