Alex Potts KC and Caroline Jackson co-author JIBFL article
“Crypto can be property – it is time for the debate to move on”. The ongoing swell of legal support for the proprietary potential of cryptoassets was recently challenged by Professor Robert Stevens in “Crypto is not property” (2023) LQR 139. In this responsive article, Caroline Jackson and Alex Potts KC write in defence of […]
28th March 2024
Alex Potts KC speaking at The Commercial Bar Association 2nd Gulf Round Table
The Commercial Bar Association 2nd Gulf Round Table will take place later today at the Capital Club, Dubai. The Combar Gulf Committee was established in 2021 to develop the links which already exist between the English and Welsh commercial and arbitration bar and the legal community in the Gulf States. Alex Potts KC will be a […]
Ben Pilling KC and Ruth Bala co-author Butterworths article on shared appreciation mortgages
The trial of alleged mis-selling of shared appreciation mortgages by Bank of Scotland plc was listed for early 2024 but has very recently settled. In this article Ben Pilling KC and Ruth Bala review the issues that would have been tried. Did the ‘excessive’ finance charge generate an ‘unfair relationship’? Would the Court have used […]
12th February 2024
Ruth Bala joins 4 Pump Court
We are delighted to announce that Ruth Bala has joined 4 Pump Court. Ruth has a stellar specialist practice in banking, financial services, regulatory and advisory work. Ruth is an outstanding advocate in high demand, frequently representing clients in her sectors. She advises corporates on financial regulatory compliance and is an expert on the detailed rules governing […]
26th June 2023
Sanctions: related matters
Some of our sanctions related legal work includes: Nick Vineall KC Nick appeared in the Supreme Court for the shareholders of Bank Mellat in the bank’s successful claim that British government sanctions against the Iranian bank were irrational and therefore unlawful. Nick then led the Bank’s team on its subsequent claim for damages under the […]
12th April 2022
Podcast: “The War in Ukraine – financial and maritime implications of the sanctions regime”
Lord Garnier KC, Ian Gaunt and Anna Hoffmann share some reflections on the situation in Ukraine, the sanctions regime, the types of disputes that may arise, the new Economic Crime Act, the role of lawyers, and effective relief avenues. Nothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice and any political views expressed are the speaker’s own […]
8th April 2022
The perils of unregulated introductions – postscript to Adams v Options SIPP after Avacade
Introduction In a previous article , we discussed in detail the judgment of the Court of Appeal judgment in Adams v Options UK Personal Pensions LLP [2021] EWCA Civ 474. In that case, an unregulated introducer was held to have carried out the regulated activity of making arrangements with a view to a person buying or […]
24th September 2021
Andrew Stevens to speak on freezing injunctions in context of fraud and default
Andrew Stevens recently obtained a US$20 million worldwide freezing injunction in the Commercial Court in a case involving underlying allegations of dishonesty and default on a loan facility. On Wednesday 28 July 2021 he will be speaking about practical issues relating to freezing injunctions during a webinar hosted by Singapore law firm Blackstone & Gold. […]
Book Launch: A Critique of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
A Critique of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 written by our Associate Member, Abhimanyu Bhandari, and his colleague Kartika Sharma, was published on 1st February 2021. The text critically examines various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA, 2002) as well as judicial decisions in this area of law and is […]
1st February 2021
Reasons to Issue a Claim Form in UK–EU/EFTA Disputes in 2020, while the Going is Good
With the Brexit transition period set to end on 31 December 2020, this article looks at the implications for jurisdiction and the recognition & enforcement of judgments in cross-border litigation involving parties split between the UK and EU/EFTA member states, with a particular focus on litigation before the courts of England and Wales. It concludes […]
4th November 2020
Venezuelan gold dispute
Venezuelan state assets abroad include over €1bn worth of gold held by the Central Bank of Venezuela (“BCV”) in the vaults of the Bank of England. But there are two competing claims to control it – one from the BCV board originally appointed by President Maduro, and the other by a board said to have […]
26th June 2020
UK Government’s “Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour” – toothless for now, but laying foundations for...
On 7 May 2020, the Government published a document entitled “Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts impacted by the COVID-19 emergency” (the “guidance”). In this short article, Sean Brannigan KC and Kajetan Wandowicz summarise the guidance, and discuss its potential implications for commercial parties. It was prepared jointly by the Cabinet Office and […]
12th May 2020
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