20 April 2018
UK Supreme Court adds to the bite of Worldwide Freezing Orders
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/uk-supreme-court-adds-to-the-bite-of-worldwide-freezing-orders

The UK Supreme Court judgment in JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov [2018] UKSC 19 was handed down on 21 March 2018.

20 April 2018
Arbitration SpeedRead: EU Court of Justice declares disputes clauses within intra-EU bilateral investment treaties incompatible with EU law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/cjeu-declares-disputes-clauses-within-intra-eu-bilateral-investment-treaties-incompatible

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered a landmark judgment, declaring investor-state dispute settlement clauses within intra-EU bilateral investment treaties incompatible with EU law.

24 September 2020
Cross-border: Is business interruption as a result of COVID-19 insured? An important ruling in the UK and the state of affairs in other countries
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/is-business-interruption-as-a-result-of-covid-19-insured

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, many companies around the world have been closed or have been forced to cut production dramatically. In the UK in particular, the question has arisen as to whether ...

29 June 2020
What effect might the UK’s Business interruption insurance test case have on similar cases over coverage in Hong Kong
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/uks-business-interruption-insurance-test-case-have-on-similar-cases-over-coverage-in-hong-kong

The United Kingdom's conduct regulator for insurers (and its intermediaries), the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"), is seeking a court declaration to resolve contractual uncertainty in business interruption ...

24 January 2020
A Look at HMRC's Criminal Investigatory tools
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/a-look-at-hmrcs-criminal-investigatory-tools

HMRC have various powers at their disposal which they can use to gather evidence during an investigation. HMRC officers have similar powers to that of the police under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) to ...

26 June 2018
Rare refusal by Mainland China Court to enforce HKIAC Arbitration Award
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/hong-kong/rare-refusal-by-mainland-china-court-to-enforce-hkiac-arbitration-award

A recent judgment from the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court ("Beijing Court") refused to recognise and enforce a foreign arbitral award issued in Hong Kong on the basis that the award dealt with a difference ...

02 December 2019
Dispute Resolution UK Update - December 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/dispute-resolution-uk-update-december-2019

Our UK disputes team is delighted to send you the latest edition of our Dispute Resolution Update featuring a selection of our articles on topical issues and recent legal developments.

21 December 2020
Landmark Supreme Court decision takes an applicant-friendly approach to collective proceedings
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/landmark-supreme-court-decision-takes-an-applicant-friendly-approach-to-collective-proceedings

The UK Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgment, Mastercard v Merricks, finding that the CAT incorrectly rejected an application for certification to bring collective proceedings. This decision sets out ...

22 November 2019
Case notes: Landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on validity of airport charges
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/case-notes-landmark-ruling-of-the-court-of-justice-of-the-european-union

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rendered a landmark decision ruling that airports must not agree with individual airport users preferential airport charges different from those approved by the ...

23 July 2019
Dispute Resolution London Update July 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/dispute-resolution-london-update-july-2019

Our London disputes team is delighted to provide you with the latest edition of our Dispute Resolution bulletin featuring articles on topical dispute resolution issues, recent legal developments and an introduction as ...