Banking and finance dispute resolution By Jonathan Brogden For the latest news and comment on banking and finance disputes.
Climate Change By Simon Konsta Organisations are facing ever-increasing ‘climate change’ demands from government, regulators, customers, shareholders and those they do business with. Complying with the growing web of environmental regulation and financial reporting obligations,…
GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Product Liability, Safety and Recall We have acted for clients in the majority of significant product liability cases that have been decided in the UK over the last 35 years, including the Whooping Cough and MMR Vaccine litigations and the Hepatitis C litigation. Our team advises…
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 groups, in just the last month. That seems set to continue, with claimants seeking to bring a range of novel and creative claims in order to push…
2023 and beyond: Emerging risks and legislation By Clarissa Coleman DAC Beachcroft has recently published over 140 predictions, in its “Informed Insurance” publication”, considering the opportunities and risks emerging for 2023 and beyond. Partners Duncan Strachan and Clarissa Coleman look at a small selection, …
Climate Change: The Future of the Energy Charter Treaty By Philip Mitchell The latest round of negotiations to modernise the Energy Charter Treaty (“ ECT ”) came to an end on 24 June 2022 1 . The 53 contracting parties arrived at a tentative agreement to modernise the ECT and bring it in line with its contracting parties’…
UAE Arbitration: Navigating Dubai's legal evolution By Clarissa Coleman The ongoing effects of Dubai Decree No. 34 (the "Decree") The announcement of the Decree nearly a year ago on 20 September 2021, took both Dubai and the wider arbitration community by surprise. The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre and the…
SQUIDs in! Scammers pull the rug on Netflix inspired token By Jonathan Brogden The anonymous creators behind the Squid Game inspired cryptocurrency have made off with an estimated £2.48m after performing a “rug pull” scam on investors. The project’s founders drew investors by relying on the rampant popularity of its namesake,…
Tipping the Scales – Supreme Court decides whether and if so when and how pressure in commercial relationships becomes unlawful By Jonathan Brogden In August 2021, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Pakistan International Airlines Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40/0142. The Court was tasked with assessing the ingredients of lawful act economic duress and specifically…
Digital Dispute Resolution Rules – a new way of resolving tech disputes? By Annabel Walker On 22 April 2021 the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, published new arbitration rules, the Digital Dispute Resolution Rules (the “ Rules ”). The Rules aim to enable the prompt and cost-effective…
Remote Swearing of Affidavits comes into force from today, 31 March 2021 By Lisa Broderick From today, 31 March 2021, updated Superior Court rules will be in place regulating the processes for swearing affidavits. The Rules of the Superior Courts (Affidavits) 2021 (“ the Rules ”) replace the existing Order 40 and will introduce a number…
Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - March 2021 By Lisa Broderick We have prepared guidance and commentary on recent developments together with some helpful updates which we hope will be of interest to you.
High Court Practice Direction 101 – Written submissions in civil proceedings accessible to the public By Lisa Broderick On 13 November 2020, the President of the High Court issued Practice Direction HC101, which came into effect on 22 February 2021. The Practice Direction permits any member of the public to seek access to the written submissions provided to the court…
