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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Freezing Injunctions

Freezing orders are a severe injunction and are not available by right – the court will exercise its discretion in ordering them. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Orders in Fraud Proceedings

Disputes in which fraud is suspected involve from the outset important tactical considerations, including identifying, tracing and preserving assets against which to enforce subsequent court orders. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Repudiation of Contract

If a breach of contract is so serious that it can be said to go to the core of the contract and deprives the innocent party of the benefit of the contract, then it may be a repudiatory breach that …

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Antecedent Transaction Claims in Corporate Insolvencies

These claims are made under the Insolvency Act 1986 (“the Insolvency Act”) and are known as antecedent transaction claims. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Commercial Court Proceedings Flow Chart

This guide is a very brief outline only of the Court procedure. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Disclosure Duties in Court Proceedings

The purpose of “disclosure” is to make available to all parties documents which might tend to support or undermine the parties’ cases. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Application to Challenge Arbitration Awards

Arbitration is intended to be final and binding but that does not prevent aggrieved parties from applying to the English High Court to challenge the arbitration award. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial …

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Winding-Up Petitions

The various grounds on which a company may be compulsorily wound up are set out in section 122 (1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“the Act”). Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Requests for Further Information

These requests are governed by Part 18 of the Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”). Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Injunctions

The court can issue an injunction to order a party to refrain from doing a particular action or requiring them to do a specified action. Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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