Rounding the year off in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly with the application of an insurance war exclusion for a WWII bomb, whether a river bed counts as land and the incorporation of an arbitration agreement into a barter arrangement.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at adjudication, anti-suit injunctions, debt priorities and land registration.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider the question of jurisdiction in adjudication, whether courts can stay proceedings and order parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution, the lawfulness of the London Metal Exchange’s actions and a prohibition on assignment.
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly contains reminders of the need for clear contract drafting, as well as considering whether there was apparent bias following a judge’s speech and when a Master’s negligence gives a shipowner a defence to breach of charterer’s orders.
The cases in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly provide detailed interpretations of sanctions and landlord and tenant legislation, as well as the importance of the factual matrix in contract interpretation.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider contractor claims on a construction project, tax fraud, interpretation of a MAC clause and payment into court in a sanctions dispute.
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly considers three cases looking at different issues of jurisdiction and a further case that highlights the importance of contractual clarity as to when obligations terminate.
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly considers an arbitration award obtained by fraud, the appropriate forum for a claim of forced labour in Malaysia and two decisions involving attempts to resist enforcement of security for financing.
Back from a break, this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly looks at decisions on sanctions, the ongoing M/T Prestige saga and the grant of anti-suit injunctions to prevent breach of arbitration agreements.
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly looks at a range of issues, including apparent bias in adjudication, time bars in PPI claims, equitable compensation and the impact of an invalid CFA.
CDW will now take a short break and return on Tuesday 24 October 2023.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at jurisdiction issues arising from Brexit and breach of agreements by commencing proceedings in Russia. We also consider when a bank is put on notice of undue influence.
The cases covered in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly are clear examples of the importance of the English court’s supportive role for arbitration and overseas courts.
