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06/06/2025

Supreme Court ‘joint loans’ ruling clarifies duties facing banks

Previously in the case, the Court of Appeal held that loans can be surety-type even when the benefit of those loans is not wholly for one of the joint borrowers over the other.

06/05/2025

Dispute resolution: another positive for Guernsey PLC

The range of firms and quality of practitioners in Guernsey is a testament to the hard-fought and continuous problem-solving capability of its adversarial system

06/04/2025

German court dismissal of RWE climate case ‘will not end’ activist litigation trend

The Hamm court’s decision has been much anticipated by those tracking global trends in climate litigation.

06/04/2025

Recent Irish defamation cases clarify application of law

The court found that, in relation to Wilson, it wasn’t clear that the prejudice to Logan would significantly outweigh the prejudice towards him from granting the extension.

05/30/2025

Marquess of Hertford vs. Earl of Yarmouth – an £85m family trust dispute in the UK

The Marquess, by contrast, expressed disappointment that the Earl had failed to finish his degree at agricultural college and said he no longer considered his eldest son the right person to take over the estate.

05/28/2025

Hogan Lovells Secures Landmark Injunctions for Tulip Innovation in Battery Patent Dispute Against Sunwoda Group

The two decisions appear to be the first injunctions in relation to car batteries in Germany

05/23/2025

Hogan Lovells secures rare 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in landmark Fourth Amendment case

The decision marks an important shift in how Fourth Amendment claims are adjudicated

05/22/2025

Withers and Hayes Boone secure $17m victory for limited partnership in trial over Silicon Valley RE fraud dispute

The lawsuit, filed in December of 2019, was initially brought by five limited partners of Central Investments LP

05/14/2025

Court confirms breadth of Cladding Safety Victoria’s right of subrogation under Building Act

Financial assistance was paid by CSV to the owners’ corporation, but not directly to the individual lot owners.

05/13/2025

Hogan Lovells Partner Maria Sit Secures Landmark Victory for Asia Cement Corporation in Hong Kong High Court

This judgment adds to a series of significant decisions arising from the Shanshui saga

05/08/2025

Royal Court of Jersey adopts hybrid approach to resolving hostile matters in administrative trust dispute applications

The primary asset of the Trust had, at all material times, been a 100% shareholding in a foreign incorporated holding company

05/08/2025

When and on what basis does the Court grant powers to official liquidators in Cayman Islands liquidations?

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Court) has also reiterated that it is unlikely to approve draft appointment orders that grant liquidators unrestricted "blanket authority".

05/07/2025

Parental misconduct: using harassment law to stop abuse of teachers and staff

“Harassment” is not defined, except to say that harassing a person includes “alarming a person or causing the person distress”.

05/07/2025

Commercial Court grants costs order for Withers' clients WRM Group and Raffaele Mincione in declaratory relief proceedings against Secretariat of State of the Holy See

The proceedings were groundbreaking in that they constituted the first time that the Holy See has been sued in the Courts of England and Wales.

05/06/2025

Case offers insights for insolvency practitioners being appointed by alleged secured creditors

The agreement also created a charge over the property that was contingent on iLend performing its obligations under the agreement.

04/16/2025

French subcontractor law sparks disputes and discussion 50 years on

This approach was confirmed by a recent ruling by the French Supreme Court

04/11/2025

Case offers guidance on Australian administrators' ability to remove and replace directors

Sections 201G and 203C of the Act are relevant to the appointment and removal of directors.

04/10/2025

Hostile parties, prospective costs orders and confidentiality: The Cayman Islands Courts’ approach to trust proceedings

The Court did accept that were the trust fund much smaller, there might have been much more force in this prejudice point if D4 could not repay any funds advanced.

04/10/2025

Sinclair v Domaille: a case of directors, shareholders and unfair prejudice under Guernsey Law

Sinclair gives clarity that quasi-partnership principles are inapplicable when a shareholder is not actively managing the company

04/08/2025

Gift aid and the case of Harvey v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

The joint appellants in the case lost their appeal against discovery assessments and closure notices raised against them by HM Revenue and Customs which resulted in a substantial increase in their personal tax liabilities.

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