Ukraine’s largest commercial bank PrivatBank, its two former owners and an alleged fraud worth $1.9bn – these are the components of a long-running case full of explosive allegations, which is finally set for a substantive trial starting on Monday. Hogan Lovells represents PrivatBank as the claimant, while the defendants include Igor Kolomoisky, represented by Fieldfisher, […]
This week saw the High Court throw out a case against the Secretary of State for International Trade, while the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court judgment in a land dispute and the Supreme Court affirmed a luxury gym’s charitable status. High Court upholds military exports to Saudi Arabia An anti-arms trade campaign group […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This week, Monckton Chambers is loving life, but does the competition Bar need more breadth? But first, we bring you more detail on the senior departures from Brown Rudnick. End of the line: Brown Rudnick’s London managing partner Neil […]
Wejo owes $60m upon filing for administration Manchester vehicle data start-up company Wejo filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator last week (30 May), for which it then brought in Leonard Curtis Recovery as its administrator. The company was part of the “SPAC Boom” in 2020/21, whereby many high-growth tech companies became publicly […]
Cambridgeshire busway project heads to court Heading to the Technology and Construction Court for 23 days starting from tomorrow (6 June) is the £110m dispute brought by Cambridgeshire County Council over the alleged defective Cambridge Guided Busway, which connects Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Ives. The Cambridge Guided Busway is said to be the longest guided […]
A confidential settlement has been reached in the hard-fought dispute between retail giant Frasers Group against Debenhams’ administrators and several hedge funds, The Lawyer can reveal. Mike Ashley, the billionaire behind Frasers Group and founder of Sports Direct, was pursuing a High Court case against the Official Receiver, the former joint administrators at FRP Advisory, and four […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. This week, we take a look at US firms’ ambitions for their litigation teams in the UK, private equity moves on chambers, and why the Covid-19 inquiry is not the only place where Whatsapp messages are causing headaches. The […]
Welcome to The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. In this week’s edition, we break down the initial disputes implications for the merger of the decade: A&O and Shearman & Sterling. Plus, just in case you want a break from the merger news, we explain why Quinn Emanuel’s London office is breathing […]
Update: ClientEarth announced on Friday that it had been granted an oral hearing to request the High Court reconsider its decision, something the Companies Act permits it to do Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing. It’s been a good week for Slaughter and May, a bad week for Dechert and an even worse […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your guide to the UK litigation market. In this week’s edition, we take a look at London’s new set of litigation rainmakers, while Lord Pannick KC joins London’s antitrust party. But first, one senior litigator asks….. How big of a deal is ESG litigation? “I’ve yet to hear […]
HSF leads in Whittington Hospital spin-off dispute Whittington Facilities Limited (WFL), a collapsed private finance initiative (PFI) company, has called upon Herbert Smith Freehills in its technology claim against consultancy company Currie & Brown. The claim has come mere months after WFL filed a £56m lawsuit against Whittington Health NHS Trust after a battle over […]
Norwegian billionaire seeks to appeal costs in ongoing Deutsche fight In the latest development in the long-running dispute between a Norwegian billionaire and Deutsche Bank, Alexander Vik has filed an appeal to the Senior Cost Court. This dispute started back in 2009 when the banking giant sued Vik along with his company, Sebastian Holdings for […]
Check in with The Lawyer each week as we spot the most important new claims hitting the courts and assess what they say about the litigation landscape. Glencore calls upon Reed Smith to target Dutch wholesaler Glencore Energy UK, a subsidiary of commodity trading and mining giant Glencore, has taken legal action against a Dutch […]
Check in with The Lawyer each week as we spot the most important new claims hitting the courts and assess what they say about the litigation landscape.
This week saw a billionaire couple fail in bringing an injunction against The Sun on Sunday, Google throw out a huge class action, and Prince Harry fail in a claim against the Home Office. No injunction in PPE-billionaires’ privacy spat A married couple has failed to secure an injunction against The Sun on Sunday after […]
This week saw Willkie Farr client Mercedes-Benz fail in its attempt to have damages determined in the English courts, while Dentons won in a care home dispute. Mercedes cartel case won’t be heard in London There was a loss for Willkie Farr client Mercedes-Benz in the High Court this week, as the luxury car […]
This week saw a major conspiracy case given the green light for an expedited trial, and clarification over damages pertaining to an oligarch’s detained superyacht. Conspiracy case given green light for expedited trial A case between two groups of rival reinsurance companies (the Guy Carpenter companies and Howden companies) has been granted approval for an […]
This week saw Transport for London successfully win another injunction against eco-protestors, Merrill Lynch forced to disclose documents, and a prominent KC avoid a finding of professional negligence. TfL triumphant in eco-protest injunction In another defeat for eco-protestors, TfL has won its bid to have a final injunction granted at the High Court against Insulate […]
Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has dominated the headlines since its dramatic fall from grace and subsequent takeover by UBS. But what are the key disputes the bank is embroiled in? The Lawyer takes a look. AT1 bondholders’ litigation Pallas’s mandate is being led by: managing partner Natasha Harrison, with further support from partners Fiona […]
The High Court will hear applications today in the first stage of a group action brought by students over Covid-19 and strike-related disruptions. Over 105,000 students have signed up to seek compensation from British universities in a case run by Harcus Parker partner Ryan Dunleavy and Asserson partner Shimon Goldwater. The case today (Wednesday) is […]
Court of Appeal set to hear further arguments in Venezuelan gold wrangle The Venezuelan gold wrangle is heading to the Court of Appeal for three days starting tomorrow (23 May). Last September, Mrs Justice Cockerill made a rare call. She decided to grant an appeal in the Venezuelan gold wrangle, despite admitting herself that it […]
The legal advice designation model is a familiar element of dealmaking, but can counsel truly give independent advice? Litigators weigh in on whether the longstanding model could result in court action.