On-Site Review: 2024 in Perspective16 December 2024
Many in the construction and development sectors will be approaching this year’s holiday season breathing a sigh of relief and hoping for a well-earned break.
Many in the construction and development sectors will be approaching this year’s holiday season breathing a sigh of relief and hoping for a well-earned break.
In this article, Sarah Ellington and Lauren Satill discuss the incoming failure to prevent fraud offence and its application to sustainability-related claims.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we look at cases dealing with fraud, jurisdiction, privilege and disclosure issues.
In the recent case of My Contracts Ltd v 74 Hamilton Terrace Freehold Ltd [2024] EWHC 2896 (TCC), the TCC dealt with time restraints for parties to issue notifications under the 2016 JCT Design and Build Contract.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider a rarely used provision of the Arbitration Act 1996, as well as interpretation of a dispute resolution provision, negligent surveyors and the appropriate considerations where a claimant has served particulars of claim late.
Australia and the UAE’s recent trade agreement has a particular focus on facilitating and promoting investment. This article examines what opportunities this presents for investors in those markets.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider the immovables rule versus insolvency, as well as consent to assignment, termination of a construction contract and jurisdiction for a share ownership dispute.
In this article, Aris Moschopoulos and Ioanna Gavriiloglou discuss the recent decision in Stournaras Stylianos Monoprosopi Epe v Maersk A/S that extends the duty of care on carriers in relation to representations made by third parties on bills of lading.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider maritime cases on sanctions and time bars, as well as restrictions on enforcement of foreign judgments for multiple damages and insurers’ rights to contribution.
AGC were awarded circa THB95m in damages.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 38, holding that both the Hague Rules and the Hague Visby Rules’ one year time bars apply to claims for misdelivery occurring after discharge.
In this article, Nikki Chu, Archit Dhir and Fawwaz Ahmed discuss the decision in Augusta Energy SA v Top Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd, where the English Commercial Court granted interim anti-suit relief against Nigerian proceedings that had been commenced in breach of an English court jurisdiction agreement.