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Commercial Litigation Round-Up: September 2025

September 05, 2025

Ruth Cowley Antony Corsi Claire Irwin Holly Stebbing Amy Joan Armitage Andrew Judkins
Ruth Cowley Antony Corsi Claire Irwin Holly Stebbing Amy Joan Armitage Andrew Judkins
Posted in Contractual interpretation Procedural Privilege and disclosure Governing law and jurisdiction Group action litigation
Catch up on important legal developments in the past 4 months

Court of Appeal reaches for the Stars to injunct proceedings in Pakistan to challenge LCIA award

September 03, 2025

Paul Stothard Holly Stebbing Courtney Rodda June Ong
Paul Stothard Holly Stebbing Courtney Rodda June Ong
Posted in Governing law and jurisdiction Procedural
Discussing the recent decision in Star Hydro Power Limited v National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 928

The Arbitration Act 2025 is now in force

August 21, 2025

Ruth Cowley Paul Stothard Holly Stebbing Joseph Bentley Majdie Hajjar June Ong Courtney Rodda
Ruth Cowley Paul Stothard Holly Stebbing Joseph Bentley Majdie Hajjar June Ong Courtney Rodda
Posted in Governing law and jurisdiction Procedural
The reforms in the Arbitration Act 2025 came into force on 1 August 2025

High Court decides to hear case against UK domiciled companies despite claims having more real and substantial connection to Brazil

August 19, 2025

Emma Cridland Stuart Neely
Emma Cridland Stuart Neely
Posted in Governing law and jurisdiction Procedural Environmental and social governance (ESG) Group action litigation
Discussing the recent decision in Da Silva & Ors v Brazil Iron Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 606 (KB)

NRF International Arbitration Report: Issue 23 out now

August 15, 2025

Kevin O'Gorman Ruth Cowley Paul Stothard Holly Stebbing
Kevin O'Gorman Ruth Cowley Paul Stothard Holly Stebbing
Posted in Procedural Sovereign disputes Governing law and jurisdiction Fraud
The latest edition of our International Arbitration Report produced by our global International Arbitration team has just been released

I right the wrongs: Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses

August 07, 2025

Jonathan Hawkins
Jonathan Hawkins
Posted in Contractual interpretation Procedural Governing law and jurisdiction
Discussing the recent decision in Hipgnosis SFH 1 Ltd v Manilow & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 486

Commercial Litigation Round-Up – April 2025

May 06, 2025

Ruth Cowley Antony Corsi Claire Irwin Holly Stebbing Amy Joan Armitage Andrew Judkins
Ruth Cowley Antony Corsi Claire Irwin Holly Stebbing Amy Joan Armitage Andrew Judkins
Posted in Business and human rights Contractual interpretation Procedural Privilege and disclosure Governing law and jurisdiction Group action litigation
Catch up on important legal developments in the past 4 months

Finance litigation trends: Spring 2025 update

April 24, 2025

Harriet Jones-Fenleigh James Lockwood Samson Spanier Jonathan Hawkins Rahul Mansigani
Harriet Jones-Fenleigh James Lockwood Samson Spanier Jonathan Hawkins Rahul Mansigani
Posted in Group action litigation Contractual interpretation Fraud Governing law and jurisdiction Mis-selling and Misrepresentation FinTech Derivatives Cryptoassets White-collar crime
Our team focuses on several key financial litigation cases, developments and hot topics to help in-house counsel to stay up to date.

Supply chain liability: Court of Appeal allows claims against UK companies for alleged forced labour by Malaysian supplier to be heard in English courts

April 04, 2025

Stuart Neely Lise Smit
Stuart Neely Lise Smit
Posted in Business and human rights Environmental and social governance (ESG) Governing law and jurisdiction Group action litigation Procedural
Discussing the recent decision in Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1564

Limitations to Ralli Bros rule on illegality at place of performance

April 02, 2025

James Lockwood Adam Sanitt Scott Speirs Tudor Plapcianu
James Lockwood Adam Sanitt Scott Speirs Tudor Plapcianu
Posted in Commodities Governing law and jurisdiction
Discussing the recent case of Litasco SA v Banque El Amana SA [2025] EWHC 312 (Comm)