01 May, 2020 Jurisdiction after Brexit: a return of the Italian torpedo? By Emma Probyn On 8 April 2020, the UK submitted its application to accede to the 2007 Lugano Convention ('the Convention') following the conclusion of...
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...
04 Aug, 2017 Managing US Risks -- US Supreme Court further limits US courts’ exercise of personal jurisdiction over corporate defendants By Timothy Harkness Over the last several years, the US Supreme Court has limited the extent to which US courts can exercise personal jurisdiction over...
22 May, 2017 Managing US Risks – Does US law really apply? By Weronika Bukowski Global companies don’t like to have their disputes heard in US courts – the costs are high and the risks higher. For anyone who has ever...
13 Mar, 2017 High Court issues new judgment on parent company liability By Ian Jones In AAA and others v Unilever PLC and Unilever Tea Kenya Limited [2017] EWHC 371, the High Court struck out claims against two Unilever...