Topic: Procedural

Discussing the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill which aims to address the impact of the Supreme Court judgment in R (PACCAR) v Competition Appeal Tribunal [2023] UKSC 28.

Discussing the Court of Appeal's landmark judgment in Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 28.

Discussing the decision in The Public Institution for Social Security v Al-Wazzan & Ors [2024] EWHC 480 (Comm) which acts as a useful reminder that a litigant can be considered to have control over documents held by a third party even where the litigant has no legal right to those documents, for the purposes of disclosure.

Discussing the judgment in Wirral Council v Indivior PLC [2023] EWHC 3114 (Comm).

The High Court has held it should be a condition for granting Norwich Pharmacal relief that the application is made for a legitimate purpose.

Our litigation and disputes team have written a briefing note, discussing the recent English Court of Appeal judgment in Unicredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC.

Discussing the High Court judgment in R (Elliott Associates LP) & Anor v The London Metal Exchange & Anor [2023] EWHC 2969 (Admin).

Supreme Court reaffirmed the general rule of evidence that a party who submits to the court that the opposing party’s witness evidence should not be accepted on a material point must firstly challenge that evidence by cross-examination during the trial.

Discussing the recent decision in University of Exeter v Allianz Insurance PLC (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Civ 1484.

Considering the High Court decision in Litasco SA v Der Mond Oil & Gas Africa SA & another [2023] EWHC 2866 (Comm).