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Where a party commences proceedings in breach of an arbitration or exclusive jurisdiction clause, it may not always be possible to obtain an anti-suit injunction from the English courts.

The Lords recently heard the appeal case of Chartbrook Limited ("C") v Persimmon Homes Limited and others ("P") and considered, amongst other things, pre-contractual negotiations in the context of construing a contract.

A recent Court of Appeal decision has highlighted the risk of entering into a contract via informal channels such as WhatsApp...

An issue for construction professionals in Australia which has been commented on for some years is the mismatch between the broad indemnities often contained in consultancy agreements ...

The Court of Appeal on WhatsApp, Email, and Contract Formation in DAZN Limited v Coupang Corp. [2025] EWCA Civ 1083 is a good reminder that at English law binding...

A dispute arising from the leasing of two aircraft for use in India by a UK-based company has provided the Court of Appeal with an opportunity to clarify that section 3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 does not apply to international supply contracts for the purposes of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 ("UCTA").

On the one hand, courts have approached the issue of contract interpretation by applying business common sense principles...

As noted in one of our earlier articles in this series, the shareholders' agreement and articles for a joint venture company (the JV Arrangements) will generally include provisions governing the transfer of shares.

When negotiating contracts, make sure the provisions in the final document are what you intended – otherwise, the courts may end up interpreting them for you, warns Alan Ma

With London competing globally as a listing venue, the dynamic between companies and their shareholders needs to be reset to drive long-term growth.

The High Court decision was reported in Bulletin 83 covering January 2012. The facts are relatively involved and can be found in that bulletin.

The High Court decision was reported in Bulletin 83 covering January 2012.

Caps on liability are a common feature of negotiations in construction projects, particularly to enable contractors to price risks more easily and to therefore lower the cost for construction clients of procuring a project.

It is now 12 months since news broke of wide-scale fraud operations linked to the financing of metals in Qingdao, China.

Following the decision in the Mercury Case, a practice of ‘virtual signings and closings' has developed to avoid the logistical problems in getting a document signed.

The UK government's Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 proposes sweeping changes to corporate modern slavery reporting, introducing mandatory content requirements, financial penalties up to £1 million or 1% of turnover, and enhanced board-level accountability. Organizations that have taken a minimal compliance approach to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 face significant reputational and regulatory...

The importance of creating clarity of intentions during the negotiation process of any contract has been reiterated in a recent decision by the High Court.