Judgment handed down in Myles Dawson and Karan Dawson v RW Armstrong & Sons Limited
The recent Judgment of HHJ Stephen Davies sitting as Judge of the High Court in the case of Dawson and RW Armstrong & Sons Ltd, raises important issues in the context of adjudication enforcement and applications for stays for arbitration. The Judgment also touches on claims for restitution based on the correction principle in the […]
30th March 2026
A New Fund Monitor Case: Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridge and Partners LLP [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC)
Introduction This note summarises the judgment in Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridge and Partners LLP [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC), handed down on 16 March 2026.[1] The case concerns the liability of an Independent Monitoring Surveyor (“IMS”) appointed by a lender in connection with a property development loan. It is an important decision that clarifies […]
19th March 2026
Judgment handed down in SLB and others v PAK and others [2026] EWHC 449 (Comm)
Judgment has been handed down in SLB and others v PAK and others [2026] EWHC 449 (Comm) where the Commercial Court confirmed the decision in the underlying arbitration which found that the obligation to issue refund guarantees within 120 days was not a condition but an innominate term, and as there had been no repudiatory […]
17th March 2026
DIFC Case Digest
The DIFC Court goes from strength to strength. To keep up to date with the many new and useful cases emerging from it, Sean Brannigan KC has prepared the accompanying Digest of DIFC cases for 2025 and 2026 (so far). Each case in the digest has a “clickable” link so you can navigate straight to […]
13th March 2026
Judgment handed down in James & James v HSBC UK Bank plc [2026] EWCA Civ 88
Overview On 17 February 2026, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal arising out of a long-running dispute between the Claimants and HSBC UK Bank plc concerning an allegedly unauthorised loan account and associated debits over a number of years. The appeal was from an order striking out the claim in full and refusing permission […]
10th March 2026
Successful application under s.23 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act for administrative review
Alex Haines and the team at Quillon Law represented the successful applicant and British national Mr John Ormerod in an application under s.23 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (SAMLA) for administrative review to secure the revocation of his designation under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Mr Ormerod was designated by the […]
6th March 2026
Judgment handed down in Darchem Engineering Ltd v Bouygues Travaux Publics & Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd [2026]...
Judgment handed down in Darchem Engineering Ltd v Bouygues Travaux Publics & Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd [2026] EWHC 220 (TCC), in which Jessica Stephens KC and Mek Mesfin, instructed by Kate Lister, Barnaby Sandy and Rebecca Wilding of Clyde & Co, resisted the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision for £23.9m, in what appears to be […]
2nd March 2026
The Vista Tower Judgment: A Landmark Decision on Remediation Contribution Orders
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has handed down its much-anticipated decision in the Vista Tower dispute Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited and Others v Grey GR Limited Partnership [2026] UKUT 18 (LC). The appeal brought by the original respondents against whom Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs) had been made was dismissed on all grounds. The decision provides welcome […]
29th January 2026
Judgment handed down in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2026] UKSC 1
The Supreme Court has today handed down Judgment in the case of Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2026] UKSC 1. Jonathan Lewis KC acted with Nick Kaplan (instructed by Mark London and Lena Barnes of Devonshires LLP) for Hexagon. In allowing Hexagon’s appeal and reversing the decision of the Court of […]
15th January 2026
Judgment handed down in Investec Bank Plc v Protopapa & Anor [2025] EWHC 3202 (Comm)
Last month, Peter MacDonald Eggers KC sitting in the Commercial Court handed down judgment in Investec Bank Plc v Protopapa & Anor [2025] EWHC 3202 (Comm). The decision is a helpful reminder of the high threshold that defendants must meet to successfully challenge the exercise of the Court’s jurisdiction on forum non conveniens grounds where the […]
6th January 2026
Commercial Court hands down judgment in Oceanus Capital SARL v Lloyd’s Insurance Company [2025] EWHC 3293 (Comm)...
A. Introduction 1. On 17 December 2025, judgment was handed down by the Commercial Court in Oceanus Capital SARL v Lloyd’s Insurance Company [2025] EWHC 3293 (Comm) (“M/V ‘VYSSOS’”). The case concerned the scope of coverage under a mortgagee’s interest insurance policy in respect of a Vessel which was damaged by a mine strike in […]
30th December 2025
Judgment handed down in GSY Hospitality Limited v Gladstone Court Developments Limited [2025] EWHC 3231 (TCC)
Expert Determination Overturned by TCC On 11 December 2025 the TCC handed down its judgment in respect of a summary judgment application made in the context of a challenge to a decision made in an expert determination: GSY Hospitality Limited v Gladstone Court Developments Limited [2025] EWHC 3231 (TCC). GSY applied for summary judgment in […]
15th December 2025
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