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On Friday 18 June 2021, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in  Manchester Building Society v. Grant Thorton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20. The decision restates the test for the application of the principle defined in the 1996 House of Lords decision in Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd; South Australia…

On 26 May 2021, a Dutch court sitting in The Hague allowed a claim by Friends of the Earth and other charities requiring Shell to limit its carbon emissions. The court ordered that by 2030 Shell is to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% relative to 2019 levels.  Shell has said it intends to appeal….

At the heart of most commercial relationships lies a contract. Due to the pandemic, parties have had to review, revisit and on occasion renegotiate their terms in a contract. In more unfortunate circumstances, parties have had to turn to the courts to interpret clauses and resolve their disputes. As we start to put COVID-19 behind…

Recovering stolen cryptocurrency presents challenges. In cases of cryptocurrency fraud it is often difficult to identify those responsible, and exchanges and wallet providers can be uncooperative in releasing potentially identifying information, even to their own clients.   Helpfully, following an urgent ex parte application, the English High Court in Ion Science Ltd v Persons Unknown (unreported, 21 December 2020) recently…

In a recent judgment, the High Court (Waksman J) held that a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation by Amanda Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners (“PCP”) against Barclays Bank in relation to its 2008 refinancing was proven.   The judge nevertheless refused any damages because PCP could not show that “serious deceit” by Barclays had caused it any loss.  PCP…

Guest author Liam Spender is a Solicitor-Advocate and Senior Associate at Velitor Law.  Personally affected by the cladding controversy as a leaseholder, Liam practises in commercial litigation and arbitration in the City of London. This blogpost was originally written for and published on the website of Oxford University’s Faculty of Law, and has been republished…

Guest author Liam Spender is a Solicitor-Advocate and Senior Associate at Velitor Law.  Personally affected by the cladding controversy as a leaseholder, Liam practises in commercial litigation and arbitration in the City of London. This blogpost was originally written for and published on the website of Oxford University’s Faculty of Law, and has been republished…

Welcome to Velitor, a brand-new legal practice launched on the crest of one of the greatest waves of change the world has ever seen. As we emerge from almost a year of locked-down life, we’re hoping to bring a fresh new perspective to the London litigation market. At the heart of our thinking are some…