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The Lugano Convention: A setback for UK accession, but we’ll always have The Hague The UK’s chances of re-joining the Lugano Convention, an international agreement on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments, have been dented by the European Commission’s recommendation that the EU not consent to the UK’s accession...
Retrospective time extension applications may be too little, too late Under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, a company must hold an annual general meeting (AGM) for each financial year and its directors must lay before the company in AGM its financial statements, directors’ report and auditor’s report. The...
Global Investigations Bulletin (May 2021) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for May 2021 is now available. This month, we review corporate convictions for bribery in the UK, set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions, and provide key horizon scanning updates...
The Dispute Resolution Review - 13th edition - Brexit chapter The Thirteenth Edition of the Dispute Resolution Review provides an indispensable overview of the civil court systems of 28 jurisdictions and offers a guide to those who are faced with disputes that cross international boundaries. This edition discusses...
The Dispute Resolution Review - 13th edition - England & Wales chapter The Thirteenth Edition of the Dispute Resolution Review provides an indispensable overview of the civil court systems of 28 jurisdictions and offers a guide to those who are faced with disputes that cross international boundaries. This edition discusses...
Global Investigations Bulletin (April 2021) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for April 2021 is now available. This month, we discuss the Financial Conduct Authority’s initiation of criminal proceedings against NatWest for breaches of the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations. We also set out...
The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2021 The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2021 was introduced to implement two major provisions of the Supplemental Arrangement that require local legislative amendments to take effect.
Parent Company Liability back in the Supreme Court The English courts have become a popular destination for foreign claimants seeking damages from UK-domiciled parents for the alleged wrongful actions of their overseas subsidiaries. A new judgment from the Supreme Court gives useful guidance on the...
Parent Company Liability back in the Supreme Court The English courts have become a popular destination for foreign claimants seeking damages from UK-domiciled parents for the alleged wrongful actions of their overseas subsidiaries. A new judgment from the Supreme Court gives useful guidance on the...
Investigations and Enforcement Outlook 2021: Financial Institutions In the second podcast of the series, Jan Putnis, Ewan Brown and Ella Williams discuss the outlook for financial institutions enforcement in 2021. In particular they focus on the expected areas of increased activity for the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority...
Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK Our guide to ‘Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK’ examines the key aspects of competition litigation before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High Court of England and Wales. It has been recently updated, in particular...
Merricks v Mastercard and the future of collective actions in the UK In this podcast Camilla Sanger, Damian Taylor and Tim Blanchard discuss the UK Supreme Court’s much-anticipated judgment in Merricks v Mastercard and its wider implications. The judgment is one of the most important commercial judgments of 2020 and...
Investigations and Enforcement Outlook 2021: GDPR Enforcement and Litigation Trends In the first podcast of our Investigations and Enforcement Outlook 2021 series, Jonathan Cotton, Richard Jeens and Rebecca Cousin discuss the outlook for data privacy-related enforcement and litigation in 2021. In particular they focus on the increased...
Business Interruption Test Case – Supreme Court Judgment The Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the appeals of the test case on business interruption insurance on 15 January 2021. This followed “leapfrog” appeals from the High Court, after the Financial Conduct Authority, acting on behalf of...
Mind Your Arbi-jargon - Hong Kong Court grants interim anti-suit injunction to restrain Mainland court proceedings This briefing will discuss the Hong Kong Court’s recent decision to grant interim anti-suit injunction to restrain Mainland court proceedings, in favour of arbitration 本简报将讨论香港法院为支持仲裁而发出的临时禁诉令