12/21/2022 11:34:11 AM Can an arbitration agreement be formed when the contract of which it forms part is not? The Court of Appeal and the Separability Principle By Eloise Crompton The principle of “separability”, namely that an arbitration agreement is, or must be treated as, a contract which is separate from the...
11/16/2022 4:52:46 PM Business interruption insurance overview: why you might still have a claim By Joel Leigh With recent High Court business interruption ("BI") decisions involving Stonegate, Various Eateries and Greggs, businesses forced to...
10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM Vardy v Rooney shines a light on the costs implications of destroying evidence By Layla Dribble Following Rebekah Vardy's defamation claim against Coleen Rooney being dismissed by the High Court in June, the case hit the headlines...
10/20/2022 10:19:21 AM New London courts to focus on economic crime and high-level fraud By Robyn Watson The Ministry of Justice has announced a new flagship London court in the City which will focus on high-level fraud, cyber and economic...
10/19/2022 9:56:35 PM Time for change: The Law Commission's review of the Arbitration Act 1996 By Luke Barden de Lacroix The Law Commission has recently undertaken a review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) which came into force over 25 years ago to...
10/19/2022 2:10:34 PM Court clarifies key component of bankruptcy law By Hannah Hooper Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen has handed down his judgment in the case of Dusoruth v Orca Finance UK Limited (in...
10/18/2022 4:34:16 PM Jail time for directors of companies failing to prevent fraud? By Robyn Watson It is reported that MPs intend to table an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill ("the Bill") to include...
10/14/2022 4:17:11 PM The role of insolvency practitioners in the fight against fraud: R3 report proposes reform By Tim Bignell The R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals has published its report "Insolvency and the fight against fraud" ("the Report")....
10/12/2022 7:33:12 PM High Court refuses application for Norwich Pharmacal order to protect freedom of speech By Layla Dribble The High Court recently refused an application for a Norwich Pharmacal order to reveal the names of anonymous signatories to a defamatory...
10/12/2022 3:27:41 PM The Online Safety Bill - where are we now? By Elizabeth Morley It has been just over six months since the Online Safety Bill was introduced in Parliament on 17 March 2022. Since its introduction, the...
10/11/2022 2:16:00 PM Commercial disputes quick read: crypto fraud, information orders, and Gateway 25 By Robyn Watson A change to the English civil procedure rules on service out of the jurisdiction promises to have a significant impact on fraud cases,...
10/10/2022 3:59:13 PM BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana & Ors: A first on the duties of directors of an insolvent company By Tim Bignell Krisha Jethani In BTI v Sequana & Ors, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment which, in the words of Lord Reed, addressed "questions of...