Judgment handed down in Smarter Applications Ltd v Shenzhen H&T Intelligent Control Ltd [2025]

The Commercial Court has handed down a judgment in Smarter Applications Ltd v Shenzhen H&T Intelligent Control Ltd [2025] EWHC 3067 (Comm), in relation to various procedural issues arising from attempts to serve a Claim Form on a Chinese manufacturer pursuant to a problematically drafted service agent clause....

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Darragh K. Connell, leading Eoin MacLachlan, successfully defend multi-million dollar Commercial Court claim

Judgment has been handed down in Al Othman Holding Company v Al Rajhi Holding WLL [2025] EWHC 3078 (Comm) in which the Claimant’s claim for sums allegedly due under a loan agreement was dismissed by Mrs Justice Dias following a contested Commercial Court trial....

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Edmund Cullen KC and David Mumford KC win at Chambers UK Bar Awards

Huge congratulations to Edmund Cullen KC and David Mumford KC who won at the Chambers UK Bar Awards held at Old Billingsgate last night...

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Tim Calland is successful in important appeal on procedural obligations following invalid service of claim forms and the interpretation of the Civil Procedure Rules generally

Judgment has been handed down in Bellway Homes Ltd v The Occupiers of Samuel Garside House [2025] EWCA Civ 1347. Tim Calland represented Bellway Homes Ltd, the successful appellant....

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Darragh K. Connell succeeds in setting aside a statutory demand based on a disputed unlimited personal guarantee and indemnity

In a judgment handed down by Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Briggs, a statutory demand predicated on an unlimited personal guarantee and indemnity was set aside. Darragh K. Connell represented the successful applicant....

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Maitland ranked in Legal 500 English Bar Offshore 2026

We are delighted to once again be ranked for Commercial Disputes in The English Bar Offshore....

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Judgment handed down in Lee v BDB Pitmans LLP [2025] EWHC 2881 (Ch)

The High Court has handed down a significant judgment on the breadth of the Court’s power to order substitution under r 19.6 CPR after the end of the limitation period. ...

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Michael Gibbon KC appointed as one of the Insolvency Service’s KC Standing Counsel

We are pleased to congratulate our Head of Chambers Michael Gibbon KC on his appointment as one of the Insolvency Service’s KC Standing Counsel with effect from 1 November 2025....

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Judgment handed down in AirX Jet Support Limited v London Jet Centre (Stansted) Limited [2025] EWHC 2628 (Ch)

On 14 October 2025, the High Court in London handed down judgment on the Claimants’ application for interim mandatory injunctions in relation to their occupation of the Diamond Hangar at Stansted Airport. ...

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