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Jul 3, 2015
Trustees in bankruptcy need to know extent of any personal liability before taking office
In a Judgment handed down in June 2015 in the case of BPE Solicitors and another v Gabriel [2015] UKSC...
Jun 25, 2015
Section 69 almost 20 years on…
When the English Arbitration Bill was being debated in early 1996, a controversial issue considered was whether to retain a...
Jun 16, 2015
Confidentiality and privilege in a regulatory context
An interlocutory judgement relating to disclosure and privilege handed down by the High Court last week is the first of...
May 1, 2015
The English Courts come to the aid of successful claimants in arbitrations
The freezing injunction (also known as the Mareva injunction) has been a central feature in English litigation for several decades...
May 1, 2013
LIBOR Claims: a Silver Bullet or a Nuclear Assault?
Of crucial importance to potential claimants is whether they have recourse in respect of unprofitable bargains contaminated by LIBOR manipulation,...
Nov 1, 2011
Contractual Estoppel – Testing the Banks’ Position
At the end of August 2011, Sky News reported that an undercover investigation by its journalists had discovered evidence that...