Category: foreign jurisdictions

The Autumn 2024 Budget: A Summary of the Key Reforms for Financial Remedy Practitioners – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted November 4th, 2024 in budgets, capital gains tax, corporation tax, divorce, education, families, financial dispute resolution, financial provision, foreign jurisdictions, inheritance tax, minimum wage, national insurance, news, stamp duty, taxation by tracey

‘The Autumn Budget 2024 (“the Budget”) saw history being made as Rachel Reeves, who became our first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out arguably the biggest tax changes for a generation, set to raise taxes by £41bn by 2029/30 and said to be part of the Government’s plan to revitalise Britain. In this article, we will summarise the key reforms of the Budget, highlighting those which may be of particular relevance to financial remedy practitioners and their clients.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 1st November 2024

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Court of Appeal—inexpedient to grant freezing injunction in support of purely foreign proceedings (Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford) – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted September 5th, 2024 in brexit, chambers articles, foreign jurisdictions, freezing injunctions, news, Scotland by sally

‘The Court of Appeal considered an appeal against the decision at a return date to set aside a worldwide freezing order made without notice, as against a number of defendants.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 28th August 2024

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Research Briefing: Deportation of foreign national offenders – House of Commons Library

Posted August 6th, 2024 in deportation, foreign jurisdictions, news, statistics by tracey

‘Deporting foreign national offenders from the UK is a longstanding government priority but the number of people deported has fallen.’

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House of Commons Library , 2nd August 2024

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An update on handling applicable law issues in cross-jurisdictional cases: The cases of Yordanov v. Vasilev & Ors [2024] and Nicholls v. Mapfre [2024] – Farrar’s Building

Posted July 31st, 2024 in chambers articles, damages, foreign jurisdictions, jurisdiction, negligence, news by sally

‘This article provides a short synopsis of two key 2024 decisions, Yordanov [2024] and Mapfre [2024], which raised issues surrounding the applicable law to substantive issues, interest, and subrogated claims.’

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Farrar's Building, 17th July 2024

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Important Privy Council decision on standing in environmental cases – 39 Essex Chambers

Posted July 10th, 2024 in appeals, environmental protection, foreign jurisdictions, news, planning, Privy Council by tracey

‘The UK privy Council has handed down an important judgement on standing in environmental cases in Eco-Sud v. Minister of Environment, Solid Waste and Climate Change [2024] UKPC 19.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 9th July 2024

Source: www.39essex.com

UK ratification of cross-border enforcement treaty gives businesses greater certainty – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2024 in dispute resolution, enforcement, foreign jurisdictions, judgments, news by tracey

‘Businesses should be able to enforce English court rulings more easily in other countries in future after the UK ratified an international treaty on the cross-border enforcement of judgments.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2024

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Vatican taken to trial for first time in an English court – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2024 in foreign jurisdictions, money laundering, news, sale of land, tribunals by sally

‘The Vatican has gone on trial in an English court for the first time, accused of subjecting a British businessman to “incoherent and confused” allegations over a London property deal.’

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The Guardian, 26th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Supreme Court allows Mueen-Uddin appeal – 5RB

Posted June 25th, 2024 in abuse of process, appeals, chambers articles, defamation, foreign jurisdictions, news, striking out, Supreme Court, war crimes by tracey

‘A unanimous Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s and High Court’s decision to strike out the libel claim as an abuse of process.’

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5RB, 20th June 2024

Source: www.5rb.com

The meaning of ‘deliberately absent’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 20th, 2024 in extradition, foreign jurisdictions, news, retrials, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court by sally

‘In extradition proceedings, questions may arise relating to the requested person’s purported deliberate absence from a criminal trial. In March, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) handed down two decisions which clarify important tests to be met in these circumstances.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 14th June 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BSB board and staff at odds over transferring foreign lawyers – Legal Futures

Posted May 30th, 2024 in barristers, foreign jurisdictions, news by tracey

‘Members of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) clashed with senior staff last week over how to deal with the large number of foreign lawyers seeking to be called in England and Wales but who do not intend to practise here.’

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Legal Futures, 30th May 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Brazil Iron: UK court case launched over mining project in Bahia – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2024 in damages, environmental health, foreign jurisdictions, miners, news by tracey

‘In a small community deep in the remote, lush mountains of Bahia, Brazil, Catarina Oliveira de Silva points down at what used to be a lake. “After the mine started extracting there, waste came down. It fell into the spring. It buried this entire lake. Three metres of silt and ore sludge.” Catarina says dust from this mine covered crops she owned, including coffee bushes and banana trees, until she could not produce them anymore. She and her husband had also taken out a loan in 2015 for a business where people could pay to go angling in the lake. “Our project went down the drain,” she says. Catarina and her family live in a traditional Quilombola community, descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves whose rights to their land and way of life are protected under Brazilian law.
Now, their fight against a UK-owned mining company is set to move to a top court in London.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Conditions on permission to appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in appeals, civil procedure rules, debts, foreign jurisdictions, news by sally

