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Corporate Veil & Conspiracy: novel applications of the economic torts and ongoing uncertainties in this area

In this podcast, Matthew Bradley will examine how the economic torts may be used to overcome arguments based on company insolvency and the corporate veil and…

Unlawful Means Conspiracy & Knowledge of Unlawfulness: Continued Chaos

This article considers whether a claimant must prove knowledge of the fact of unlawfulness on a defendant’s part, in order to establish an unlawful means conspiracy….

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law after Exit Day: If not that agreement, then what?

There is just over 3 months to go until Exit Day, defined by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as 11pm on 29 March 2019. If…

Willers v Joyce: victory for Paul Mitchell QC and Tom Shepherd in successful defence of first ever civil malicious prosecution claim

Paul Mitchell QC and Tom Shepherd acted for the successful defendants in the first case in English legal history of alleged malicious prosecution of civil proceedings,…

Willers v Joyce case note

Willers v Joyce: the Facts The Defendants were the executors of the estate of the late Albert Gubay, a dynamic and extraordinarily successful businessman. Mr Gubay…

Jurisdiction after Exit Day: What does the draft Withdrawal Agreement tell us?

The Draft Withdrawal Agreement The draft Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union was approved by the UK Cabinet on Wednesday 14 November…

APP and Cyber Fraud: a Commercial Litigator’s Perspective

Introduction APP (“authorised push payment”) fraud and related cyber frauds have featured heavily in the financial and mainstream press lately. These scams involve the victim being tricked…

JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov & Unlawful Means Conspiracy: The Search for Clarity Continues

Commercial Court decision in Bulgarian telecommunications dispute

Judgment was handed down in the Commercial Court on 7 February 2018 following a preliminary issues hearing in the case of LIC Telecommunications SARL v VTB…

Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc v Arip & Others – Commercial Court gives Judgment in massive cross-border fraud claim

Following a 13 week trial from April to July 2017, on 22 December 2017 Mr Justice Picken of the Commercial Court handed down Judgment in this…