The Libyan Investment Authority v JP Morgan Markets Limited [2019] EWHC 1452 (Comm) Bryan J has today handed down judgment on certain applications made in The Libyan Investment Authority v JP Morgan Markets Limited [2019] EWHC 1452 (Comm). The case involves claims by the Libyan Investment Authority (“the LIA”), a sovereign wealth fund, to rescind […]
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Members of 7KBW intend to produce news items and bulletins on topics related to Covid-19 at regular intervals over the coming months.
Members publish specialist energy law resource for Practical Law
David Allen QC, Jason Robinson, and Henry Moore have published a specialist Oil & Gas Practice Notice for the launch of Practical Law’s new Sectors project. The new Energy Sector contains resources written by a range of experts in the law of energy and natural resources, and covers matters ranging from M&A to decommissioning. To […]
Jawdat Khurshid QC and Clara Benn successfully defend Bank of Cyprus against fraudulent claim
Stavrinides & Othrs v Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited [2019] EWHC 1328 (Ch) The High Court (Chancery Division) has today handed down judgment in Stavrinides & Othrs v Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited [2019] EWHC 1328 (Ch), dismissing a claim by a group of customers for specific performance of a purported settlement agreement. […]
Court of Appeal grants permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in ground-breaking mesothelioma reinsurance case
Equitas Insurance Ltd v. Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 718 On 17 April 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-anticipated judgment in Equitas v MMI, the latest in a series of ground-breaking appellate judgments concerned with the treatment of mesothelioma claims against employers, employer’s liability (EL) insurers and (now) excess of […]
Court of Appeal decision in €100 million civil fraud claim
Group Seven Ltd v Notable Services LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 614 The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a major civil fraud case concerning the theft and laundering of €100 million. In Group Seven Ltd v Notable Services LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 614, Sonia Tolaney QC and Michael Ryan, instructed by Alan Sheeley […]
Landmark decision of the Court of Appeal on fraudulent misrepresentation and transferred loss
Bv Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten v Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. [2019] EWCA Civ 596 Gavin Kealey QC and Henry Moore have won a major case before the Court of Appeal on issues of fundamental importance in the law of contract. They acted for the successful Respondent together with Simon Goldstone of 4 Pump Court, who had […]
Privy Council clarifies the nature and scope of the oppression remedy
Galantis (Respondent) v Alexiou and another (Appellants) (Bahamas) [2019] UKPC 15 Stephen Hofmeyr QC and Anna Gotts appeared for the successful Appellants in this appeal to the Privy Council. This decision brings welcome clarity to the scope of the oppression remedy, confirming inter alia that its application is limited to cases in which a company […]
7KBW is proud to be a founding member at the London International Disputes Week
7KBW is proud to be a founding member of the LIDW taking place in London from 7th-10th May 2019. LIDW aims to bring legal practitioners from around the world to celebrate London as a major centre for handling disputes for the international business community, through a program of interactive sessions. There will be opportunities to […]
Injunction preventing Harcus Sinclair LLP from acting in the VW diesels emissions litigation discharged by Court of Appeal
Harcus Sinclair LLP v Your Lawyers Limited [2019] 4 WLR 81 Jawdat Khurshid QC and Josephine Higgs (together with David Foxton QC of Essex Court Chambers) acted for Harcus Sinclair LLP in their successful appeal before the Court of Appeal, as a result of which an injunction preventing Harcus Sinclair from acting in the Volkswagen […]
The 2019 Lords Goff and Hobhouse Lecture
The 2019 Lords Goff and Hobhouse Lecture was given by Lord Justice Longmore, on Monday 25th February 2019. Please view a copy of the lecture here.
Robert Bright QC will be speaking at the Admiralty Bar Group Debate
Robert Bright QC will be speaking at the Admiralty Bar Group debate: Ship Arrest after the Alkyon: Is Counter Security just over the horizon? The debate will be held at 6pm on Thursday 7th March 2019 at the IDRC, 70 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1EU for a 6.30pm start. Please view the flyer here for more information […]
HSBC Bank Plc succeeds in $9 million personal guarantee claim
[2019] EWHC 231 (Comm) The Commercial Court handed down judgment on 8 February 2019 in HSBC Bank Plc v Pearl Corp & Ors. [2019] EWHC 231 (Comm), upholding HSBC Bank Plc’s $9 million claim against the personal guarantor of two $15 million facility agreements. HSBC had advanced $30 million to finance the acquisition of two […]
