Christopher Richards
Gowling WLG
Articles
Cryptoassets - High Court permits service of proceedings exclusively by NFT
United Kingdom - February 16 2023 On 13 January 2023, the High Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Osbourne v Persons Unknown and others [2023] EWHC 39 (KB). In what…
Settling disputes: Settling "all claims" includes unknown claims related to fraud
USA - January 26 2023 In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal ruled that an agreement for the settlement of "all and any claims" extended to unknown claims based on…
Good faith obligations - Context is everything
United Kingdom - November 4 2022 In a judgment with potentially far-reaching implications, the Court of Appeal has given a restrictive reading of the scope of an express duty of good…
Arbitration Act - consultation launched on proposed reforms
United Kingdom - September 27 2022 The Law Commission has just launched a consultation on its provisional proposals for reforming the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act), designed to ensure…
Words matter - Excluding liability for wasted expenditure
United Kingdom - June 22 2022 In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal considered the proper construction of a clause that excluded liability for, among other things, "loss of…
