19 Nov, 2024 Spyware, sovereignty and state immunity: Landmark ruling in Shehabi v Kingdom of Bahrain By Miranda Joseph In the recent case of Shehabi v Kingdom of Bahrain[1], the Court of Appeal addressed whether a foreign state, whose agents remotely...
07 Nov, 2024 Guidance on the New Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud under the ECCTA 2023 By Miranda Joseph Yesterday, the Home Office issued new guidance on the offence of “failure to prevent fraud,” introduced under the Economic Crime and...
01 Nov, 2024 Uncertainty continues in the litigation funding market By Michael Frisby Funders had hoped that the uncertainty caused by last summer’s Paccar decision in the Supreme Court would be removed when the Litigation...
03 Oct, 2024 Undue influence: Oliver v Oliver By Jennifer Doggett It is a rare occurrence when the court determines that a will should be overturned, having found that undue influence has been exercised...
02 Oct, 2024 Forfeiture: planning to make a killing? Think again By Jennifer Doggett The recent case of Leeson v McPherson serves as a reminder of the melancholy importance of the Forfeiture Act 1982, which prevents those...
30 Aug, 2024 Founder's family denied profit share on sale of Valderrama golf course By Deliya Meylanova At the end of July, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment against Carlos Ortiz-Patino on his appeal from a High Court judgment in...
05 Aug, 2024 Double trouble for the FCA and the FRCC By Miranda Joseph A senior executive at The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reportedly behaved in an “aggressive, unpleasant and bullying” way...
31 Jul, 2024 Azure we under attack? Microsoft confirms cyber-attack behind latest incident By James Evison Another large scale power outage for Microsoft products occurred 30 July 2024, only two weeks after the CrowdStrike incident on 19 July...
29 Jul, 2024 Outage outrage: CrowdStrike’s glitch sparks litigation concerns By James Evison The recent CrowdStrike outage on 19 July 2024 caused havoc across the world, leading to significant disruption across a host of...
26 Jul, 2024 The Law Commission consultation on Contempt of Court: What is it about and why does it matter? By Katie Philipson On 9 July 2024 the Law Commission published its consultation on the law of Contempt of Court. The law as it stands today covers all...
19 Jun, 2024 Arbitration first or insolvency? By Catherine Penny An important decision on the “boundary issue” between arbitration and insolvency came out this week. One that has troubled me in the...
25 Apr, 2024 Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding By Michael Frisby The government reaction to the Supreme Court decision in PACCAR continues to unfold (note our previous articles here and here). In...