Supreme Court judgment in Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025]
Christopher Parker KC and Andrew Westwood KC, instructed by Jamie Leader at Enyo Law LLP, acted for the successful liquidators in an important decision of the Supreme Court on the scope of the fraudulent trading provisions in section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA 1986”) in Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025] UKSC 18. ...
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Jason Mitchell appointed Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Jason Mitchell has been appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), following his completion of CIArb’s Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration....
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South Africa grapples with the act of state doctrine and choice of law in delict
The Supreme Court of Appeal delivered judgment today in East Asian Consortium v MTN Group. ...
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Judgment handed down in Hipgnosis SFH 1 Ltd v Barry Manilow & Anr [2025]
Rights owner, Hipgnosis SFH 1 Ltd, represented by Edmund Cullen KC, has successfully appealed against the grant of a stay of its claim against Barry Manilow. Edmund was instructed by Andrew Sharland of Clintons....
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Judgment handed down in Okuashvili v Ivanishvili & Ors [2025]
Thomas Munby KC, instructed by Bree Taylor and Reece Davison at Alius Law, acted for one of the successful defendants in the recent jurisdiction challenges in Okuashvili v Ivanishvili & Ors [2025] EWHC 829 (Ch). Following a 5 day hearing in January, Mr Justice Rajah handed down judgment on 7 April 2025, finding that (i) various conspiracy and other claims sought to be brought in two sets of proceedings against various Georgian individuals do not raise a serious issue to be tried and (ii) the permission to serve out given in the first set of proceedings should be set aside because the Claimants breached their duty of full and frank disclosure in making the without notice application for permission....
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Relief from sanctions refused where a costs budget was “illusory”
Alec McCluskey, instructed by Sobashni De Silva and Kulwant Sokhal of JMW Solicitors LLP, acted for the claimant in successfully resisting an application for relief from sanctions....
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Judgment on jurisdiction challenge in Okuashvili v. Ivanishvili
Watson Pringle, instructed by Sarah Rees and Conor Daly of Blake Morgan LLP, acted for Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister of Georgia, in his successful challenge to the English Court’s jurisdiction in relation to a claim brought against him and others by Zaza Okuashvili based on allegations of conspiracy, intimidation and extortion in connection with large Georgian car and tobacco businesses. ...
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Pro Bono Recognition List 2025
Maitland is delighted to announce that Andrew Westwood KC, Maxim Cardew, and Kendya Goodman have been named in the Pro Bono Recognition List 2025. ...
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Supreme Court judgment in Recovery Partners v Rukhadze [2025]
The Supreme Court’s judgment in Recovery Partners & anr. v Rukhadze & ors., handed down last week, considers what role, if any, principles of causation have to play when deciding the scope of an account of profits, particularly in relation to a breach of fiduciary duty involving the pursuit of a maturing corporate business opportunity by directors after they have left office. This is an important judgment for anyone advising directors or other fiduciaries who are considering resigning from a company and setting up a competing business. Watson Pringle acted for the Appellants at all stages of the case including in the Supreme Court, instructed by Graham Huntley and Rory Spillman of Signature Litigation LLP. ...
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