The issue of control of documents in the hands of third parties is one which comes up regularly in litigation as parties seek access to all documentation which may assist their case – we have reported on this issue previously - Disclosure – documents out of control | Hill Dickinson . In another recent case, the High Court recently decided (Loreley Financing (Jersey) No 30 Ltd v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd [2023] EWHC 548 (Comm)) that a party to litigation (Claimant) did not have control over documents in the hands of its creditor for the purpose of disclosure. That was the case even though two employees of the creditor acted as the Claimant’s agent for the purposes of conducting the litigation. It was held that despite the agents having access to the documents in their capacity as the creditor’s employees, that did not mean the documents were within the Claimant’s control...

The recent case of Owen v Black Horse Limited [2023] EWCA CIV 325 considered important issues where a claim was initially struck out on the basis that the Claimant was absent from trial although repre

The John Lewis Christmas advert usually garners widespread publicity for its festive content, but on this occasion the 2019 ‘Excitable Edgar’ advert has been subject of an almost equally well-publicised intellectual property dispute. In the recent case of Evans v John Lewis plc and another [2023] EWHC 766 (IPEC), the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court considered similarities between a 2017 book written by Fay Evans and the 2019 advertisement by John Lewis and advertising agency, adam&eveDDB, in the context of alleged copyright infringement...

In May 2023 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Consultation Paper (CP23/10) in relation to its proposed reforms to the equity listing rules in the UK. The reforms have been proposed...

We're pleased to announce the promotion of David Banks (Construction and Engineering) and Nino Inasaridze (Yachts) to partner in our summer 2023 promotions round. They join a previous round of partner promotions announced in November 2022, taking the total number of ‘homegrown’ partners at the firm in the past eight months to 16.

In recent months, menstrual and menopausal health has been increasingly discussed in parliament, in the mainstream media, and on social media. This increased visibility has already led...

Our Real Estate, Banking and Construction teams have advised national residential rental market developer Oblix Living on a £15.3 million loan from United Trust Bank. The investment will go towards th

We've entered into a strategic partnership with Healthcare Innovation Consortium (HIC), a digital health and social care agency, to support the digital transformation of the NHS. More here...

Following confirmation that the Procurement Bill is to start the final stages of its Parliamentary progress on 13 June 2023, Cabinet Office has now announced...

On 25th May, the Chancellor reported that the Life Sciences sector employs over 280,000 people and contributes £94 billion to the UK economy. He also unveiled...

We recently fielded a multidisciplinary team to advise MSS Group on the company's acquisition by private equity firm Stellex Capital Management,

The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (the Amending Regulations) have made some important changes to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015...