11/4/2025 5:33:48 PM Stability AI claims victory…. By Joanna Adcock The much anticipated judgment in Getty v Stability AI has today (4 November 2025) been handed down with Stability AI claiming victory...
10/23/2025 3:46:01 PM Position marks under pressure: Adidas loses appeal in Thom Browne stripe dispute By Georgie Barrow The Court of Appeal has delivered another setback to Adidas in its long-running trademark battle with fashion designer Thom Browne,...
9/12/2025 4:24:25 PM Llama drama: charity dispute settled over £1.9m estate By Emma Sinclair A recent High Court ruling has resolved a contentious legal battle over the £1.9m estate of Candia Midworth, a llama enthusiast from...
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....