The judgment concerns the circumstances in which fiduciaries must account to their principals for the profits they make from their fiduciary relationships....more
On 29 November 2023, the UK Supreme Court (the “UKSC”) handed down its decision in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies and Travellers and others (Appellants). In that case the UKSC thoroughly...more
The UK Supreme Court in a recent decision has clarified the approach to be taken in determining when a matter ought to be referred to arbitration under an arbitration clause, and when such a matter falls outside of an...more
Summary - The Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited decision in BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25. It is a significant decision for the law of directors’ duties. For the first time the UK’s highest...more
The UK Supreme Court has issued the latest in a series of landmark decisions on parent company liability under English law for claims alleging environmental damage and human rights abuses. In a unanimous reversal of the...more
A class action by 202,600 claimants arising from the collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil was struck out as abuse of process. Background - In Município De Mariana & Ors v. BHP Group Plc & Anor (Rev 1), the largest group...more
English High Court holds that alleged breaches of a director’s statutory duties can engage the ‘iniquity exception’, which disapplies legal professional privilege under certain conditions. In Barrowfen Properties v Girish...more
The case of Vedanta Resources plc and Konkola Copper Mines plc v Lungowe and others has received a lot of attention in recent years. In essence, 1,826 Zambian citizens are suing Konkola Copper Mines plc (a public company...more