Dispute Resolution Hub
Lost At Sea No Longer – Clarification on the use of “Anchor Defendants”
18 December 2019The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of Privatbank against a High Court judgment dismissing its claim against foreign domiciled defendants on the basis that the bank had inappropriately pursued claims against English domiciled defendants for the “sole purpose” of attaching English jurisdiction to the former group. The decision helpfully clarifies the position on the use of so-called “anchor defendants”.
Read moreEvery little doesn’t always help
18 December 2019Tesco has recently failed in its attempt to strike out claims by investors seeking to recover losses in respect of their investment decisions to buy and sell shares in Tesco, which the Claimants claimed were made in reliance on untrue or misleading information published by the supermarket chain.
Read moreIP’s Susceptible to Non-Party Costs Orders
18 December 2019The High Court has made a non-party costs order against an insolvency practitioner firm, requiring it to pay the legal costs of unsuccessful proceedings brought by one of its partners.
Read moreHybrid contracts and valid payment notices explored
18 December 2019The statutory payment provisions for construction operations are designed to encourage cash flow within the construction industry. In the case of C Spencer Limited V MW High Tech Projects UK Limited[1] the Court had to consider the implications of a contractual payment regime that dealt with both construction operations and other works together.
Read moreMessage Received – Dispensing with Service
18 December 2019In the recent case of Lonestar Communications Corp LLC v Kaye[1], the court dispensed with service of the claim form following numerous attempts by the Claimant via social media and the internet to notify the Defendant of the proceedings.
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