Jurisdiction / Conflict of Laws

Jason Robinson KC successfully resists jurisdiction challenge in civil fraud case

4 August 2025

Arbitral tribunal has jurisdiction to construe other contracts (CAFI v GTCS) – Douglas Grant for LexisNexis

2 July 2025

Michael Holmes KC and Dave Barnard succeed in jurisdiction challenge on multi-million-dollar fraud and conspiracy claim

23 June 2025

Tumpuan Megah Development Sdn Bhd v ING Bank N.V. and O.W. Bunker (Far East) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2350 (Comm)

25 September 2024

David Bailey KC and James Goudkamp successfully challenge jurisdiction

20 September 2024

Court stays aviation reinsurance claims brought in breach of exclusive jurisdiction clauses in favour of Ukraine

6 June 2024

Zephyrus Aviation Partners v Fidelis Underwriting Limited [2024] EWHC 734 (Comm)

2 April 2024

Premier Oil UK Limited v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited [2023] EWHC 3269 (Comm)

21 December 2023

Stephen Hofmeyr KC successfully defends in the Court of Appeal Sir Nigel Teare’s decision that South Africa is not entitled to sovereign immunity in respect of a claim by salvors of 2nd World War silver

12 October 2022

Middle Eastern COVID BI lands in England (and Wales)

8 August 2022

Michael Holmes QC and Ralph Morley succeed in jurisdiction challenge on multi-million-dollar Libyan Investment Authority fraud claim

6 December 2021

7 King’s Bench Walk team secures €27m judgment in conspiracy claim

9 July 2021

Michael Holmes QC and Henry Moore secure dismissal of US$300 million+ Russian conspiracy claim

2 July 2021

1976 Limitation Convention And Jurisdiction Agreements

10 June 2021

Peter MacDonald Eggers QC and Sandra Healy successfully obtain interim anti-suit injunction for excess reinsurances

15 April 2021

David Allen QC and Jason Robinson for International Bank of St Petersburg in hearings considering the meaning and effect of undertakings given in exchange for anti-suit injunctions

8 April 2021

Stephen Hofmeyr QC – Defeats South Africa’s sovereign immunity claim against salvors of sunken 2nd World War silver

17 December 2020

Enka v Chubb: Supreme Court confirms the proper approach to determining the governing law of an arbitration agreement

9 October 2020

ENKA v Chubb: Supreme Court grants permission to appeal and a stay of execution

8 June 2020

English court considers how Article 31(2) of Brussels I Recast operates where there is a dispute as to which of two courts, if either of them, has exclusive jurisdiction

19 May 2020

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