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The impact on the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda jurisdictions following the "momentous" decision of the UK Supreme Court in relation to directors' duties

The decisions of the English courts are not binding on these jurisdictions

An Uncertain Future? Assessing the Hong Kong Court's Reception of Cayman Insolvency Proceedings

There is optimism within the Cayman Islands legal and insolvency community that recognition of and assistance to a restructuring officer will be forthcoming from the HK Court.

Hogan Lovells comments on the Manchester Arena Public Inquiry Volume Three report

The report considers the evidence heard by the Chairman during the oral hearings

Implied terms and unjust enrichment: silence in court

The High Court held that Mr Barton was not entitled to anything as there was no contractual obligation on Foxpace to pay him if the property sold for less than £6.5 million.

Environmental lawsuits against Shell pick up speed

The lawsuit against Shell’s board is not the only claim currently brought against the oil company in the UK.

Freshfields acts for Deutsche Bank on major Court of Appeal contempt decision

That debt arises from a judgment in the bank’s favour against Sebastian Holdings given in 2013 in proceedings in which Freshfields also acted for the bank.

Spanish court raises questions over calculation of severance pay

Severance pay on termination in Spain is governed by the Workers’ Statute, with different levels of severance payable depending on whether the dismissal is ‘fair’ or ‘unfair’.

Cayman Islands: In the Matter of The X Trust and The Y Trust – FSD 57 of 2022 (IKJ)

Offshore Trust and Estate Litigation Update Series – Part I

Cayman Court fills in the gaps to supervise voluntary liquidation of ELP

Since the Partnership's term expired, the liquidation had made little progress

Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie: Court Draws Inference from Claimant's Inactivity

This intention can be inferred from its prior actions, and can put the burden on the claimant to provide a proper explanation.

Offshore Trusts-Limits of the Revenue Rule in Jersey (Re Mattas)

As a preliminary issue, the court determined that formal service through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office pursuant to the State Immunity Act 1978 (as applied to Jersey) was not required

What documents are within a party's "control" for the purposes of preservation and disclosure in the English courts?

The disclosure rules under Practice Direction 57AD are clear that parties must take reasonable steps to preserve documents within their control

High Court allows disclosure of privileged documents to a foreign trustee

The discretion is to be exercised where it is “necessary” to protect the assets of the debtor or the interest of the creditors.

Bird & Bird achieves major victory for Carpatair in State aid case before the General Court of the EU

On 8 February 2023 the General Court found that the Commission committed several errors of law when examining whether the measures it considered were selective and whether they conferred an advantage.

High Court clarifies definition of written committed statement in contracts

In November, BoComm also wrote to the yard confirming that its board had approved the term sheet.

With All Due Authority... Part Two of our Series on the Impact of Fang Ankong and HWH Holdings Limited V Green Elite Limited

Green Elite was incorporated to effect an employee share benefit scheme for three employees to reward them upon listing of the joint venture (JV).

Hogan Lovells secures antitrust trial win on behalf of virtual reality company Within Unlimited, helps defeat FTC challenge to Meta merger

The Hogan Lovells legal team, led by Antitrust, Competition, and Economic Regulation (ACER) practice lead Logan Breed

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