Contract Disputes, UK, Business Disputes

Arbitration Act 2025 in Force from 1 August 2025 – What You Need to Know

Mayer Brown on 7/31/2025

On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 ("2025 Act") will come fully into force1. The 2025 Act revamps the arbitration framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (through amendments to the Arbitration Act 1996)....more

Litigation Trends for 2025: What Will This Year Hold for Business and Commercial Disputes?

BCLP on 2/6/2025

We explore the trends for Business and Commercial Disputes in the UK, US and France/EU in 2025. Here's what you should know...more

Conditions precedent: own wrongdoing cannot be used to escape debt

Mayer Brown on 7/23/2024

Summary - In King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors, handed down last month, the English Court of Appeal considered the principle in Mackay v Dick & Stevenson....more

Do reasonable endeavours require accepting non-contractual performance to reach a reasonable outcome?

Mayer Brown on 5/21/2024

In the UK Supreme Court's judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which was handed down last week, it considered what obligations the words “reasonable endeavours” placed on a party, in the context of a force...more

Disputes in Focus: Quick Q&A on International Disputes - Important Points to Note

BCLP on 11/10/2023

According to data released by the Ministry of Justice 63% of cases listed in 2022 and 69% of cases listed in Q1/Q2 2023 in the Commercial Court involved at least one non-UK registered party. Despite the increasing frequency...more

Conflict in Ukraine: Liability for Non-Performance Under English Law

Jones Day on 3/15/2022

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the severe sanctions imposed by governments globally in response to Russia's aggression, are having extreme effects on parties' legal obligations, and are drastically altering the...more