James McKenzie & Romy Descours-Karmitz examine the controversial Tulip Trading Case and how it has thrust novel issues regarding cryptocurrency into the English courts and the media spotlight. The case awaits full trial. The regulation of digital assets is set for...
In the latest word on cryptocurrency disputes, the English High Court in LMN v Bitflyer Holdings Inc and others granted a disclosure order against six cryptocurrency exchanges for know your client (“KYC”) and location information relating to cryptocurrency that had...
On 13 May 2022 the High Court did not monkey around when granting an urgent injunction against a legendary Bored Ape NFT. The High Court has now published its reasoning (Janesh s/o Rajkumar v Unknown Person (“CHEFPIERRE”) [2022] SGHC 264). In its ground breaking...
This post is part of our series on Climate Change Disputes. Our earlier posts include: Climate Change Disputes 101: An Introduction, a post on Australia, a post on China Mainland, a post on Hong Kong, and a post on Singapore. The High Court’s recent landmark ruling...
The uncertainty following the abolishment of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)-London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Arbitration Institute last year has been largely resolved by a recent announcement of by the Dubai International Arbitration...
C'est la guerre! Winter is coming and with it the narrow Channel or La Manche between England and France is looking chillier by the day – not least because of the fallout from Brexit and the ongoing debate over access by French fishing boats to UK fishing grounds. ...
One topic that has received quite a lot of attention in the Courts over the past few years is how insolvency interacts with arbitration clauses. The question is: can insolvency steps proceed in Court on the basis of a debt which is disputed, where parties agreed to...
We often see pre-arbitration steps in an arbitration clause. Typically, parties agree first to try to resolve the dispute by negotiation or mediation, failing which arbitration will follow - a standard "multi-tiered dispute resolution" clause. But what happens if...
In a well-timed update, the new LCIA Arbitration Rules effective 1 October 2020 cater to the brave new world of virtual hearings, increased electronic communications and cyber-security in which we find ourselves, in part as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we...