The House of Lords has given leave for an appeal direct from the High Court in Bankers Trust International v RCS Editori Spa. The case centres on a dispute over 1992 'swap options' between the parties. The Law Lords are to be asked to probe jurisdictional points and the impact of Article 17 of the Brussels Convention on jurisdiction in this case.
In brief: Keeble Hawson
In the North East focus in The Lawyer 30 January 1996, Commercial Union should have been listed as having Sheffield firm Keeble Hawson on its panel of legal advisers.
