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The English Court of Appeal decision in Toshiba Carrier may lead to more private antitrust actions in England

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 19 2012

Introduction A recent decision by the English Court of Appeal may lead to more private antitrust actions in England

State immunity

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 19 2012

In SerVaas Incorporated v. Rafidain Bank and others 2012 3 WLR 545, the UK Supreme Court considered the scope of a state’s immunity from execution of a judgment and provided helpful guidance in relation to the “commercial purpose” exception provided for in section 13(4) of the State Immunity Act 1978 (“the Act”

Determining a debtor’s COMI

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 19 2012

Should a German national (B) who owed a German Bank (the Bank) more than 3 million be allowed to take advantage of England’s debtor-friendly bankruptcy regime to erase his liabilities to the bank?

Contingency fees in England after April 2013

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 24 2012

Beginning in April 2013, lawyers in England will be permitted to recover fees from the damages awarded to their clients

Libellous tweets on Twitter

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 27 2012

In Cairns v Modi 2012 EWHC 756 (QB), the High Court considered a libel action by Chris Cairns, a former captain of the New Zealand cricket team, against Lalit Modi, the former Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier Cricket League

Disclosure of spouses’ emails

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 27 2012

In McKillen v Misland (Cyprus) Investments Ltd & Otrs 2012 EWHC 866 (Ch), the High Court dealt with the novel question of whether a party can be compelled to disclose emails sent or received by that party’s spouse at his or her request

UK Supreme Court rules on Lehman client money case

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 27 2012

In In the matter of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration) and In the matter of the Insolvency Act 1986 2012 UKSC 6, the Supreme Court considered another case in the long running fallout from the collapse of Lehman Brothers

The enforceability of “best endeavours” clauses

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 27 2012

Clauses requiring parties to use ‘best’ or ‘reasonable’ endeavours are common place in commercial contracts

Sovereign immunity

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom, USA
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January 8 2012

Could an affiliate of a New York-based hedge fund seize Argentina’s assets in Britain using a $284 million U.S. court judgment it had against the South American nation?

Rubenstein v. HSBC Bank Plc. 2011

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 21 2011

A recent decision in the High Court illustrates the challenges facing Claimants in financial products misselling cases in the English Court

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