High Court Judge Appointment

23 Dec 25

Interaction between insolvency law and sanctions: judgment handed down in PJSC VTB Bank v HM Treasury

On 19 December 2025, the Administrative Court (Mrs Justice Collins Rice DBE CB) handed down judgment in PJSC VTB Bank v HM Treasury (Defendant) and VTB Capital Plc (in administration) (Interested Party) [2025] EWHC 3359 (Admin). ...

22 Dec 25

Court of Appeal strikes out claim in (1) Lunak Heavy Industries (UK) Ltd (2) Lucas Film Ltd LLC v Tyburn Film Productions Limited [2025]

The Court of Appeal strikes out Star Wars claims....

18 Dec 25

Maitland Christmas Opening Hours

Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year from all at Maitland....

28 Nov 25

Beijing Songxianghu v Kam [2025] EWHC 3068 (Comm): Commercial Court refuses to suspend asset disclosure in HK$220m enforcement action

Arnold Ayoo, acting for the Claimant (C), successfully resisted the Defendant’s (D) application to suspend asset disclosure under a freezing injunction, pending challenges to the freezing injunction which included an anti-suit injunction in Hong Kong and an appeal to the English Court of Appeal (“the Challenges”). ...

24 Nov 25

Civil Fraud: Privy Council Decision Judgment handed down in Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse [2025]

Judgment has been handed down in the Privy Council in Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse [2025] UK PC 53 in which the findings of the courts below in Bermuda were upheld in relation to the correct interpretation of certain life insurance policies where their wording was unclear, as well as confirming the measure of damages applied by the Chief Justice and rejecting arguments on a break in the chain of causation....

24 Nov 25

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....

21 Nov 25

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....

14 Nov 25

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...

10 Nov 25

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....