Hallings Wharf Judgment: Significant Decision on Remediation Contribution Order
The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has handed down a significant new judgment concerning Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs), in Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government v EDR Builders (1) Hollybrook (UK) Limited (2) LON/00BB/BSB/2024/0011. In granting the first RCO in respect of an application made by central Government, in the sum of £3,682,997.78, […]
29th May 2026
Judgment handed down in Coal Pension Properties Limited v Mace Living Limited and others [2026] EWHC 1248 (TCC)
This note summarises the judgment in Coal Pension Properties Limited v Mace Living Limited and others [2026] EWHC 1248 (TCC), handed down on 26 May 2026. The case concerned the service of a Claim Form on the last day of its period of validity; specifically whether the Claim Form had been validly served and if […]
28th May 2026
Important new Sanctions Judgment: The Catalan Sea – Court of Appeal clarifies the test for sanctions risk: A...
The Court of Appeal has handed down an important judgment on sanctions clauses in voyage charterparties in Tonzip Maritime (Singapore) Pte Ltd v 2 Rivers Pte Ltd, “The Catalan Sea” [2026] EWCA Civ 641. The appeal arose from the owners’ refusal to comply with an order to lift a cargo of crude oil to be […]
27th May 2026
Commercial Court gives important guidance on asymmetric jurisdiction clauses and concurrent proceedings
In Spec 1 Limited & Ors v The Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EWHC 1162 (Comm), the Commercial Court (Bright J) has handed down an important judgment on the construction and effect of asymmetric jurisdiction clauses, of a kind frequently found in international finance and lending agreements. The dispute arose out of ship finance arrangements […]
20th May 2026
Interim anti-suit injunction granted in G2 Ocean v Tokio Marine Brasil Seguradora [2026] EWHC 997 (Comm) “The Tanchou...
An interim anti-suit injunction has been granted in G2 Ocean v Tokio Marine Brasil Seguradora [2026] EWHC 997 (Comm). James Watthey and Neil Dowers, instructed by Hill Dickinson LLP (Singapore), acted for the successful claimant. The claimant was the contractual carrier of a cargo of bagged urea under various bills of lading incorporating by reference the […]
5th May 2026
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
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