Following the second reading of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill in the House of Lords on April 15th, there is a shared acknowledgment among the House of the significance of maintaining and protecting...more
English courts will seek to determine the objective meaning of a contractual provision when a dispute as to its interpretation arises. The starting point is the ordinary meaning of the words in the agreement but as and when...more
On 30 November 2020, the UK High Court handed down judgment in the relief phase of the case of Otello Corporation ASA v. Moore Freres & Company LLC and Last Lion Holdings Limited (BL-2018-000840).
Dorsey & Whitney advised...more
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and the related lock-downs, many businesses will find that counterparties owe them fixed obligations, for example debt payments, but say that they are unable to fulfill these...more
As the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to grow, many businesses are faced with unprecedented challenges.
As businesses struggle economically, they may face pressure from their contractual counterparties...more
A recent Court of Appeal case, Allen t/a David Allen Chartered Accountants v Pollock and Anr [2020] EWCA Civ 258, has considered the liability that can arise where one business poaches an employee from a rival business, in...more
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn are impacting businesses worldwide. Many deals and transactions that were under negotiation in the period leading up to the current health crisis are now falling...more
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption across the globe with governments implementing a variety of measures, including travel restrictions, nationwide lockdowns and the cancellation of large-scale...more