‘An order giving permission to appeal may be made subject to condition. In the recent case of Palladian Partners LP and others v The Republic of Argentina and another [2024] EWCA Civ 139, the Court of Appeal made an order granting Argentina permission to appeal the first instance judgment conditional on Argentina paying €310m to be held in escrow pending determination of the appeal. Argentina sought reconsideration of the imposition of that condition.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th April 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

SRA pulls prosecution after Foreign Office warning – Legal Futures

Posted April 9th, 2024 in foreign jurisdictions, news, prosecutions, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, witnesses by tracey

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has withdrawn all its allegations against a solicitor and non-lawyer after the Foreign Office advised against taking evidence remotely from a crucial witness in Dubai without permission from the UAE government.’

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Legal Futures, 9th April 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Lies, damned lies and fakery – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 11th, 2024 in arbitration, banking, foreign jurisdictions, fraud, human rights, judgments, news by tracey

‘Contax Partners inc BVI v Kuwait Finance House and others [2024] EWHC 436 (Comm). Legal news abounds these days with stories of fabricated decisions and authorities generated by ChatGPT and similar AI mechanisms. But there’s nothing like a bit of old-fashioned human plagiarism to tickle the palates, and the full force of a judge’s fury was unleashed on such an attempt recently in the High Court.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2024

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

English anti-suit injunctions in aid of arbitration agreements with a foreign seat – Wilberforce Chambers

Posted March 6th, 2024 in arbitration, chambers articles, foreign jurisdictions, injunctions, news by sally

‘The recent Court of Appeal decision in Unicredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] EWCA Civ 64 (“Unicredit”) is the latest in a trilogy of cases1 involving successful applications to the English courts for the grant of anti-suit injunctions to restrain RusChemAlliance LLC (“RCA”), a Russian company, from continuing Russian proceedings brought in breach of arbitration agreements governed by English law. The distinguishing feature in each of these cases is that although the arbitration agreements were governed by English law, the chosen seat of the arbitration was Paris, France, and hence the supervisory court was not the English court but the French court.’

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Wilberforce Chambers, 22nd February 2024

Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk

£70m arbitration award set aside after High Court judge finds agreement is a ‘fabrication’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 4th, 2024 in arbitration, enforcement, foreign jurisdictions, fraud, judgments, news, setting aside by tracey

‘A High Court judge has set aside a multi-million pound arbitration award and judgment after finding they were “fabrications”. The Honourable Mr Justice Butcher said the result of his decision meant ‘unanswered but serious questions’ were left and would require investigation.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Law body considers which law governs digital asset disputes – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 1st, 2024 in computer programs, consultations, cryptocurrencies, foreign jurisdictions, international law, Law Commission, news by sally

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has opened a new project to examine how questions on the application of private international law should be answered in the context of disputes over digital assets or electronic trade documents.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th February 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

The Assessment of Damages for Negligent Cosmetic Surgery Abroad: Roger Mann (as Executor of the Estate of Denise Mann) v Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Inter Polska S.A and Ors – International & Travel Law Blog

Posted December 21st, 2023 in chambers articles, cosmetic surgery, damages, foreign jurisdictions, negligence, news by sally

‘Mann v Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Inter Polska S.A and Ors is a useful first instance judgment on the assessment of damages arising from negligent cosmetic surgery abroad. The rising trend for such surgery suggests that travel law practitioners are likely to become well versed in claims of this nature. Aliyah Akram acted for the Claimant in Mann and this post is written by Jessica Muurman.’

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International & Travel Law Blog, 29th November 2023

Source: internationalandtravellawblog.com

Erosion of state immunity in spotlight as £37m salvage case reaches Supreme Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 28th, 2023 in foreign jurisdictions, news, ships, state immunity, Supreme Court by tracey

‘A Supreme Court case brought over silver salvaged from a wartime ship sinking could have consequences for the UK’s position as a global commercial hub, a specialist lawyer has warned. In Argentum v Republic of South Africa, five Supreme Court judges will consider the case for overturning a 2022 Court of Appeal judgment which critics say erodes the principle of state immunity from interference from foreign courts.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

British woman still married to ‘prominent’ Indonesian businessman – judge rules – The Independent

Posted November 28th, 2023 in divorce, foreign jurisdictions, marriage, news by tracey

‘The estranged British wife of a “prominent” Indonesian businessman who wants a judge in England to decide how much she walks away with has won an initial round of a London divorce fight.
Deputy High Court Judge James Ewins has ruled that Monisha Mahtani, 49, is still married to husband Vivek Mahtani, 51, under English law.’

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The Independent, 27th November 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk