Litigation Notes

High Court grants injunction to prevent enforcement of Russian anti-suit injunction and considers Russian law on exclusive jurisdiction over sanctioned persons

Anti-suit injunctions: High Court considers proper approach where facts relevant to jurisdiction disputed

High Court grants anti-suit and anti-anti-suit injunctions to restrain Russian proceedings brought by sanctioned parties

The High Court has granted an anti-suit injunction (ASI) to restrain sanctioned counterparties from bringing Russian court proceedings, in breach of a …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 21: General update

Trilogy of decisions shows English courts' approach to granting anti-suit injunctions in support of foreign-seated arbitrations

The Court of Appeal and High Court have, in two separate cases, granted anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) restraining a Russian party from bringing …

Anti-suit injunction granted to protect English-domiciled employee's right to be sued only in English court and prevent US employer suing in New York

Anti-suit injunction refused for EU proceedings but granted for non-EU proceedings

In a recent decision, the High Court refused to grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain Cypriot court proceedings brought in breach of an …

Court of Appeal grants anti-suit injunction restraining US proceedings brought against employee by US parent company under exclusive US jurisdiction agreement

The Court of Appeal has given a wide interpretation to the meaning of 'employer' in the recast Brussels Regulation (No 1215/2012), holding that a company …

Court of Appeal upholds award of damages for breach of English jurisdiction agreement

The Court of Appeal has held that it did not infringe EU law to bring a claim for damages for breach of a settlement agreement, and the jurisdiction …

Jurisdiction clause in bank's terms interpreted as granting exclusive jurisdiction to English courts in claims by hedge fund

The High Court has interpreted a jurisdiction clause as granting exclusive jurisdiction to the English courts in respect of claims made by a hedge fund. …

UK Supreme Court confirms power to issue anti-suit injunction even when no arbitration underway or proposed

The Supreme Court has confirmed that the English court has jurisdiction to injunct the continuation or commencement of foreign proceedings brought in …

Court of Appeal upholds anti-suit injunction against non-party to arbitration clause

The Court of Appeal has upheld an anti-suit injunction against a non-party to an arbitration clause on the grounds that Russian proceedings being pursued …