In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider the English court’s jurisdiction to enforce foreign judgments, two challenges to freezing injunctions and whether the pandemic was a catastrophe for insurance purposes.
A trio of company law cases in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, considering breach of fiduciary duty, after the event insurance and the evidential burden of establishing a trust.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we discuss the Supreme Court’s reasons for granting an anti-suit injunction in support of a Paris arbitration, as well as decisions on agency, climate issues in planning permission and abusive proceedings.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider two cases in which the courts deal with the commercial fall-out of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as issues arising from agreements to jurisdiction for dispute resolution.
Back from our break, in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider decisions on damages, termination, bribery, relief from forfeiture and set off.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider whether a binding charter and guarantee resulted from an exchange of emails, as well as decisions on disclosure in foreign proceedings, abuse of process and interpretation of a settlement agreement.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at two maritime judgments upholding letters of indemnity and ‘pay to be paid’ clauses, enforcement of an adjudication decision and a positive ending to the long-running Takhar claim.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider the first decision by the Supreme Court on the meaning of “construction contract”, as well as judgments on agency, novation and interest provisions.
The cases discussed in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly illustrate the courts’ approach to interpretation both of statute and contractual terms, in the context of state immunity, protection of water rights, adjudication and loan agreements.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider whether a party could rely on its own breach to avoid a debt arising, as well as the governing law of interest on damages, the interplay of insolvency and arbitration and instructions in group litigation.
There is a construction and property focus to this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, with decisions on allocation from the Building Safety Fund, environmental impact assessments in planning permission and repudiation of a plumbing sub-contract. We also discuss interpretation of an investment participation agreement.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider decisions from courts at all levels dealing with issues relating to sanctions, arbitration enforcement, damages, leases and contract interpretation.