1/23/2026 12:01:20 PM UK Supreme Court delivers judgment on contractual interpretation of termination clauses in standard form contracts By Sarah Hill On 15 January 2026, the UK Supreme Court delivered judgment in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited...
12/23/2025 10:01:08 AM No silent night for LADACAN - court upholds approval for Luton airport expansion By Anna Hall On the 8th day of Christmas (8 December 2025) the High Court dismissed local campaign group LADACAN's (Luton And District Association for...
12/19/2025 2:46:03 PM When arbitration is undermined abroad: the Commercial Court’s response in Tecnimont v Eurochem By Wes Walker Hafsa Babar In Tecnimont SpA v LLC Eurochem North-West 2 [2025] EWHC 3151 (Comm), the English Commercial Court granted an application under section...
12/9/2025 2:17:14 PM Bristows' SnippITs: When ignorance is bliss for termination rights By Freya Ollerearnshaw Pippa Davis This post is the latest in Bristows’ SnippITs series, which pulls together the key practical takeaways from recent court decisions for...
10/24/2025 10:38:43 AM Bristows’ SnippITs - DHSC v Medpro: estoppel arguments ‘dressed down’ by the court By Freya Ollerearnshaw Barney Bussell This post is the latest in the Bristows’ SnippITs series, which pulls together the key practical takeaways from recent court decisions...
10/15/2025 11:37:54 AM Aston Martin MENA Limited v Aston Martin Lagonda Limited: Court considers contractual interpretation in Section 69 arbitration appeal By Alexandra Illingworth Zayn Minhas In Aston Martin MENA Limited v Aston Martin Lagonda Limited [2025] EWHC 2531 (Comm), Mr Justice Bright dismissed a rare appeal to the...
10/13/2025 9:02:38 AM Due diligence or due compensation? Damages for loss of bargain for the sale of second-hand vessels By Mark Brown Yen Hoe Summary In a decision handed down on 2 October 2025, the Court of Appeal found that Buyers are entitled to claim damages for loss of...
10/8/2025 11:45:11 AM AAA v BBB and others [2025] EWHC 1647 (Comm) Worldwide freezing order discharged where claim form not served on time By Alexandra Illingworth In AAA v BBB and others, the Court considered the circumstances in which an extension of time for serving a claim form may be granted. In...
9/30/2025 10:40:58 AM Courts give WhatsApp contracts the blue ticks By Anna Hall Last year we saw in Southeastern Maritime Ltd v Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd [2024] EWHC 255 that WhatsApp messages could be used...
9/23/2025 11:12:53 AM Chancery Guide update September 2025: Key changes By Wes Walker Hafsa Babar On 5 September 2025, an updated version of the Chancery Guide was published. Key areas of change include, costs management, junior...
9/17/2025 8:56:13 AM Debt still due when non-fulfilment of a condition precedent is due to a party’s breach By Alexandra Illingworth In the recent case of King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC, the Court of Appeal ruled that a party cannot rely on its own...
9/16/2025 10:05:01 AM Privileged material: The high stakes of inadvertent disclosure By Yen Hoe Summary In a recent decision by the High Court in The New Lottery Co Ltd v Gambling Commission [2025] EWHC 1058 (TCC) concerning the...