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Federal Republic of Nigeria v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA – the Quincecare saga continues
On 14 June 2022, Cockerill J handed down her much-anticipated judgment in the trial of the claim by the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the “FRN”) against JPMorgan Chase Bank NA… Read more »
Quincecare in the Privy Council: Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd v JP SPC 4 and another (Isle of Man) [2022] UKPC 18
On 12 May 2022 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down judgment in Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd v JP SPC 4 and another (Isle of Man) [2022] UKPC… Read more »
Residential building disputes: Reform
In a previous post, I referred to my recent instruction representing the Defendant in a hard-fought five-day trial in Manchester (before HHJ Stephen Davies) featuring five fact witnesses, eight expert witnesses,… Read more »
Energy Infrastructure and Disputes (1): When is power generation, a waste process?
In the first of a three-part series, Juan Lopez considers some important questions which are increasingly arising for energy generation infrastructure – and in particular, the energy-from-waste sector – in the context… Read more »
Changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice – the appointment of personal welfare deputies
This article by Rosie Campbell and Alex Rook of Rook Irwin Sweeney, and Victoria Butler-Cole QC, considers the proposed changes to the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice in respect… Read more »
David Sawtell writes in the University of Oxford’s ‘Housing after Grenfell’ blog on the Building Safety Act 2022 and non-residential buildings
David Sawtell has written an article for the University of Oxford’s ‘Housing after Grenfell’ blog on the Building Safety Act 2022’s impact on the design, construction and in-use operation of… Read more »
Patient funding request for life-saving treatment (Adam Boukraa and Vikram Sachdeva QC write for the Law Society Gazette)
The Law Society Gazette has published an article by Adam Boukraa and Vikram Sachdeva QC on the case of R (on the application of Wallpott) v Welsh Health Specialised Services… Read more »
What’s in a name? Changing street names
One front in the culture wars has been debate about street names, particularly those which memorialise figures now considered in some quarters to be controversial. How is a street renamed? … Read more »
PD 57AC – further guidance and sanctions
Since PD 57AC came into force there has been a trickle of cases coming through the courts giving guidance on how parties can comply with the new Practice Direction. You… Read more »
CPR 3.3(5) & Applications to Challenge Arbitration Awards Dealt with on Paper
In the recent decision of the Commercial Court in WSB v FOL [2022] EWHC 586 (Comm), Calver J. dismissed an application made by one of the parties to set aside an earlier… Read more »
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