Briefing Notes
The Multilateral Memorandum provides greater clarity on the procedures for the enforcement of judgments worldwide. Significantly its contributors include certain states of the USA which historically has been reluctant to sign up to reciprocal enforcement obligations, arbitration awards aside. It also provides additional reassurance as to the enforcement of English court judgments given the uncertainty […]
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We are pleased to bring you the seventh edition of Druces’ real estate e-bulletin. Aimed at a property professional/adviser readership, our intention is to bring you a regular collection of interesting recent property and planning focused news items. The topics covered will be broad ranging, with each article a bite-sized consideration of some of the sector’s most […]
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On 21 May 2019 Rachel Brown, Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution Team, hosted a roundtable session on Insolvency Litigation Funding. Katie Armstrong of The Judge (an independent insurance broker) attended the event as a guest speaker and provided attendees with a detailed insight into the funding & insurance options now available for insolvency claims. […]
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Senior UK judge Sir Geoffrey Vos has spoken in Munich about the future for UK jurisdiction and English law after Brexit. He identified two preliminaries in choosing jurisdiction: do the courts serve the needs of international parties and the impact of technology. The key factors are respect for the rule of law and a high […]
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Have you thought about what might happen to your ‘digital assets’ on your death? In an increasingly digital world, the issue of what might happen to your digital assets you die is becoming increasingly common. Digital assets can take many forms, and include your electronically stored photos, music or videos and emails and social media […]
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There has been much commentary on whether Brexit could amount to an event of ‘frustration’; the English doctrine which operates to bring a contract prospectively to an end because of an unexpected supervening event. That question has now been considered by the English courts Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency in a […]
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Introduction Many international contracts are governed by English law with disputes referred to the English courts even where neither party has a connection with the United Kingdom.[i] There are many reasons for this: commercial custom, the system of binding precedent that provides a degree of certainty and a judiciary with the highest reputation for fairness, […]
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We are pleased to bring you the sixth edition of Druces’ property e-bulletin. Aimed at a property professional/adviser readership, our intention is to bring you a regular collection of interesting recent property and planning focused news items. The topics covered will be broad ranging, with each article a bite-sized consideration of some of the sector’s most topical […]
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Last year the Government introduced new rules to make it easier for individuals to protect their residential address and remove historic addresses from public company records. This article provides a brief summary of the new rules. The old rules Under the old Companies Act, all companies were required to record the usual residential address of […]
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Is it discriminatory for a Christian baker to refuse to bake a cake containing a message in support of gay marriage? According to the Supreme Court in Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and Others [2018] UKSC 49, no. The Appellants, Mr and Mrs McArthur, run Ashers Baking Company Ltd, a family owned business. The […]
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