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Commercial Litigation Round-Up – Dec 2024
December 20, 2024
Catch up on important legal developments in the past 4 months.
Court confirms states may not rely on sovereign immunity to oppose registration of ICSID awards
December 13, 2024
Our International Arbitration team have written a briefing note discussing a much anticipated English Court of Appeal judgment.
International Arbitration Report: Issue 22 out now
December 10, 2024
The latest version of our International Arbitration Report produced by the global International Arbitration team has just been released.
High Court compels use of ADR prior to detailed assessment of costs
December 06, 2024
Discussing the recent judgment in Elphicke v Times Media Ltd [2024] EWHC 2595 (KB).
TR v Land Hessen – DPA not obliged to fine under the GDPR
November 29, 2024
Reviewing the recent decision in TR v Land Hessen (C‑768/21).
Global Investigations podcast: Episode 5
November 27, 2024
A discussion on the rise in investigations across the Middle East and the increasingly rigorous and pro-active enforcement appetite of the regulators.
Clarification on specific performance and damages assessment in cryptocurrency loan dispute
November 19, 2024
Discussing the recent decision in Southgate v Graham [2024] EWHC 1692 (Ch).
A tale of three cities: Why parties should specify the governing law of their arbitration agreement
November 13, 2024
Our international arbitration team, in conjunction with Turkish law firm Pekin Bayar Mizrah, have written an article discussing the importance of specifying the governing law of an arbitration agreement and the approach taken by different courts to determining the governing law.
Securities litigation: High Court clarifies meaning of ‘reliance’ in s90A Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
November 08, 2024
Discussing the recent High Court judgment in Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust & Ors v Barclays Plc [2024] EWHC 2710 (Ch).
Failure to prevent fraud: UK government today publishes important guidance on the new offence
November 06, 2024
The UK government has today published its long-awaited guidance to organisations on the new offence of failure to prevent fraud and confirmed the offence will be in force from 1 September 2025.