WFW represents YieldStreet in successful court case against Lakhanis6 October 2020
The case – YS GM Marfin II LLC and Ors v Muhammad Ali Lakhani and Ors [2020] – provided helpful clarification on a number of aspects of the law of undue influence.
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Sins of the Father: can a guarantor avoid liability by claiming to have been under ‘undue influence’ of a family member?5 October 2020
This article examines a recent decision in which the Commercial Court in London clarified a number of aspects of the law of undue influence.
Noncomprehensive Sanctions: Venezuela, Global Magnitsky, Hong Kong30 September 2020
In the third of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article explores noncomprehensive sanctions, with a focus on Venezuela, the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Hong Kong.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 4529 September 2020
Find out how the English courts are applying the Bresco decision on adjudication and insolvency in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, along with a Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of “goodwill”, and comments from the Admiralty Registrar on procedure in Admiralty claims.
Void or Voidable? – The consequences of procedural irregularity in construction adjudication28 September 2020
This article examines the TCC’s recent confirmation that an adjudicator under the Scheme for Construction Contracts can only be appointed after a notice of adjudication has been served on the receiving party.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 4422 September 2020
Are communications with foreign in-house lawyers covered by privilege under English law? Can you amend a claim after trial? What happened in the FCA’s business interruption test case? Find out the answers to all this and more in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly.
London disputes lawyers discuss reflective loss in Law360 article16 September 2020
Rob Fidoe, Jack Moulder and Leah Alpren-Waterman feature in online legal news publication Law360.
US Sanctions 10116 September 2020
In the first of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article provides a general overview of said sanctions.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 4315 September 2020
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, an “unprecedented” case of “extraordinary” delay, a significant decision for the maritime sector and an important Court of Appeal judgment on imagining orders.
Over a barrel: What is reasonable in the exercise of contractual consent provisions?14 September 2020
This article examines the decision in Apache North Sea Ltd v INEOS FPS Ltd, where the English High Court has provided guidance on how contractual consent provisions are to be construed and applied.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 428 September 2020
Check out this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly for an important warning from the TCC on the importance of complying with the rules on adjudication set out in the Scheme for Construction Contracts, as well as cases on the scope of an auditor’s duty of care and the risks of preliminary issues trials.
LCIA embraces technology in update to Arbitration Rules7 September 2020
This article discusses the LCIA’s revised set of Arbitration Rules due to come into force on 1 October 2020.