ClientEarth v Shell: A reality check for climate activist litigation? By , Sarah Crowther, Laura Berry Climate activists have received a significant setback following the rejection of the landmark…
Green claims, advertising and consumer protection – a stricter approach? By Laura Berry, In the midst of increased public debate over environmental issues and climate change, regulatory…
Climate change litigation: increased activity from the activists By Laura Berry, There has been a surge in climate change litigation activity, particularly on the part of activist…
FCA’s proposals to clamp down on greenwashing By Laura Berry, Mathew Rutter, It has been clear for some time that the FCA is stepping up its enforcement strategy and…
Climate change litigation – where does the UK stand in the rising tide of cases? By Laura Berry, From the war on plastic showcased in David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II to disruptive street…
FINANCE SECTOR PRESSED FOR CREDIBLE TRANSITION PLANS By Mathew Rutter, Laura Berry The World Leaders Summit is now over…
Competition Appeals Tribunal grants Collective Proceedings Order in Trucks Litigation By Laura Berry, On 8 June, in the latest instalment of the long-running “Trucks Litigation”, the Competition…
Cartel claims after Brexit – changes, implications and predictions By Laura Berry, In December 2020 we explored the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Merricks vs…
Supreme Court clarifies arbitrator bias test and arbitrators' duty of disclosure By Laura Berry, , On 27 November 2020, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Halliburton Company v Chubb…
Mastercard vs. Merricks – a landmark step closer to US-style class actions By , Laura Berry Introduction In December 2020, after a long wait for interested parties, the Supreme Court…
Banking & Finance Disputes Update - June 2018 By Jonathan Brogden, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
Carney and Parmar – further comfort for banks facing mis-selling claims, and a word of warning about witness evidence By Laura Berry The two recent High Court decisions in Carney & others v NM Rothschild & Sons and Parmar…
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on No Oral Modification clauses By Laura Berry, Pippa Ellis The Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business…
Banking & Finance Disputes Update - May 2018 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry, DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - March 2017 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
SFO continues crack down on Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes with investigation into Ethical Forestry Limited's alleged fraudulent scheme By Laura Berry The SFO announced this month that it has opened a criminal investigation into an alleged fraudulent…
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - February 2017 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
Court of Appeal confirms SFO's asset recovery powers in context of international corruption investigations By Laura Berry In Saleh v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, the Court of Appeal has upheld a Property Freezing…
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - January 2017 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
Court of Appeal upholds Financial List decision on applicability of Article 3(3) Rome Convention in interest rate swaps transactions By Laura Berry Banco Santander Totta SA v Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa SA & others
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - December 2016 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
International swaps and restitution – when can parties recover payments made under invalid or null and void swaps? By Laura Berry Dexia Crediop SpA v Commune di Prato In the latest in a series of disputes arising out of…
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - November 2016 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
High Court provides guidance on when occasional or one off lenders will be acting "by way of business" By Laura Berry In Newmafruit Farms Ltd v Alan Pither , the High Court has provided some useful guidance on the…
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - October 2016 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No 1 plc and another By Laura Berry Supreme Court holds, by a narrow majority, that Lloyds' ECNs are redeemable.
Banking & Finance Disputes Journal - July 2016 By Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis, Laura Berry DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
Financial List decision significantly narrows applicability of Article 3(3) Rome Convention in interest rate swaps transactions By Laura Berry In Banco Santander Totta SA v Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa SA & others , a decision…
Banking and Finance Disputes Update - February 2016 By Laura Berry, Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the…
BNY Mellon Corporate Ltd v LBG Capital No. 1 plc and another By Laura Berry Court of Appeal revisits interpretation of Lloyds enhanced capital notes and confirms approach to…
Thornbridge Limited v Barclays Bank Plc: Court confirms Bank has no advisory duty in agreeing interest rate swap By Laura Berry In yet another decision that will provide comfort to financial institutions, the High Court has…
Alert: BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital By Laura Berry, Jonathan Brogden Court confirms approach to interpretation of Lloyds' enhanced capital notes trust deed, and…
Kolassa: Which Court has Jurisdiction in Prospectus Liability Cases? By Laura Berry Earlier this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered a significant…
Kolassa: Significant CJEU ruling on jurisdiction in prospectus liability claim By Laura Berry Earlier this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered a significant…