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Sharon Kennedy
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May 19, 2025

Is challenging a judgment allegedly procured by a previously known fraud an abuse of process and vexatious?

“Once a judgment is tainted by deceit it is fatally flawed” (Park v CNH Industrial Capital Europe Limited). But can an application to set aside a default judgment allegedly procured by fraud, itself…
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Feb 06, 2025

Litigation trends for 2025: what will this year hold for business and commercial disputes?

We explore the trends for Business and Commercial Disputes in the UK, US and France/EU in 2025. Here's what you should know. UK In the spotlight: corporates asserting privilege against…
Insights
Jan 29, 2025

Enforcement of judgments between France and England

Being able to enforce a judgment is of crucial importance for businesses: securing a judgment is a pyrrhic victory unless it can be enforced. Here we explore whether concerns about the recognition and…
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Nov 27, 2024

Cold Comfort: Court of Appeal takes a Chill Approach to Freezing Injunctions

The Court of Appeal has clarified the requirements to be satisfied before obtaining a freezing injunction, affirming an attainable merits threshold is to be preferred over a more stringent…
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May 23, 2023

High Court dismisses green strategy derivative claim against Shell’s directors

In February 2023 ClientEarth issued a derivative action against Shell’s 11 directors. ClientEarth alleged that the directors had breached their duties under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) by failing…
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Feb 21, 2023

Catch me if you can: How the English Courts are adapting to remain an effective jurisdiction to combat crypto fraud

The English courts have sought to lead the way in adjudicating crypto-related disputes and other technological matters in an international context. Recent decisions have demonstrated the English…
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Dec 13, 2022

Kingstar and others v Hassans (a law firm) and others: has the test for limitation been clouded by the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court of Gibraltar this week found in favour of our clients and dismissed an application by the defendants to strike out our clients’ claim against them on all three grounds relied upon by…
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Aug 19, 2022

When appealing a contempt order will be an abuse of process

Our insight into a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal:  the judgment provides valuable analysis from the Court of Appeal as to the legal principles and the policy considerations around what…
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