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“‘They Will Thank Me in the Long Run’”: Court of Appeal Considers Good Faith Obligations and Fiduciary Duties of Directors in...

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The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v. Francesco Costa ([2025] EWCA Civ 708) provides clarification on the application of directors’ fiduciary duties and the interpretation of good...more

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UK Supreme Court opens three-day hearing on motor finance commission complaints

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The three-day hearing of the significant Supreme Court case involving motor finance commission complaints has begun. The case involves the conjoined appeals involving two lenders who are challenging the decision of the Court...more

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No Causation Defence for Self-Interested Fiduciaries: UK Supreme Court Affirms Strict Profit Rule

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The judgment concerns the circumstances in which fiduciaries must account to their principals for the profits they make from their fiduciary relationships....more

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Tinkler v Esken Limited: was Mr. Tinkler swindled? Court of Appeal dismisses application to set aside a judgment alleged to be...

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A challenge to a Court judgment on grounds of fraud brings into conflict two fundamental principles of English law: (i) the finality of judgments; and (ii) the principle that fraud unravels all. Given the importance of the...more

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A New Gateway Opens – More English Court Options for Victims of Overseas Fraud

Recent rule changes allow claimants full access to key English law mechanisms to discover the identity of defendants and location of assets, even where the wrongdoers and third parties are not based in England. This is highly...more

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Directors’ Duties on the Precipice of Insolvency: Brief Overview of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA

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The United Kingdom Supreme Court (the “UKSC”) recently delivered its eagerly anticipated judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022 UKSC 25] (“Sequana”). The reasoning in Sequana will be highly persuasive in the...more

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When appealing a contempt order will be an abuse of process

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Our insight into a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal: the judgment provides valuable analysis from the Court of Appeal as to the legal principles and the policy considerations around what constitutes an abuse of process...more

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Litigation Insights - July 2021

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FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more

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UK Supreme Court Upholds First Successful Claim for Breach of Quincecare Duty

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In a leading case, the Court examined the extent of the duty of care that a bank owes to its customers when executing their orders. On 30 October 2019, the UK Supreme Court dismissed Daiwa’s appeal in the case of...more

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Employment News: fiduciary duties, NICs, jurisdiction

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Battle Royal – handling of boardroom dispute was repudiatory breach - The High Court decision in Stobart Group Ltd v Tinkler explores the extent of a director's duties in the context of a boardroom dispute....more

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2018 Half-year in review: M&A legal and market developments

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We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2018 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

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