Litigation Notes

Legal professional privilege: High Court finds no privilege in identity of third party that provided lawyers with document for purpose of litigation

Agreements to agree: High Court finds pricing mechanism subject to agreement rendered sale of goods contract partially unenforceable

European Law Institute publishes principles governing third party litigation funding

Privilege: Not an absolute right under the Freedom of Information Act

First-Tier Tribunal decision shows privilege is not ordinarily a basis for withholding information requested by the Information Commissioner as part of …

Security for costs: Claimant ordered to provide security despite ATE policy with anti-avoidance endorsement

Planned new provisions to encourage UK courts to depart from EU case law will no longer come into force on 1 October

Litigation developments: England and Wales – Quarterly update

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 27: General update

Supreme Court gives reasoned judgment upholding anti-suit injunction in support of foreign-seated arbitration

The decision in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance shows the court's strong support for arbitration agreements

High Court dismisses liquidators' wide-ranging application for documents held by group company and its lawyers "in relation to" company in liquidation

Retained EU law (or "assimilated law"): New rules on interpretation and new reference procedures from 1 October

Former directors of BHS liable to pay £110 million for misfeasance