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On 8 April 2020, the High Court of Justice in London overturned three Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) following applications by the respondents to those orders.

In our previous article we discussed the referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding questions on entitlement to priority (G1/22 and G2/22).

A useful reminder of how Claimants can prepare for complicated approval hearings in child or protected party cases is the case of BSC v TGL [2022] EWHC 394 (QB).

Following significant positive feedback in their recent user survey, the EPO has confirmed that even after the current emergency/pilot period, video conferencing (ViCo) is here to stay...

In this webinar yesterday, Andrew Spencer considered the cross border personal injury claims which can still be brought here; and the procedural difficulties that can arise in such claims.

The English court has seen numerous mass tort claims brought by large groups of claimants against UK companies, often in the energy or extractive industries, relating to the activities of their subsidiaries overseas.

There has been no shortage of high-profile insolvencies in the crypto market in recent months across a range of market participants and geographies.

The epic clash in Google v Oracle hit the U.S. Supreme Court earlier in October. Chris Kemp, associate at Kemp IT Law, takes a look at how it went

In the recent and significant Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB) decision the High Court in England clarified the limited circumstances in which claims for breach of confidence, ...

A recent High Court case took a very robust stance on the issue of DSARs (Data Subject Access Requests) being used to fuel litigation.

A recent decision by the Court of Appeal has over turned a High Court decision holding that a covenant to "maintain and forever after keep in good repair…

The Inner House concluded that Semple Fraser had raised a sufficiently relevant and specific contractual case against CBRE which, even though there was no written contract or instructions between STV and CBRE, was not bound to fail.

Withers Plays An Important Role In Historic US Supreme Court Groundbreaking Decision On Taxation Of Trusts

In a previous post, we commented on the High Court's decision in Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd, which dealt with an alleged breach of a safe port warranty.

In an alert last year, we looked at payment obligations under English law and how payment instruments commonly referred to as ‘guarantees' may be misleading.

The Money Laundering Regulations 2003 came into effect on 1 March 2004. They now apply not only to professionals offering investment advice or arranging mortgages, but also to practitioners carrying out estate agency work and dealers in goods of any description where this involves accepting payment in cash of £10,000 or more (for example auctioneers).

The UPC opened its doors on 1 June 2023 with 17 signatory states having ratified the UPC agreement and consequently being covered by the decisions of the new court.