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Mar 26, 2026
Navigating Political Risk and Contractual Instability in Sovereign Disputes
The world is in a period of acute geopolitical flux. Tariff wars, sanctions regimes, sovereign debt crises and armed conflict...
Mar 24, 2026
Security for Costs – Who is a defendant under CPR 25.26(1)?
Summary On 27 February 2026, the Commercial Court clarified who qualifies as a “defendant” for the purposes of seeking security...
Mar 12, 2026
Presence, Not Residence: Court of Appeal Blocks UK Service on Defendant under Travel Ban
Fridman v Agrofirma Oniks LLC and another [2026] EWCA Civ 139 The Court of Appeal unanimously held that a Defendant...
Mar 10, 2026
What ICSID 2025 statistics mean for investors and states
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has published caseload statistics with data on its cases in 2025....
Feb 17, 2026
Out of time to add or substitute a party? Court of Appeal raises questions about test for mistake
Adcamp LLP (formerly known as Pitmans LLP) v Office Properties PL Limited & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 50 In two...
Feb 13, 2026
Court can require compliance with an arbitral tribunal’s peremptory order granting anti-suit relief
The Court of Appeal in LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Tecnimont SPA [2026] EWCA Civ 5 has confirmed that the court...