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Carrier’s sub-contractor entitled to enforce Himalaya clause and exclusive jurisdiction agreement
20 May 2024
Carrier’s sub-contractor entitled to enforce Himalaya clause and exclusive jurisdiction agreement
Hill Dickinson advises Next Energy shareholders on significant investment from Certas Energy
17 May 2024
We're pleased to have advised the shareholders of Next Energy Solutions Ltd, a provider of heating, energy saving and renewable solutions, on a significant investment from Certas Energy.
NHS Premises Costs Directions 2024 – what has changed?
16 May 2024
NHS England has published a new set of Premises Costs Directions which came into force on 10 May 2024. It is more than 11 years since the Directions were last updated during which time the outlook...
Superyacht insured’s duty to make fair presentation of risk
16 May 2024
In Delos Shipping SA & Others -v- Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE & Others [2024] EWHC 719 (Comm), the Court recently dealt with an Insured’s claim for an indemnity under the war risks...
Force majeure, exceptions clauses and reasonable endeavours obligations
16 May 2024
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a party can rely on a force majeure (FM) clause only if it shows that reasonable steps have been taken to avoid the effect of the “force majeure event”...
Court considers whether UK Sanctions Regulation engaged
15 May 2024
This is one of the many sanctions-related cases currently before the English courts. In this long-running dispute, the defendant contended that the litigation could not proceed smoothly without a...
A Review of the Annual Report of the Chief Coroner to the Lord Chancellor for 2023
14 May 2024
His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC, Chief Coroner of England and Wales published a report in May 2024 providing an overview of the work conducted by the Coroner’s Service in England and Wales...
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal extends ‘Guy Lam Principle’ to arbitration agreements in Winding-Up Proceedings
14 May 2024
In Re Guy Kwok Hung Lam [2023] HKCFA 9 (Guy Lam CFA), the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal dismissed a bankruptcy petitioner’s appeal and laid down a landmark principle that where the underlying...
Treasure hunter’s pursuit of salvage award falls at final hurdle
14 May 2024
The Supreme Court has ruled on the Republic of South Africa’s (the Government) quest to avoid payment of a salvage award to Argentum Exploration Ltd (the Salvors) regarding a cargo of silver bars...
Willing participant to court proceedings cannot subsequently challenge Court’s jurisdiction
14 May 2024
Substantive and procedural issues arising out of sanctions-related disputes continue to occupy the English courts. In this case, the parties to construction contracts for a project in Russia...