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The 2019 Hague Convention: A Case To Litigate, Instead Of Arbitrate, Cross-border Disputes?

The Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the "2019 Hague Convention") was ratified...

Worldwide Litigation

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Burness Paull

The Shareholder Rule – Previously On Life Support, And Now Gone

The "Shareholder Rule", a principle of the law of England and Wales which has been applied for nearly 140 years, appears to have finally been abolished, only months after it was effectively put on life- support.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Burness Paull

Valuation Negligence (Bratt v Jones)

Property Disputes analysis: In Bratt v Jones, the Court of Appeal reaffirmed that to establish negligence against a valuer, the claimant must demonstrate both that the valuation fell outside the applicable...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 54: Hopcraft Special Edition

In this SPECIAL EDITION of our banking litigation podcast, we consider the Supreme Court's much-anticipated judgment in Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Section 28: The Increasing Use Of Pre-Recorded Evidence In Criminal Trials

United Kingdom Criminal

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Carson Kaye

Juries On Trial – An Appraisal Of The Independent Review Of The Criminal Courts

United Kingdom Litigation

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Carson Kaye

Why Was Emma Watson Banned From Driving?

United Kingdom Transport

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Carson Kaye

Need To Know: Settlements And Alternative Dispute Resolution

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Supreme Court Reaffirms Stringent Standards For Fiduciaries

United Kingdom Litigation

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CANDEY

The Business Impacts Of The U.K. Motor Finance Ruling (Video)

United Kingdom Transport

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AlixPartners

The Scope Of Title Protection In Cross-Media Use – The "Nie Wieder Keine Ahnung" Case

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Maucher Jenkins

Judge Wrong To Refuse Permission To Amend And Relief From Sanction For Late Cost Budget (Right Support Management Limited V The London Borough Of Hillingdon)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

High Court Permits Documents Obtained Via Norwich Pharmacal Order To Be Used Against Disclosing Bank In Related APP Fraud Claim

United Kingdom Criminal

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Law Update: 2 - 8 August 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 15: Moving On Up… (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

In Conversation… Geopolitical Disruption And The Future Of Work, What Does This Mean For Employers? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

AI In Healthcare: Why Compliance Can't Afford To Fall Behind

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

Motor Finance Commissions: Implications And Outcomes

The Supreme Court judgment in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance addresses the lawfulness of undisclosed...

United Kingdom Finance

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Browne Jacobson

Case Comment On Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick [2025] EWHC 91 (Comm)

On 22 January 2025, Mr Justice Henshaw handed down a 429-page judgment in one of the longest-running and most high-profile cases in the Commercial Court, Arcadia v Bosworth, Hurley & Kelbrick.

United Kingdom Criminal

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CANDEY

UK Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Ruling In The Motor Finance Commissions Litigation

On 1 August 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered its much anticipated judgment on the appeal from the Court of Appeal's decision in the UK motor finance commission litigation...

United Kingdom Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Supreme Court Ruling In Hopcraft v Wrench And Johnson v FirstRand Bank

On 1 August 2025, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd and Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Ltd – reported together as [2025] UKSC 33.

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Supreme Court Quashes LIBOR And EURIBOR Convictions: Implications For Financial Crime Enforcement

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Strict Fiduciary Profit Rule In Rukhadze v Recovery Partners

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Supreme Court Confirms Insolvency Law Extends To Assets Moved Through Companies (6 August 2025)

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Supreme Court Issues Its Decision In Hopcraft Motor Finance Commission Appeal

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Upholds Invalidity Of AstraZeneca's Compound Patent And Clarifies The Standard Of Plausibility

United Kingdom IP

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A&O Shearman

Commission Not Impossible: No Bribery Or Fiduciary Breach In Car Finance Commission Case

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

The Football Governance Act – What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Injuncted! UK Court Of Appeal Closes The Door On Pre-emptive "Full-throated" Attack In Foreign Jurisdiction Against A London-seated Arbitral Award

