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.
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly includes two important construction-related decisions, as well as a Brexit-related jurisdiction issue and a refusal of remote witness evidence.
A maritime flavour to this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, with cases on tonnage limitation and cargo damage, as well as decisions on state immunity and formation of an oral contract.
Welcome back to Commercial Disputes Weekly. In our post-holiday edition, we look at cases on sanctions, adjudication, arbitration, jurisdiction and bankruptcy.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider a key decision of the UK Supreme Court in relation to litigation funding, as well as judgments on security for costs in investment arbitration, natural justice in adjudication and the rejection of ClientEarth’s challenge to Shell.
Commercial Disputes Weekly will now be taking a break and will return on Tuesday 5 September 2023.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we discuss a rare case of the English courts refusing enforcement of a foreign arbitration award. We also consider decisions on arbitration enforcement, a stay for alternative dispute resolution, sanctions and set off in an aviation lease.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we discuss decisions on the duty of care of a building designer, a charterer’s obligation to pay for underwater cleaning, interpretation of a notice period and the interplay of a court disclosure order and German data protection laws.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we discuss decisions on the duty of care of a building designer, a charterer’s obligation to pay for underwater cleaning, interpretation of a notice period and the interplay of a court disclosure order and German data protection laws.
The cases in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly show the English court’s supportive role, in respect of party autonomy in contract, choice of jurisdiction clauses, security for costs in arbitration and international conventions.
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly considers two examples of how not to approach settlement of a dispute, a demonstration of when a worldwide freezing order may be varied and the English courts’ ongoing efforts to deal with the significant number of post lockdown insurance cases.