Recent Cases
The Libyan Investment Authority v JP Morgan and others [2019] EWHC 1452 (Comm)
High Court of Justice
Alan Gourgey KC | Anna Littler
Friday 14 June 2019
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News
Libyan businessman successfully challenges jurisdiction in Libyan Investment Authority v JP Morgan case
Judgment has been handed down by Bryan J this week in The Libyan Investment Authority v JP Morgan and others setting aside service on two defendants out of the jurisdiction. Alan Gourgey QC and Anna Littler, together with Adam Kramer... Read more
Friday 14 June 2019
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Seager and Seager v De Jong features in the Evening Standard
The case of Ian Seager and Derek Seager v Tony de Jong featured in Wednesday’s edition of The Evening Standard (12th June 2019). The matter concerns a substantial probate dispute between two brothers, Ian Seager and Derek Seager, and their... Read more
Friday 14 June 2019
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Recent Cases
London Luton Hotel BPRA Fund LLP v HMRC [2019] UKFTT 212 (TC)
First-Tier Tax Tribunal
Jonathan Davey KC
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Monday 10 June 2019News
First-tier Tribunal Decision concerning meaning of “qualifying expenditure” for purposes of Business Premises Renovation Allowances legislative regime
London Luton Hotel BPRA Fund LLP v HMRC [2019] UKFTT 212 (TC) Jonathan Davey QC has received judgment from the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) in an appeal concerning the Business Premises Renovation Allowances (“BPRA”) regime under Part 3A of the Capital Allowances... Read more
Monday 10 June 2019
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Global Restructuring Review Awards 2019 – Litigation Nomination
We are delighted to have been nominated by Global Restructuring Review in the category of “Most significant restructuring or insolvency-related litigation” for our work on Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers (AHAB) v Al-Sanea & Ors. The court described this case... Read more
Wednesday 29 May 2019
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Recent Cases
Re Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
Thomas Lowe KC
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Wednesday 29 May 2019News
Cayman Grand Court delivers important s.238 ruling on the approach to fair value of a company’s shares
On 13th May 2019, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands handed down judgment in the case of Re Qunar Cayman Islands Limited. Qunar is one of China’s largest online travel companies, with headquarters in Beijing. The company was taken... Read more
Tuesday 28 May 2019
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Articles
The status of spouses of agricultural workers (Hook v Hawkins)
By Joseph Steadman
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Recent Cases
Gaia v Abbeygate Helical [2019] EWCA Civ 823
Court of Appeal
Harriet Holmes
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Thursday 23 May 2019News
Court of Appeal hands down decision in Gaia v Abbeygate Helical
Last week, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Gaia v Abbeygate Helical [2019] EWCA Civ 823, a case about whether a developer, Abbeygate Helical, had fulfilled its obligation to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ to satisfy certain conditions ‘as... Read more
Thursday 23 May 2019
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Articles
When is a secret commission secret? A primer on Medsted v Canaccord Genuity
By Edward Sawyer | Jia Wei Lee
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Wednesday 22 May 2019