In this Quadrant Basics in Ten, Emily Saunderson talks through obtaining a freezing injunction.

In this Quadrant Basics in Ten, Tom Macey-Dare QC walks us through getting an anti-suit injunction.

In this Quadrant Basics in Ten, Tom Macey-Dare QC walks us through getting an anti-suit injunction.

In this Quadrant Basics in Ten, Nicola Allsop tells you all you need to know about Norwich Pharmacal Orders.

In this Quadrant Basics in Ten, Chris Smith QC answers the question, what is litigation privilege?

The Supreme Court decided that when a company's insolvency was inevitable, the directors' duties to creditors surpassed the directors' duties to shareholders.

The latest edition of the Quadrant Chambers International Arbitration Newsletter is now available.

Antisuit injunctions have been keeping the Commercial Court Judges very busy for the last two years. They are frequently sought in particular to restrain cargo receivers from commencing proceedings against carriers under bills of lading in foreign jurisdictions.

Lord Clarke of Stony-cum-Ebony, known as Tony to his colleagues at what was then 2 Essex Court, left an indelible mark on commercial and maritime law during his distinguished career. His journey from barrister to Queen's Counsel, and ultimately to Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justice, was characterized by exceptional legal contributions including landmark judgments that remain foundational authorities today. Beyond his professional achievements, he was remembered as a mentor, source of wisdom, and

There is a clear public interest in the continuation of the administration of justice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The attacks on vessels in the Red Sea has meant major disruption to the shipping sector and supply chains as vessels avoid this critical arterial route for trade.

Butcher J rejected the application on the basis that the provisions of CPR 8.7 are not imported into the procedure set out in CPR 62.18.

In a Judgment handed down on Friday 17 December 2021, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the true ratio of the Court of Appeal majority in Graham v Every [2015] 1 BCLC 41...

Michael Howard QC has published an article on the Supreme Court decision in The Renos in the August issue of Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly.

In a significant commercial dispute, Trafigura secured a final mandatory anti-suit injunction compelling SONARA to discontinue proceedings in Cameroon that sought to suspend payment under a Letter of Credit following a quality dispute. The case centered on whether SONARA's Limbe court proceedings fell within an exception to an exclusive English jurisdiction clause for interim relief, or whether they improperly attempted to subvert the agreed 'pay now, argue later' risk allocation mechanism.

The Court of Appeal has resolved two previously undetermined questions under the Hague/Hague-Visby Rules: whether proceedings brought solely to obtain security constitute a "suit" for time bar purposes, and what must be stated on a bill of lading for cargo to qualify as "deck cargo" excluded from the Rules' application. These issues arose in a dispute over alleged misdelivery of timber cargo aboard the TAIKOO BRILLIANCE.

Quadrant Chambers hosted the successful Shipping Review of the Year at Merchant Taylor's Hall; our panel of five included Simon Rainey KC, Nigel Cooper KC, James M Turner KC, Chris Smith KC and Paul Toms.

Quadrant Chambers was delighted to host an International Arbitration Review of the Year.

In light of the ongoing business uncertainty occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic it is perhaps more important than ever that the international trade lawyer is aware of the practical impact of cross-border insolvency on their clients' rights.

In Gamett v Hughes, the English High Court dismissed a shareholder's derivative claim application on mandatory grounds under the Companies Act 2006. The case involved complex questions of directors' duties in the context of an English company and its associated German entity, with the derivative action unusually founded on an alleged oral agreement between two equal shareholders concerning the German entity's operation.