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Two recent judicial decisions have brought long-standing assumptions about the so-called “Shareholder Rule” under critical scrutiny. In Aabar Holdings S.à.r.l. v Glencore plc & ors, the English High Court held that companies...more
The Shareholder Rule is a legal doctrine under which a company is generally precluded from asserting legal professional privilege to withhold documents from a shareholder in the course of litigation involving both the company...more
Ezrasons, Inc. v. Rudd, No. 2, --- N.E.3d ---, 2025 WL 1436000 (May 20, 2025) - “Few principles are more firmly entrenched in corporate law than the internal affairs doctrine, a choice-of-law rule providing that, with rare...more
Our Financial Services Litigation Group examines an English Court of Appeal decision that highlights the need for company directors to fully understand and abide by the exit provisions in their shareholders’ agreements under...more
Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has changed the law....more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2025. In this edition, two UK actions fail to clear a low bar, a movie isn’t a video, and spam isn’t...more
2024 was a standout year for the Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance market, as the industry navigated legislative upheaval and case law developments with remarkable resilience. Despite increasing mass-shareholder...more
A landmark judgment from the Court of Appeal has clarified when representative proceedings may be issued on a bifurcated basis and the application of the regime to securities claims....more
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
As collective redress actions rise, sponsor and corporate statements are under high scrutiny, with an industry developing to take advantage....more
While class actions are well established in the US, they are increasingly common in the UK, driven by market volatility, availability of litigation funding, legal reforms, regulatory settlements, and growing scrutiny of...more
The ESG litigation landscape is rapidly developing. Activist claimants, whose end-goal is to effect change in the management, ESG policies or ESG credentials of companies or regulated firms, are progressively pressurising...more
As we have explored in our Class Actions series, the popularity of mass claims in the English courts continues to grow. Such claims represent a substantial threat to financial institutions but, at the same time, we are also...more
Following a recent Court of Appeal decision, investors, portfolio companies and their advisers should be aware that English courts may, on occasion, adopt seemingly strained interpretations of ambiguous or unclear contract...more
REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - New CFTC Enforcement on Carbon Markets Misconduct - The U.S. CFTC publishes a rare alert soliciting tips about potential manipulation in the carbon markets and announces the formation of...more
LIDW23 member-hosted event provided insights into current and future trends in the greenwashing space. Latham & Watkins recently hosted a panel discussion during London International Disputes Week on the topic of...more
Earlier this month the High Court had to consider - - how two particular provisions in articles of association operated together (or in conflict), and - the statutory right (under s. 633, Companies Act 2006 ("s....more
The US decision reminds UK companies and their officers to identify and report red flags about misconduct in the workplace. Certain shareholders of McDonald’s Corporation (the Company) sued David Fairhurst, the Company’s...more
The English law concerning contractual duties of good faith (express and implied) has received considerable judicial attention in recent years. It will therefore be of interest to those who use English law contracts,...more
ClientEarth, an environmental law organization, has filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in the United Kingdom against Shell's board of directors for an alleged failure to adequately prepare Shell for the impact of climate...more
On 30 November 2020, the UK High Court handed down judgment in the relief phase of the case of Otello Corporation ASA v. Moore Freres & Company LLC and Last Lion Holdings Limited (BL-2018-000840). Dorsey & Whitney advised...more
A federal judge has delivered another win for TikTok over the weekend, temporarily blocking a White House ban “on new downloads of the video-sharing network, which would have gone into effect at 11:59 p.m. in Washington.” The...more
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 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
Saudi Aramco has priced its offering at the high end of its range, setting the company up to raise more than $25 billion and value the company at nearly $1.7 trillion—all part of what promises to make this the world’s biggest...more
Litigation funding, the third-party financing of legal costs in disputes, is increasingly common in the UK. As litigants have become comfortable with sophisticated litigation funders, these funders are responding to business...more