Vneshprombank LLC v Georgy Bedzhamov and others [2019] EWCA Civ 1992 In the recent case of Vneshprombank LLC v Georgy Bedzhamov and others [2019] EWCA Civ 1992, the Court of Appeal has given welcome guidance on what amounts to “ordinary” in the context of the “ordinary living expenses” exception in a standard, non-proprietary, pre-judgment, freezing…
In a stark reminder to UK-domiciled multinationals of the responsibilities and liabilities arising from the activities of their foreign subsidiaries, John Day outlines how the UK Supreme Court has ruled that 1,826 Zambian citizens can have their claims of negligence and breach of statutory duty heard in England in regard to the unlawful dumping of toxic waste.
Court Of Appeal Clarifies Application Of UCTA Test Of Reasonableness To Non-Reliance Clauses In First Tower Trustees Limited and another v CDS (Superstores International) Limited[1] the Court of Appeal held that a non-reliance clause giving rise to a contractual estoppel amounted to an exclusion of liability for misrepresentation and was therefore subject to scrutiny under…
In the recent decision in Carlos Sevilleja Garcia v Marex Financial Limited [2018] EWCA Civ.1468, the Court of Appeal was asked to decide whether the rule against reflective loss applies to unsecured creditors who are not shareholders of the relevant company. What is the rule against reflective loss? The rule against reflective loss was best…