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Jessica Stephens KC speaking at Hong Kong Arbitration Week and SCL Korea

Jessica Stephens KC will be in the Far East from 20–24 October. On Monday 20 October, Jessica will attend Hong Kong Arbitration Week to speak at Rede Chambers’ Diamond Sponsor Panel on ‘More than Double the Trouble: Navigating the Complexities of Parallel Proceedings’. Jessica will join Gary Gao (Zhong Lun Law Firm), Robert S. Pé […]

Judgment issued in jurisdiction challenge in alleged international fraud case: Sucden Financial Limited v (1) TMT Metals...

The Commercial Court has issued its decision in Sucden Financial Limited v (1) TMT Metals AG, (2) Prateek Gupta, (3) Mine Craft Limited [2025] EWHC 2006 (Comm). This was an application by Mr Gupta contesting the English court’s jurisdiction and applying for the set-aside of an order granting permission for alternative service. Sucden Financial Limited […]

8th October 2025

Judgment handed down in Orion Shipping and Trading LLC v Great Asia Maritime LTD [2025] EWCA CIV 1210

THE LILA LISBON: LOSS OF BARGAIN DAMAGES FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER BY THE CANCELLING DATE UNDER THE NORWEGIAN SALEFORM 2012 On 2 October 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down a ground-breaking decision on the recovery of loss of bargain damages under the Norwegian Saleform 2012 for a seller’s failure to deliver by the cancelling […]

7th October 2025

Alexander Wright KC to speak at LSLC-YMP’s webinar on ‘The Grand Amanda’ – Wednesday 15th...

On Wednesday 15th October, Alexander Wright KC will be speaking on the LSLC-YMP’s webinar on ‘The Grand Amanda’ alongside Nick Wilson (MFB), Darryl Kennard (Penningtons) and Stewart Buckingham KC (Quadrant). The Grand Amanda is the most detailed judicial discussion on the scope of the Implied Indemnity since the Court of Appeal decision in The Island […]

Legal 500 UK Bar 2026 Guide

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026 guide has been launched. 4 Pump Court has once again been ranked Tier 1 for ‘Energy’, ‘IT and Telecommunications’ and ‘Professional Negligence’. 4 Pump Court has also been ranked a leading set for ‘Commercial litigation’, ‘Construction’, ‘Crypto and blockchain assets’, ‘Insurance and reinsurance’, ‘International arbitration’ and ‘Shipping’. Members of […]

1st October 2025

Nick Kaplan obtains stay of execution on behalf of Hexagon Housing Association, in part of a long running dispute with...

Nick Kaplan acted on behalf of Hexagon Housing Association, which was successful in obtaining a stay of execution of a Judgment enforcing an Adjudicator’s decision, in part of a long running dispute with Providence Building Services. Providence had applied to enforce a recent Adjudication Decision in its favour. Hexagon did not resist enforcement, but applied […]

1st October 2025

Alex Haines co-authors chapter on Financial Sanctions in Smith and Owen on Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation, Civil...

We are pleased to announce the publication of Smith and Owen on Asset Recovery (OUP) in which Alex Haines has co-authored the chapter on Financial sanctions. Smith and Owen on Asset Recovery: Criminal Confiscation, Civil Recovery, Money Laundering, and Sanctions provides an authoritative analysis of asset recovery law and practice across domestic, European, and international […]

24th September 2025

Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard contributor of ‘The FIDIC Conditions of Contract and Domestic Construction Law’

We are delighted to announce that Wolters Kluwer has released ‘The FIDIC Conditions of Contract and Domestic Construction Law’. Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard contributed the chapter on English law. Bringing together contributions from eminent practitioners and academics worldwide, the book offers an analysis of how domestic construction law interacts with the FIDIC terms. This volume will be […]

23rd September 2025

Laura Wright and Jacob Haddad speaking at the ITechLaw 2025 European Conference – Thursday 30th October

The ITechLaw Association 2025 European Conference will be taking place in London from October 29-31 in the Convene space at 155 Bishopsgate. The conference will attract attendees from more than 40 countries and discuss cutting-edge legal tech topics. On Wednesday 29 October at 2pm, Jacob Haddad will will be speaking on the Dispute Resolution Committee […]

Thomas Crangle, Matthew Thorne and Nick Kaplan providing Adjudication Case Law Update to the Adjudication Society...

On Tuesday 7th October, Thomas Crangle, Matthew Thorne and Nick Kaplan will provide an Adjudication Case Law Update to the Adjudication Society. The session will cover recently decided adjudication and adjudication enforcement case law. For further information and to sign up, please see here.

Stephen Cogley KC, Alex Potts KC, and Gideon Shirazi called to the Gibraltar Bar

Stephen Cogley KC, Alex Potts KC, and Gideon Shirazi were all called to the Gibraltar Bar on 4 September 2025, for the purpose of appearing as Counsel at a 5 day hearing before the Supreme Court of Gibraltar in a significant corporate dispute in the first derivative action brought under the Gibraltar Companies Act 2014 […]

18th September 2025

Alex Haines appears before two Multilateral Development Bank International Administrative Tribunals

On 7th September, Alex Haines appeared before all five judges of the Islamic Development Bank Group (“IsDBG”) Administrative Tribunal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in a case involving the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. On 15th and 16th September, Alex appeared before the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (“BSTDB”) Administrative Tribunal in Thessaloniki, Greece, in two substantive cases. […]

17th September 2025