Mayer Brown | United Kingdom | 25 Jan 2023
In a case about the termination of two shipbuilding contracts, one of the legal issues discussed was whether six insurance bonds operated as "on…
Watson Farley & Williams | United Kingdom | 15 Nov 2022
The Commercial Court has illustrated how to manage a case where one of the parties is subject to sanctions and unable to pay…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 10 Nov 2022
On 16 September 2022, the English Commercial Court delivered its judgment in EGF v HVF, HWG, TOM, DCK, HRY [2022] EWHC 2470 (Comm) in respect of a…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom, USA | 7 Nov 2022
The Court of Appeal has held, by a majority, that a shipowner was not entitled to rely on a force majeure clause in a shipping contract where its…
Osborne Clarke | United Kingdom | 19 Oct 2022
As interest rates in the UK start to climb, parties are increasingly focused on the amount of interest that they can claim in relation to their…
Clyde & Co LLP | United Arab Emirates | 21 Sep 2022
The MOJ Letter referred to the English case of Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v Puri (2020) EWHC 75 (QB) (Lenkor), in which the English High Court…
Mayer Brown | United Kingdom | 30 Aug 2022
On 29 July 2022, the Commercial Court handed down its decision in Al Mana Lifestyle Trading LLC & Ors v United Fidelity Insurance Company PSC & Ors…
RPC | United Kingdom | 12 Jul 2022
The Commercial Court has held a litigation funder to be jointly and severally liable for the defendants' costs from a date prior to the litigation funding agreement and despite the involvement of other funders in The ECU Group plc v HSBC Bank Plc & ors. The court has a broad discretion when making costs orders and, in doing so, will consider what outcome is just in all the circumstances.
Stewarts | United Kingdom | 23 May 2022
The facts of Invest Bank v El-Husseini & others [2022] EWHC 894 (Comm) are complex, and the matter spans several jurisdictions. In essence, the…
Twenty Essex | United Kingdom | 5 May 2022
In a reserved judgment handed down on 11 April 2022 in PJSC National Bank Trust v Mints and others [2022] EWHC 871 (Comm), Mr Justice Foxton…