On 5 October 2022, the English Supreme Court handed down its decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others.
This (as described by Lady Justice Arden) “momentous” decision principally concerns whether directors are under...more
10/11/2022
/ Board of Directors ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Creditors ,
Dividends ,
Environmental Liability ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insolvency ,
Priority Debt ,
Shareholders ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
In February 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another [2021] UKSC 3. The decision clarifies the position in relation to the liability of UK parent companies...more
On 15 January 2021, judgment was handed down in the leapfrog appeal heard by the Supreme Court in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to the responsiveness of business interruption insurance...more
2/1/2021
/ Appeals ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Contract Claims ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
UK Supreme Court