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
Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1855 (Comm): important findings by the Commercial Court on the...
A. Introduction On 14 July 2025, judgment was handed down by the Commercial Court in Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1855 (Comm). The case concerns an application made under s32 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“AA”) to resolve a dispute between two rival groups (the fourth to eighth defendants and […]
12th August 2025
The Arbitration Act 2025 formally enters into force
On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 (the “2025 Act”) formally enters into force. The 2025 Act brings about a number of important changes to the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”), the principal statute governing international commercial arbitrations in England and Wales. Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard and Aphiwan Natasha King summarise some of the most […]
1st August 2025
Judgment handed down in Phlo Technologies Ltd v Tallaght Financial Ltd (t/a Cubefunder) [2025] EWHC 1405 (Ch)
Simon Goldstone and Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard, instructed by Addleshaw Goddard, acted for Phlo Technologies Ltd, the successful party in an insolvency decision regarding the appointment of administrators under Paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986. The case arose out of allegations of fraud by a former director of the Applicant, and of collusion […]
18th June 2025
Gideon Shirazi, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard and Carl Wall to attend IPBA Chicago 2025
Gideon Shirazi, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard and Carl Wall will be in Chicago between 21-26 April attending the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)’s Annual Meeting and Conference. Members will speak at the following events: On Thursday 24 April at 15:30 – 16:30, Gideon Shirazi will be on panel discussing ‘Can adopting transformational technology give rise to greater risk […]
Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard returns to full-time practice with 4 Pump Court
We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard returned to full-time practice with 4 Pump Court from 31 March 2025. Jonathan is dual qualified at the New York and English bar, and will practice across both jurisdictions. He has a wealth of experience in relation to both high value English and U.S. litigation. Joint Heads of […]
2nd April 2025
Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard summarises Tyson International Company v Partner Reinsurance Europe [2024] EWCA Civ 363 in...
Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard has produced a summary of Tyson International Company v Partner Reinsurance Europe [2024] EWCA Civ 363. This is an interesting Court of Appeal decision from earlier this year where the contractual dealings of the parties suggested two alternative forums (and laws) for the reinsurance contract. The judgment contains interesting observations about the English […]
8th August 2024
Alex Potts KC, James Purchas and Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard speak at the Commercial Bar Association’s North America and...
Last week week Alex Potts KC, James Purchas and Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard were amongst a panel of speakers at the Commercial Bar Association’s North America and Offshore Meeting. On Thursday, James and Jonathan discussed the management and gathering of evidence in cross-border litigation. During Friday’s debate, Alex and others postulated that the trial process is no […]
A New Frontier for Extraterritorial Disclosure Orders in England & Wales- Jonathan Schaffer- Goddard
In October 2022, an amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules in England established a new jurisdiction for limited extraterritorial disclosure orders (“information orders”). While the High Court of Justice (the “High Court”) had made steps (in ex parte applications) towards the granting of such orders in the last few years, the new rules and a […]
24th January 2023
Court orders for oral evidence and disclosure by non-parties in support of foreign arbitration proceedings: the changing...
A lesser discussed area of the reforms to the Arbitration Act proposed by the Law Commission are the reforms proposed to s.44 and the powers of the court to support arbitrations set out therein. In this article, recently published in the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard discusses s.44 in […]
7th November 2022
3rd NYU Sciences Po Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium on ‘Hot topics of International Arbitration’
On Friday 24 March, Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard will be speaking at 3rd NYU Sciences Po Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium on ‘Hot topics of International Arbitration’. The conference will take place at NYU Law School. Jonathan will be discussing the Law Applicable to Privilege in International Arbitration with Paola Patarroyo, D. Brian King and Silvia E. Marroguin Gonzalez.
US Supreme Court restricts §1782 for foreign seated arbitrations
In a case which will be of great interest to clients and arbitration practitioners globally, the United States Supreme Court today handed down its decision in ZF Automotive US, Inc. v Luxshare on the powers that US federal district courts can exercise under 28 U.S.C. §1782 to order discovery in support of foreign arbitrations. 28 […]
13th June 2022
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