Junior Programme: Litigation – 26th September 2019
Our Junior Programme event taking place on Thursday 26th September 2019 will focus on litigation. Our Speakers are: Nicholas Macklam – Alternative Dispute Resolution Matthew Mills – Oh give it up! Disclosure in 2019 Timings 17:30 – Registration and networking 18:00 – Presentation and questions 19:00 – Drinks and further networking 20:30 – Close Junior Programme […]
The future of international commercial litigation post-Brexit
James Morgan KC was invited by PLC Magazine to comment on the impact of Brexit on international commercial litigation. Will London continue to be the international centre? Subscribers can read the piece here.
Impact of Brexit on commercial litigation and arbitration
James Morgan KC and Steven Barrett were invited by Legal Week to consider the impact that Brexit will have on commercial litigation. With the landscape now changed, could arbitration become more appealing? Subscribers can read the piece here.
Favourite Cases: Cummins v Bond – Article by Wendy Mathers
In this edition of Favourite Cases, Wendy Mathers tells the story of Cummins v Bond [1927] 1 Ch 167, a copyright case involving a spirit, a medium and the court’s jurisdiction over the afterlife. Wendy says: “Chancery law is wrongly seen by countless law students as boring, too often relating to dry and dusty settlements […]
Video: LIDW21 Member Hosted Event on Sanctions and Disputes
Earlier this month, Shantanu Majumdar KC chaired the ‘LIDW[21] member-hosted event: Sanctions and Disputes’ with Ben Wells of CANDEY, Artem Zhavoronkov of Borenius and Susan Leddy of Swiss Re. The presentation and discussion focused on the current issues in the world of economic sanctions with particular emphasis on the effect of sanctions on legal rights and proceedings to enforce them, including: Sanctions […]
Pengelly v Business Mortgage Finance 4 – Article by Steven Barrett
In a recent article for LexisPSL, Steven Barrett examined the decision in Pengelly v Business Mortgage Finance 4. The case has huge implications for anyone in Financial Services who pays or receives an undisclosed commission. Subscribers can read the article here.
Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd – Article by James Morgan KC
James Morgan KC acted for the successful second defendant in Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd [2020] EWHC 2073 (Comm), a novel economic loss case concerning whether a trust company procured a breach of contract by its subsidiary, or was vicariously liable for the acts of its employee, the […]
Lex Dominus v Panorama Magic
Lauren Kreamer acted for the successful Respondent in yesterday’s hearing in the High Court in Manchester, in an application for an interim injunction restraining the Respondent, Panorama Magic General Contracting LLC, the ultimate majority owner of Charlton Athletic Football Club, from selling its shares in the club’s parent company. The matter garnered significant public interest, resulting in […]
Out of time amendments – Article by Dov Ohrenstein
Dov Ohrenstein has written an article on the court’s approach to applications to amend claims outside of the relevant limitation period. You can read the article here. This article was first published in the April 2021 edition of Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Financial Law.
Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd [2020] EWHC 2073 (Comm)
James Morgan KC acted for the successful second defendant in Uavend Properties Inc v Adsaax Ltd & Vistra Trust (Singapore) PTE Ltd [2020] EWHC 2073 (Comm), a novel economic loss case concerning whether a trust company procured a breach of contract by its subsidiary, or was vicariously liable for the acts of its employee, the […]