Competition disqualification: the court’s approach – Article by Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley was invited by the Journal of European Competition Law and Practice to discuss the High Court’s approach to competition disqualification proceedings following Re Property Group (2010) Ltd. This was the court’s first competition disqualification order and a case that Christopher was involved in, acting for the defendant. The article considers the judgment in Re Property Group, […]
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 […]
Favourite Cases: Salomon v Salomon – Video by Shantanu Majumdar KC
In this edition of Favourite Cases, Shantanu Majumdar KC explores the historic decision of the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon [1897] AC 22, a case concerning a Victorian leather merchant and his business arrangements, which continues to reflect the general rule that companies have separate legal personalities to their members, however few those […]
Video: ‘Parent company liability’ and ‘Misrepresentation: recent developments in banking litigation’ – Junior Programme: Commercial
During this Junior Programme: Commercial webinar, hosted by Poppy Rimington-Pounder and James Fagan, Poppy considers when a parent company may be found liable for the acts of its subsidiary, and considering the recent Supreme Court case of Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS) and another [2021] UKSC 3. James discusses developments in […]
Carmela De Sena v Joseph Notaro and others [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch)
On 1st May 2020 Judgment was given in Carmela De Sena v Joseph Notaro and others [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch). You can read the full judgment here. Dov Ohrenstein of Radcliffe Chambers (instructed by Andrew Perkins at Ashfords) represented Joseph Notaro and S Notaro Group in their successful defence to the Claim that had been brought […]
Are we all off to Russia? The Lugovoy Law and its impact on cross-border disputes involving sanctioned entities – Article by Steven Barrett
On 8 June 2020 the Arbitrazh Procedure Code of the Russian Federation was amended by Federal Law No. 171-FZ – known as the “Lugovoy Law”. That entered in to force on 19 June. It granted exclusive jurisdiction over disputes involving a relevant entity to the Russian Commercial Court. Steven Barrett explores its impact on cross-border […]
Video: Contracts, communication and mediation – Taking a collaborative approach to varying terms
Re Fourfront Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 3318 (Ch)
Christopher Buckley represented the successful applicants in Re Fourfront Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 3318 (Ch), the first application under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 for permission to act as a director where the disqualifications had been made as a result of a competition law investigation. The applicants were directors of the Fourfront Group, which admitted to […]
Three cases on contempt of court and what they mean for commercial fraud litigation – Article by Shantanu Majumdar KC
Recent weeks have seen a spate of decisions on contempt of court. Most are sentencing cases and thus of little general interest since they turn on their facts. However, three cases do raise issues of general principle which not infrequently arise in the commercial fraud context. In this article, Shantanu Majumdar KC discusses Andreewitch v […]
Helping your counterparties without risking your contractual rights – Article by Josh Lewison and Poppy Rimington-Pounder
In the current climate, many companies want to help commercial counterparties by temporarily varying the terms of their agreements. How can they do this without losing their legal rights, particularly if there is a risk of subsequent insolvency? In this article, Josh Lewison and Poppy Rimington-Pounder set out the options for businesses that want to […]
