March 15, 2021
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March 11, 2021
UK Court of Appeal gives the green light to claim against ship owner over scrapping death
Begum v Maran (UK) Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 326 In August 2020 we reported that the High Court refused to strike out a claim for negligence brought by the widow of a deceased shipbreaker against the former owners and managing agents of the vessel concerned. That decision... Read more >
December 18, 2019
Freezing injunctions – what is needed to show risk of dissipation?
A recent decision from the Court of Appeal (1) reminds us of the nature of the evidence required for the English Court to wield their most powerful weapon, namely to freeze the assets available to a potential defendant until such time as the litigation against them... Read more >
October 8, 2019
When does a document lose its privileged status?
According to a recent Court of Appeal decision, the answer is – until someone with appropriate authority waives privilege or statute provides for its disclosure. That is the case even if there is no-one in existence to waive privilege such that the document... Read more >
August 21, 2019