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Jonathan Cohen KC successful in unusual partnership remuneration trial

Disputes within professional services partnerships are normally resolved through arbitration,…

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Mathur v HMRC – another salutary lesson on the taxation of settlement payments

“Tax doesn’t have to be taxing.” So claimed Adam Hart-Davis…

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Non-Disclosure Agreements: What do we learn from the Legal Services Board’s Summary Report?

The Legal Services Board (“LSB”) issued a report in February…

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Everton’s appeal against points deduction: sanction reduced, benchmark set

Joseph Bryan summarises the decision of the Premier League Appeal…

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David Lascelles comments on the recent Court of Appeal judgment on limitation periods for unfair prejudice petitions

The received wisdom for 40 years has been that the…

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Adam Solomon KC and Grahame Anderson obtain springboard relief for their clients

Adam Solomon KC and Grahame Anderson were in action in…

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High Court to decide if unrecognised Russian judgment can found a bankruptcy petition

Charles Samek KC and James Bickford Smith have appeared in…

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BREAKING: ECJ rules that UEFA and FIFA “abusing dominant position” in Super League judgment

By Grahame Anderson In our recent video of the top…

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You don’t get me I’m part of the union? Mercer reaches the Supreme Court – Alfie Lewis

The Supreme Court is today hearing argument in SoS for…

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BVI Commercial Court grants worldwide freezing order in support of Swiss proceedings – Charles Samek KC

On 21 November 2023, Charles Samek KC, acting for BNP…

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New shareholder employee case on good/bad leaver provisions – David Lascelles

In Lee v Gsquare [2023] EWHC 3017 (Ch) (30 November…

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Share sale warranty notice – new CA decision

Must a notice of breach of warranty under an SPA…

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Jonathan Cohen KC & Ashley Cukier to appear in landmark 3-month Commercial Court “Tuna Bonds” trial

The three-month trial of The Republic of Mozambique vs Credit Suisse…

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Charles Samek KC comments on the law of principal and agent following the Supreme Court’s ruling in The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc V Ukraine [2023] UKSC 11 (15.3.23)

In The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine [2023]…

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PPE Medpro UK Limited

Charles Samek KC and Ashley Cukier have been instructed by…

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FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse

Andrew Maguire has recently been instructed by Louise Abbott from…

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Criminal proceedings and Collective Redudancy

The Supreme Court has given permission to appeal the Judgment…

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“Let’s just run it by Legal” – Privilege and Pitfalls in Internal Investigation Processes

Investigating officers in grievance and disciplinary matters are typically supported…

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Directors Duties to Creditors: Does BTI 2014 v Sequana Bring Clarity or Confusion to the Duty?

Joel Wallace provides an overview of the recent Supreme Court…

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Andrew Maguire Successful in First Reported Summary Judgment in Crypto Asset Recovery

Andrew Maguire, instructed by Steven Murray of Harrison Clark Rickerbys’…

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True Faith – is support for your Club a protected characteristic?

The team I follow – Newcastle United (yes, I know)…

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‘Just and Equitable’ Extensions of Time: Assessing the Merits

In Kumari v Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust…

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Kong in the Court of Appeal: the scope of the separability principle clarified

The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Kong v…

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Lawyer Awards Nominations for Littleton and Mo Sethi KC

We are delighted to announce that Littleton Chambers has been…

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Publication of the 4th edition of Whistleblowing: Law and Practice

Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of the 4th…

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Nicholas Siddall QC succeeds in Important Clarification of the Scope of the Jhuti Principle

The EAT (HHJ Auerbach) has today handed down its judgment…

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Chambers Director Liz Dux featured in Legal Women magazine

Chambers Director Liz Dux has been featured in Legal Women…

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Benjamin Mendy’s criminal charges – employment, sporting & financial repercussions

Commentary by John Mehrzad KC Benjamin Mendy has been remanded…

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John Mehrzad QC & Matthew Sheridan successful at the High Court in enforcing novated pre and post termination covenants in commercial contract

High Court upholds restrictive covenants in a novated commercial contract…

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A European Super League? Initial thoughts on legal ramifications

