King opens Parliament Following the UK General Election on 4 July, King Charles III officially opened the new session of parliament today with the King's Speech – setting out the new Labour … [Read more...] about King’s Speech 2024 includes reform of Arbitration Act
Skeletons in the closet? Court of Appeal mulls access to court documents
The Court of Appeal recently heard applications by two car finance companies who sought copies of court documents from a claim to which they were not a party, for use in similar proceedings against … [Read more...] about Skeletons in the closet? Court of Appeal mulls access to court documents
This Vehicle is Reversing – Government seeks to reverse PACCAR funding decision
This week, the Government has introduced a bill which seeks to reverse the effect of the Supreme Court's much-publicised PACCAR decision on litigation funding. That decision, arising out of the … [Read more...] about This Vehicle is Reversing – Government seeks to reverse PACCAR funding decision
Cryptoassets – High Court permits service of proceedings exclusively by NFT
On 13 January 2023, the High Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Osbourne v Persons Unknown and others [2023] EWHC 39 (KB). In what is understood to be a first in the Courts of … [Read more...] about Cryptoassets – High Court permits service of proceedings exclusively by NFT
Between Rock and a hard place – diverging views on “no oral modification” clauses
In 2018, we reported on Rock Advertising v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited ("Rock") – one of that year's hotly anticipated Supreme Court decisions, which considered the effect of what the … [Read more...] about Between Rock and a hard place – diverging views on “no oral modification” clauses
Apparent bias in arbitration – Supreme Court decision
The UK Supreme Court this morning handed down a much anticipated decision concerning the appearance of bias in international arbitration. There were two core questions for the court. Whether an … [Read more...] about Apparent bias in arbitration – Supreme Court decision