Damien Byrne Hill, our head of dispute resolution for the UK and US, reflected on the past challenges and future priorities for the CPR at a conference held at Mansfield College in Oxford last week to mark the 20 year anniversary of the CPR. Damien’s remarks were based on the results of an exercise to … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new Banking Litigation blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation or via the “More blogs” link above. The new blog contains updates on the latest developments relating to banking litigation topics, drawing on the experience of our banking litigation team in working with clients on some of the largest, highest profile … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/cf or via the “More blogs” link above. This blog contains the latest legal and practice developments in relation to civil fraud in England, and other jurisdictions. You can subscribe to the blog by entering your e-mail address … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills recently held its annual disputes client conference exploring some key legal and compliance risks facing major corporates. The event was attended by close to 100 clients. After opening remarks by Damien Byrne Hill, head of dispute resolution for the UK and US, there were presentations on the impact of data on disputes, … Read more
Sometimes what appears to be an agreement is not in fact binding, for example because it is incomplete or its terms are uncertain, or perhaps because the necessary contractual intention is lacking. Conversely, a binding agreement might be reached despite appearances to the contrary, for example where parties commence work before a formal agreement is signed. In this first of … Read more
On Tuesday 30 April (12.30 – 1.30pm UK time), Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Jan O’Neill will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts looking at developments in commercial litigation since our last update webinar, in October last year, including in areas such as disclosure, settlement, service of documents, costs and expert evidence. The webinar … Read more
On Tuesday 19 March (12.30 – 1.30pm GMT), Julian Copeman, Anna Pertoldi and Maura McIntosh will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts looking at developments in the English law of privilege over the past six months. In that time, the courts have reinforced some old problems, such as the narrow interpretation … Read more
From 6 April 2019, a number of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into effect with the intention of reinforcing the principle of open justice and clarifying how it operates in the civil courts. The amendments include: emphasising the general rule that hearings are to be held in public, and clarifying the test … Read more
