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Revisiting Bartoline The decision in Bartoline v Royal Sun Alliance [2006] has some commentators arguing that the door has effectively been shut on recovering environmental liabilities under public liability (PL) policies. This article examines whether this is ... Read more	Supreme Court provides guidance on forum conveniens and piercing the corporate veil This article considers the Supreme Court decision in VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International Corp & ors [2013]. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the case is that it casts doubt on the notion that ... Read more
No change: Supreme Court holds that accountants’ tax advice is not protected by privilege In R (on the application of Prudential plc & anor) (appellants) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax & anor (respondents) [2013], the Supreme Court has held, by a majority of 5:2, that legal advice privilege ... Read more	Blow the (costs) budget A recent Court of Appeal decision provides a timely reminder about the introduction of costs management in litigation in England and Wales and what it means for the ... Read more
Absence of assets: no bar to worldwide freezing order jurisdiction In Royal Bank of Scotland plc v FAL Oil Company Ltd & ors [2012], Mrs Justice Gloster held that the English court had jurisdiction to grant a worldwide freezing injunction and worldwide disclosure orders despite ... Read more	The chronicles of the JSC BTA Bank litigation Barry Donnelly and Zoë Fuller discuss the extraordinary battle between JSC BTA Bank and Ablyazov. In numerous courts and with nearly 50 interim applications, the proceedings have created a substantial volume of new case ... Read more
SerVaas v Rafidain: state immunity The Supreme Court has recently considered the issue of state immunity in the case of SerVaas Incorporated v Rafidain Bank & ors ... Read more	At what cost? The introduction of costs management in court proceedings In the final report of his review of civil litigation costs, Lord Justice Jackson made it clear that he considers litigation to be too expensive and that the high costs of bringing or defending a ... Read more
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