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Failure to prevent fraud: What should you be doing before September?

April 16, 2025

Andrew Reeves Stuart Neely Katie Stephen Hannah McAslan-Schaaf David Harris Emily Smith Claudia Van Gruisen

Posted in Fraud

Our NRF team provide insight into the forthcoming UK failure to prevent fraud offence.

Shareholder litigation: A round-up of interesting developments

April 08, 2025

Antony Corsi Ruth Cowley Claire Irwin Andrew Judkins

Posted in Capital markets Group action litigation Privilege and disclosure Procedural

Our team discusses several interesting and significant judgments and developments in shareholder litigation, relating to both substantive law and procedural issues.

Supply chain liability: Court of Appeal allows claims against UK companies for alleged forced labour by Malaysian supplier to be heard in English courts

April 04, 2025

Stuart Neely Lise Smit

Posted in Business and human rights Environmental and social governance Governing law and jurisdiction Group action litigation Procedural

Discussing the recent decision in Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1564

Limitations to Ralli Bros rule on illegality at place of performance

April 02, 2025

James Lockwood Adam Sanitt Scott Speirs Tudor Plapcianu

Posted in Commodities Governing law and jurisdiction

Discussing the recent case of Litasco SA v Banque El Amana SA [2025] EWHC 312 (Comm)

High Court refuses anti-suit injunction seeking to stop pre-emptive challenge to arbitration award

April 01, 2025

Holly Stebbing Paul Stothard Joseph Bentley

Posted in Governing law and jurisdiction Procedural

Our team considers the recent decision in Star Hydro Power Limited v National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited [2024] EWHC 3258 (Comm).

High Court rules that "reasonable endeavours" did not save an agreement to agree

March 26, 2025

Amy Joan Armitage India Furse

Posted in Contractual interpretation Procedural

Discussing the recent decision in Salem & Anor v Salem & Ors [2024] EWHC 3311 (Ch)

Civil Fraud Update Spring 2025

March 19, 2025

Harriet Jones-Fenleigh James Lockwood Adam Sanitt Jonathan Hawkins Rahul Mansigani Emily Smith Alasdair Marshall

Posted in Cryptoassets Fraud FinTech Investigations White collar crime

Focusing on key cases, developments and hot topics to help in-house counsel to stay up to date.

Litigation privilege applied to witness interviews conducted by administrators

March 19, 2025

Emma Houldsworth

Posted in Privilege and disclosure Procedural

Discussing the recent decision in NMC Health PLC (in Administration) v Ernst & Young LLP [2024] EWHC 2905 (Comm)

Oral contracts and quantum meruit claims

March 14, 2025

Amy Joan Armitage Sarah Gosling Madeline Rose Hallwright

Posted in Contractual interpretation

Discussing the recent decision in H&P Advisory Limited v Barrick Gold (Holdings) Limited in which Norton Rose Fulbright represented the Defendant.

High Court implies contractual duty on lender to act in good faith when considering a borrower’s request to grant security and dispose of assets

March 10, 2025

Rebecca Oliver James Lockwood Harriet Jones-Fenleigh