Summary A Kazakhstan bank had not established that the English court was the most appropriate forum for resolution of disputes arising out of an alleged conspiracy to defraud it of £1.1 billion. Although two of the instruments used to further the fraud were expressly governed by English law, the essence of...

Summary The defendants to claims of breach of confidence and unlawful interference with business interests were successful in setting aside interim orders granted to the claimants on ex parte applications as they had established that the claimants had breached their duties to the court. Facts The first, second and third...

Summary Where neither the first instance court nor the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas had made a proper analysis of the evidence in proceedings concerning title to two areas of land, it was proper for the Board of the Privy Council to review the conclusions they had reached. Where...

Summary The Financial Services Authority had jurisdiction to petition for the winding up of a company that operated a landbanking scheme because that scheme constituted a collective investment scheme within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 s.235, and the company had therefore been carrying on a regulated...

Summary The court was required to determine the validity and effectiveness of a number of contracts between companies through which two businessmen had managed their financial affairs. Facts The claimant companies (S and D) claimed damages for breach of contract from the defendants (T, E and M). The dispute arose...

Summary Although various warranties included in a share sale agreement did not constitute representations and there had therefore been no misrepresentation by the sellers of the shares in the company, the inclusion of inappropriate amounts in the company accounts as turnover gave rise to breaches of the warranties. Facts The...

Summary A judge had not erred in refusing to recuse himself as trial judge following his finding of contempt against a defendant, as there was no real possibility of bias and the defendant's failure to make a recusal application earlier in the proceedings had been an unequivocal, informed and voluntary...

Summary A limited liability partnership that had suffered loss as a result of a valuation company's alleged negligent advice on a property's value was allowed to provide draft amended particulars of claim to include a claim for the actual net loss that it had suffered. Although there was no diminution...

Summary A judge had adopted the correct approach when considering the evidence as a whole in determining the intentions of the parties in relation to the disputed beneficial ownership of two commercial properties. Facts The second appellant businessman (L) appealed against a decision ([2011] EWHC 2017 (Ch)) that the first respondent (W)...