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supreme Court Decision In Hopcraft Motor Finance Commission Appeal – Key Implications For Financial Services Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

Government pension plans, state endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds and other arms of sovereign states are often investors in funds which borrow under subscription credit facilities.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

The Football Governance Act – What You Need To Know

The purpose of the Football Governance Act is to "protect and promote the sustainability of English football". The Act seeks to do so in a variety of ways...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Injuncted! UK Court Of Appeal Closes The Door On Pre-emptive "Full-throated" Attack In Foreign Jurisdiction Against A London-seated Arbitral Award

The court reaffirms the English courts' exclusive supervisory jurisdiction over challenges to London-seated awards and clarifies the purpose and limits of the New York Convention...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supreme Court Decision In Hopcraft Motor Finance Commission Appeal – Key Implications For Financial Services Firms

The Supreme Court has allowed the lenders' appeal in part in its much-anticipated judgment relating to lender liability for the payment of third-party...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Motor Finance Cases | Supreme Court Judgment In Johnson, Wrench And Hopcraft

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Agreement With Open Price Clause Upheld By Court Of Appeal In KSY Juice Blends Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH

In KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH* [2025] EWCA Civ 760 the Court of Appeal reversed a High Court ruling that found an agreement where part of the price was to be fixed to be merely an agreement to agree-...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Perjury, Forgery, Freezers, And Mini-trials: How To Unravel The Mess

There is a piece of large scale litigation making its way through the Business List in the Chancery Division in which the Court will eventually have to grapple with allegations of arson, burner phones, and cloth-wrapped...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supreme Court Clarifies Remedies Available Against Dishonest Assistant For Breach Of A Constructive Trust

The Supreme Court has restored an order requiring a third party who dishonestly assisted a company director in making and then dissipating an unauthorised profit to pay equitable compensation equal to the amount...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Draws The Line On "Mini-trials" In Freezing Injunction Challenges – Mold Investments Limited v Holloway And Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 986

The Court of Appeal has handed down a significant judgment on the correct procedural approach where a defendant seeks to set aside a freezing order on the basis...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Court Of Appeal Considers Request For Extended Disclosure To Aid Policy Construction

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sector Update: Infraestructuras Y Contratación Pública | Nº 7 - Julio 2025

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Overturns Decision Refusing Order For Extended Disclosure To Aid Construction Of Insurance Policy

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 32: General Update (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Financial List Finds Claim For Declaratory Relief Brought By Ultimate Beneficial Owners Of Loan Notes Against Issuer Is Arguable

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Transparency And The UK Family Court – Where Are We Now (Again)?

United Kingdom Family

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Withers LLP

Rights To Light After Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

LIBOR Convictions Under Scrutiny: Tom Hayes And The Case For Malicious Prosecution (25 July 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

COVID-19 Claims Reinstated But Still Face Uphill Task (Edwards And Others v 2 Sisters Ltd Food Group Ltd)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Lost In Transcription: Incomplete Audio Evidence Thaws Freezing Injunction In Apollo XI Ltd v Nexedge Markets Ltd [2025] EWHC 1488 (KB)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

High Court Declines To Set Aside Order Giving Effect To Letter Of Request Despite Failure To Give Full And Frank Disclosure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beard v HMRC: Capital Dividends. A Triumph Of Form Over Substance?

United Kingdom Tax

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Putting Banks "On Inquiry" – Non-Commercial Lending To Couples

United Kingdom Finance

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Hunters

Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Standard Of Honesty Required By A Director When Complying With Section 172 Of The Companies Act 2006 ("the Act")

United Kingdom Litigation

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Enyo Law

FCA Enforcement Data 2024/2025 Unpacked

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 54: Hopcraft Special Edition

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Business Impacts Of The U.K. Motor Finance Ruling (Video)

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AlixPartners

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Academic Appeals (Video)

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IBB Law

UPC Unpacked: Special Edition (Video)

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