8/7/2025 8:52:13 AM Recognition for nature: River Test granted legal rights – what it means for commercial stakeholders By Andrew Quick On 23 July 2025, Test Valley Borough Council formally recognised the River Test (a globally rare chalk stream) as possessing “intrinsic...
7/31/2025 3:40:59 PM Arbitration Act 2025: new legislation comes into force on 1 August 2025 By Catherine Penny Lorna Sleave The government has published regulations confirming that the long-awaited Arbitration Act 2025 will come into force on 1 August 2025....
6/30/2025 3:53:29 PM Hague 2019 comes into force: A new era for cross-border judgment enforcement By Catherine Penny Miranda Joseph Joanna Charter From tomorrow, 1 July 2025, the UK formally joins the ranks of contracting states to the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the...
6/20/2025 9:47:35 AM Stevens & Bolton at LIDW 2025: Key insights and thank you to our partners By Miranda Joseph London International Disputes Week 2025 brought together global experts tackling pressing challenges in dispute resolution, arbitration,...
6/6/2025 12:39:45 PM Reasons to be hopeful/Основания для оптимизма By Deliya Meylanova There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Statistics in relation to litigation, like others, are potentially misleading: so many...
5/23/2025 5:25:56 PM Flavours of fraud, and how to fight them By Deliya Meylanova As civil litigators we frequently deal with business-related claims involving dishonesty. These fall broadly into two categories – those...
5/2/2025 12:36:46 PM Common-law derivative claim not permitted to proceed since wrongdoers do not control the company By Deliya Meylanova Philip Embiricos-Coumoundouros, described a Greek shipping legend, died peacefully at his home on 20 November 2021. However, the...
5/1/2025 3:40:47 PM England and Wales: a premier international jurisdiction amidst European challenges By Miranda Joseph A recent article in the national press[1] highlights how European jurisdictions are facing mounting challenges, from budget restrictions...
4/22/2025 9:20:42 AM “Georgian Dream” party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili escapes extortion claim By Deliya Meylanova The court has set aside orders permitting service outside England and Wales on a number of Georgian defendants including Mr Ivanishvili....
4/7/2025 2:13:25 PM APP fraud: Duties of recipient bank By Deliya Meylanova APP (authorised push payment) fraud continues to be a huge criminal enterprise. This type of fraud, where the perpetrator is unknown,...
3/10/2025 3:20:05 PM Settlement and strategy: High Court considers admissibility of settlement terms in the case of Adnan Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd and Ismael Abdela Mohammed By Freya MacCormack Miranda Joseph The High Court of Justice recently addressed the admissibility of settlement details in the case of Adnan Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd and...
2/20/2025 10:39:14 PM Moth-er of all vermin By Deliya Meylanova Judgment was handed down last week in the misrepresentation claim concerning a clothes-moth infestation at a £32.5m West London home,...