31 Oct, 2019 ABB reduces cartel damages after successful appeal in landmark case By Natalie Puddicombe Lara Hall George Lumbers The Court of Appeal has allowed ABB’s appeal in respect of part of the judgment of Mr Justice Marcus Smith in BritNed Development Limited...
31 Oct, 2019 Court of Appeal upholds English jurisdiction based on domicile of anchor defendants By Emma Probyn In JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky and others [2019] EWCA Civ 1708, the Court of Appeal found that it had jurisdiction under...
31 Oct, 2019 To downsize or not to downsize: What are the alternatives? By Nicola Jones Stephanie Chiu The US-China trade war and an easing in China’s economic growth, compounded by political unrest in Hong Kong and elsewhere across the...
30 Oct, 2019 Climate change: What do the UK regulators expect of financial services firms? By Anthea Bowater Climate change is now more than an ethical and reputational issue for financial services firms – both the PRA and the FCA view it as a...
29 Oct, 2019 Declaratory Model Action in Germany – The first year in review By Michael Rohls One year ago, on 1 November 2018, the Musterfeststellungsklage (Declaratory Model Action or DMA) was enacted in Germany as a means of...
28 Oct, 2019 The Tipping Point? Climate Change and Directors' Duties By James Henry Metter Christopher Pugh In the past year, there has been a surge in public concern about the impact of climate change. Green policies have moved from the...
28 Oct, 2019 What should global employers expect from the new EU Commission? By Jean-Francois Gerard The start of the new EU Commission might be delayed but the Commissioner-designate for Jobs, Mr. Nicolas Schmit (a Member of European...
24 Oct, 2019 English High Court discusses protest injunctions against “persons unknown” By Harriet Hanks In Canada Goose UK Retail Limited and another v Persons Unknown and another [2019] EWHC 2459, the High Court discussed certain procedural...
23 Oct, 2019 UK Supreme Court: employee owed £2m for 1980s invention By Ben Cohen The UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment today in Shanks v Unilever (link to Supreme Court judgment). This broadens the...
22 Oct, 2019 Lloyd v Google - has it opened the floodgates for data privacy class actions in the UK? By Rachael Annear In its recent judgment in Lloyd v Google, the Court of Appeal has allowed an “opt-out” class action claim to proceed that relates to...
14 Oct, 2019 Intra-EU investment arbitration after Achmea By Desiree Prantl Gregorio Pettazzi In this podcast, Boris Kasolowsky, Peter Turner and Désirée Prantl discuss the status of intra-EU investment arbitration after the CJEU's...
10 Oct, 2019 Glencore FTT decision: Follow the MAP By Charlotte Anderson We successfully acted for Glencore before the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) in relation to a recent stay application requested by two...