UK, Contract Interpretation, Commercial Litigation

Landlords Compelled to Hand Over Insurance Commissions to Tenants

K&L Gates LLP on 6/27/2025

Summary - The English High Court has ruled in the case of London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and others,1 that a landlord responsible for insuring leased premises cannot charge tenants for landlord...more

Court of Appeal Upholds Contract With Open Price Clause

Cooley LLP on 6/25/2025

The English Court of Appeal’s judgment in KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v. Citrosuco GmbH provides helpful guidance on the enforceability of long-term supply contracts where the price for part of the goods is left open to be agreed...more

DBS, delay and decoding conditions precedent

A&O Shearman on 4/10/2025

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim by the UK Home Office's Disclosure and Barring Service for over GBP1.5 million worth of delay payments against its IT supplier Tata. The contract contained a condition precedent to...more

Top Commercial Disputes of 2024: What You Need to Know and What to Look Out for in 2025

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/3/2025

As we begin 2025 and set our goals for the new year (realistic or unrealistic), we outline some of the significant English court rulings from 2024 and the key lessons they offer for the year ahead. In 2024, the courts...more

Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review - Fifth Edition - England & Wales

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/19/2022

The courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to English civil litigation, which govern every aspect of cases from...more

Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review, 4th Edition - England & Wales

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/5/2022

Litigation is, on one analysis, all about telling stories to impartial decision makers. Complex commercial litigation means that those stories are more detailed, more involved and more intricate. That means that telling the...more