9/30/2021 10:27:25 AM Virtual Assets - the money laundering risks By Kyle Phillips Virtual Assets are commonly associated with criminal activity, typically as a consequence of their anonymous nature. Over the last few...
9/29/2021 11:14:02 AM Enforcing arbitral awards against a State – a further hurdle By Howard Kennedy Part of the success of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism is surely down to the relative ease of enforcing arbitral awards...
9/28/2021 12:16:59 PM Trouble brewing - the court dismisses Nero's application to strike out a landlord's challenge to its CVA By Rebecca Stratton In the recent case of Nero Holdings Limited v Young [2021] EWHC 1453 (Ch), the tenant's application for the landlord's challenge to a...
9/23/2021 4:49:55 PM Extravagant, exorbitant and oppressive: When will interest in a commercial contract fall foul of the rule against penalty clauses? By Robyn Watson Annie Long This question has been revisited by the courts in the recent case of Ahuja Investments Ltd v Victorygame Ltd [2021] EWHC 2382 (Ch). In...
9/21/2021 2:13:59 PM Supreme Court to consider Quincecare duty: Could this be good news for creditors and bad news for banks? By Robyn Watson The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in respect of the Court of Appeal's April 2021 decision in Stanford International Bank...
9/16/2021 11:45:13 AM Proprietors' index searches in commercial disputes: how and when can they be used? By Robyn Watson In the recent case of Barfoot Farms Ltd v Revuckas [2021] EWHC 2423 (QB), the High Court granted a series measures to protect against the...
9/9/2021 3:29:38 PM Could the wait be almost over on Lugano? And why does it matter anyway? By Robyn Watson Could the wait to find out if the UK's application to accede to the Lugano Convention soon be over? The truth is, that while there is...
9/7/2021 8:10:58 AM CPS' updated money laundering guidance - it appears there can be smoke without fire By Kyle Phillips Layla Dribble The CPS recently issued updated guidance on the prosecution of 'failure to disclose' offences under section 330 of the Proceeds of Crime...