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The importance of being aware of the rules that apply to arbitration proceedings was highlighted by a recent High Court case in which an appeal against an arbitration award was struck out on the basis that it had been brought out of time. A seller had...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a supplier's appeal against a decision that a contract to supply orange juice pulp wash was partly unenforceable because the price paid for some of the supply was to be agreed at a later date. The ruling provides useful...

The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling that commissions paid by dealers to lenders in respect of car finance should be refunded to customers, in a decision which is likely to reduce the scope for similar claims going...

Cases involving the extent of business interruption insurance cover for losses arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to come before the courts. Recently, the High Court was called upon to determine whether the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and...

The High Court has refused a university's application for permission to adduce expert evidence relating to the interpretation of a licence it had entered into with a pharmaceutical company. Under the licence, which was entered into in 2004, the university...

The High Court has refused an application for summary judgment on a claim of deceit in relation to the sale of a business, or alternatively to strike out the claim. The claimant had acquired a health business from the defendants. It claimed that it had...

The High Court has discharged a worldwide freezing order and an access and imaging order applied for without notice against a holding company and one of its directors, finding that the application had been made without full and frank disclosure. The...

A case in which the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) refused a company permission to make a late appeal against demands for import duty and VAT serves as a warning to businesses to ensure they understand their potential liabilities and, if they wish to appeal a...

The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has granted applications for six search warrants under Section 28(1)(b) of the Competition Act 1998 , in a case which illustrates how such applications are dealt with. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had...

The courts have a panoply of powers at their disposal to assist with the collection of debts. Recently, the High Court rejected an application to set aside an order granting permission for a Chinese company to serve debt enforcement proceedings on a UK...