Recent court decisions have signaled the English courts’ willingness to embrace multi-claimant litigation and to broaden the types of questions decided on a collective basis. These developments have led UK-based plaintiffs’...more
Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2019] EWCA Civ 449 -
Synopsis -
Obligations of confidentiality arising under a foreign legal system do not automatically entitle a party litigating in England to withhold documents from...more
4/9/2019
/ Appeals ,
Application of Foreign Laws ,
Banks ,
Burden of Proof ,
Confidential Documents ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Criminal Liability ,
Customer Information ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Document Productions ,
HM Treasury ,
International Litigation ,
Iran ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Privacy Laws ,
Redacted Documents ,
Request for Production ,
Trial Court Orders ,
UK
The English High Court has ruled that Brexit cannot be used as a reason to terminate a contract on the grounds of frustration. While the judgment concerned the effects of Brexit on a commercial lease, it reaches further than...more
3/7/2019
/ Assignment of Rents (AOR) ,
Assumption of the Risk ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Termination ,
EU ,
European Medicines Agency (EMA) ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Landlords ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Subletting ,
Supervening Illegality ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The English court rules have long allowed a non-party to litigation to access and obtain copies of certain key documents in court proceedings, such as statements of case (including the claim form, particulars of claim,...more
At present there is no right to damages if an insurer in the UK takes an unreasonable period to settle a claim. Late payment of claims can create genuine hardship for an insured. This could all be set to change from 4 May...more
UK Supreme Court clarifies effect of aggregation wording: AIG Europe Limited v Woodman -
In a long awaited judgment, which will affect all organisations with professional indemnity insurance, the Supreme Court has...more