“Some people believe football (soccer) is a matter of life…

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Hacked Telegram messages ruled inadmissible as BVI Commercial Court winds up insolvent company

BVI Commercial Court rules that hacked Telegram messages are inadmissible…

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Supreme Court decision on governing law of arbitration agreement

The Supreme Court has today handed down Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi…

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David Reade KC and Daniel Northall examine some of the legal and practical challenges which employers face in connection with the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention

Furlough: the challenges ahead David and Daniel examine some of…

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Fraudulent non-disclosure claim in property joint venture case fails

Russell v Cartwright and others [2020] EWHC 41 (Ch) The…

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Judicial mediation in the Employment Tribunal: How to make the most of it

Judicial mediation seems to be something of a Marmite topic…

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Disapplying the CPR’s deemed service rules

The CPR contain a number of provisions concerning when a…

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David Lascelles to speak on litigating share sale disputes

This has been an interesting year for those handling share…

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Reliance in deceit and claim for “transferred loss” in sale of goods contract

BV Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten v Rembrandt Entreprises Inc [2019]…

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Littleton’s guide to FA Rule K Arbitration: Step 3 – The Response

In the last two instalments of this step-by step guide…

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Bamieh: The Court of Appeal rules on territorial jurisdiction over co-workers

On Thursday (9 May 2019), the Court of Appeal handed…

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Madoff ‘feeder fund’ appeal: Privy Council rules that BVI insolvency remedies can be granted in foreign courts

The repercussions of Bernard Madoff’s multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme are still…

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Jurisdiction Provisions and Settlement Agreements

Nicholas Siddall KC considers the recent decision of the Court…

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LITTLETON’S GUIDE TO FA RULE K ARBITRATIONS: STEP 5 – THE HEARING

So far in this series, the Guide has covered pre-action…

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Nicholas Siddall KC on Uber: form, substance and judicial intervention

This article was written for the Practical Law Employment Blog…

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Grahame Anderson on Rule K Arbitrations: Littleton’s step-by-step guide

Grahame Anderson, Barrister and Arbitrator. Step 1: the Case Conference…

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John Bowers QC successfully represents Orthodox Jewish nursery at EAT in religious discrimination claim

The Appeal Tribunal allowed the Appellant’s appeal against the Tribunal’s…

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Lydia Banerjee writes “The professional obligations owed by auditors have been under the spot light in two recent cases”

On 30 January 2019 the Court of Appeal gave their…

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Lucy Bone on Confidentiality Clauses and Sexual Harassment

Can an employer rely on a contractual confidentiality clause to…

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Joseph Bryan on key points from the Quinlan report into safeguarding at the Lawn Tennis Association

This article was written for LawInSport by Joseph Bryan and…

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James Bickford-Smith writes The content of Defences

This article was written for the Dispute Resolution blog by James…

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Lucy Bone writes on common terms and conditionals in equal value claims: The court of appeal decision in Asda V. Brierley

In Asda v. Brierley, the Court of Appeal upheld the…

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Alexander Halban on “Glosses, explications and reformulations”: The Court of Appeal clarifies the test for service out of the jurisdiction

Background The English court’s jurisdiction over a defendant domiciled outside…

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Joseph Bryan writes: Court of Appeal considers test on interim application for springboard relief

In Forse & ors v Secarma Ltd & ors [2019]…

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Whistleblowing: the Court of Appeal upholds the EAT’s decision in Osipov

In Royal Mail Ltd v Jhuti [2017] EWCA Civ 1632…

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Draft Brexit/EU Withdrawal Agreement: private international law provisions on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law & Enforcement etc

The Draft EU Withdrawal Agreement has finally been published (14…

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Lucy Bone on privilege in internal investigations

This article was written for the Practical Law Employment Blog…

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John Bowers QC on Employment Law: November Blog

Readers will be getting used to the eclectic mix that…

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Lydia Banerjee: Does the undertaking not to enforce a freezing order leave the applicant in the cold?

Since Derby & Co Ltd v Weldon [1990] Ch 48…

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Benjamin Gray writes on Witness Contact: how not to handle it

This article was written for the Practical Law Employment Blog…

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John Bowers QC on Employment Law: June Blog

The following commentary is the latest in a series of…

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