Banking Litigation Notes

Climate-related disclosures for issuers: next steps from UK financial regulators outlined

This month, there have been some significant regulatory announcements in relation to climate-related disclosures. These announcements are a result of the …

Capital Raisings and Opportunistic M&A in a Covid-19 Environment—Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis

Costs recovery when you win – guidance from recent cases

One of the key features of the commercial litigation landscape in England and Wales is that costs generally follow the event, creating a disincentive for …

High Court tests newly narrowed scope of the “reflective loss” rule in first decision since the Supreme Court’s judgment in Marex

Climate-related disclosures: the new frontier?

Securities class actions in England and Wales: the challenges for funders and a perspective from Australia

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on the principal characteristics …

Impact of latest "SAAMCO" decision on financial services litigation

The Tesco Litigation: lessons learned from split trial orders in the context of securities class actions

High Court refuses to grant summary judgment based on contractual interpretation of Argentinian government bonds

The High Court’s recent judgment in Palladian Partners LP & Ors v The Republic of Argentina & Anor [2020] EWHC 1946 (Comm) is an …

Untangling, but not killing off, the Japanese knotweed: Supreme Court confirms existence and scope of “reflective loss” rule

Lloyds/HBOS Litigation: Consequentials Judgment

Mr Justice Norris has now handed down judgment following the consequentials hearing in the landmark Lloyds/HBOS Litigation: Sharp & Ors v Blank & …

Litigation funder fails in attempt to obtain trading data from the London Stock Exchange