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Cross-post: The UPC's Patent Mediation And Arbitration Centre (PMAC) To Commence Operation On 2 June 2026: A Turning Point For Patent Dispute Resolution?

PMAC's Arbitration, Mediation and Expert Determination Rules have been formally adopted and its inauguration is set for 2 June 2026 in Ljubljana

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

English Commercial Court Rules That There Is No Recourse Against “Eye-Watering” Costs Award Under S68 Of The Act

The Commercial Court confirmed that parties who adopt the LCIA arbitration rules agree to a complete and free-standing costs regime that displaces the default costs provisions contained in s63 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Third Parties And Jurisdiction Clauses: Lessons From Campeau v Gottex

The High Court’s decision in Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste highlights that third parties may, in certain circumstances, be able to rely on jurisdiction clauses in commercial contracts.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

UK Collective Actions: Stricter Certification And What It Means For Funders

The president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has signalled a more rigorous approach to scrutinising opt-out collective actions at the certification stage, with particular attention...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

All Eyes On FCA Enforcement Watch 1

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Government Omits PACCAR Fix From 2026 King’s Speech, Leaving Litigation Funding Reform Uncertain

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Personal Injury And Mental Health: Psychological Harm In Compensation Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

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Giambrone & Partners

Attersley v UK Insurance Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 217: Fixed Costs And Part 36

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Early Neutral Evaluation – The ADR Unicorn?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Court Of Appeal Holds Fraudsters' Intervention Broke Chain Of Causation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Geopolitical Trends And The Impact On Disputes And Investigations

United Kingdom Litigation

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

UK High Court Broadens Scope Of Legal Advice Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

Recent Court Decisions In England And Wales Emphasise Importance Of Clear Dispute Resolution Clauses

United Kingdom Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Sanctions Take Center Stage In Arbitration

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Age Assurance In 2026: What Do Digital Businesses Operating In The UK And EU Need To Know?

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

What Does A Typical Day Look Like For A Case Manager, When Working With CoP Clients? (Video)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

What Is US Trade Dress Law And How Does It Apply To The World Of Fashion? (Podcast)

United Kingdom International

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HGF Ltd

UK Employment Rights Act 2025 – April 2026 Changes: What Employers Need To Know (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Understanding The New Non-Financial Misconduct Rule: What Should Legal, HR And Compliance Teams Be Thinking About Now?

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

International Arbitration

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Handy Client Guide To Privilege

This decision tree has been prepared as a quick reference to help determine which documents can be withheld on grounds of privilege under English law.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Access To UK Company Privileged Documents By Former Directors

In the High Court’s decision in Serendipity Centre Ltd v. Tinson, [2026] EWHC 349 (Ch), the court held that privilege could not be asserted against a former director over certain documents...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Handy Client Guide To Privilege – Newly Updated

First published in 2012, our "Handy client guide to privilege" comprises a decision tree, which is intended as a quick reference to help determine which documents can legitimately be withheld on grounds of privilege under English law, and practical tips for maintaining privilege.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Proceed With Caution: AI Platforms And Privilege

United Kingdom Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

English High Court Rules Intra-Client Documents Can Attract Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Internal Investigations Checklist

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

Protecting Legal Privilege When Using AI

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

The Application Of Legal Advice Privilege To Intra-Client Documents

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Spring 2026) (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Cross-post: The UPC's Patent Mediation And Arbitration Centre (PMAC) To Commence Operation On 2 June 2026: A Turning Point For Patent Dispute Resolution?

PMAC's Arbitration, Mediation and Expert Determination Rules have been formally adopted and its inauguration is set for 2 June 2026 in Ljubljana

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

English Commercial Court Rules That There Is No Recourse Against “Eye-Watering” Costs Award Under S68 Of The Act

The Commercial Court confirmed that parties who adopt the LCIA arbitration rules agree to a complete and free-standing costs regime that displaces the default costs provisions contained in s63 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mediation And Expert Determination At PMAC - The UPC's Patent Mediation And Arbitration Centre

The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has recently published final procedural rules for arbitration, mediation and expert determination. Here we look at PMAC's mediation and expert determination services in more detail.

European Union IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How UK Immigration Issues Can Lead To Contractual Performance Risk

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Recovering Crypto Assets – Scotland And England Compared

United Kingdom Technology

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Supply Chain Disruption – Again

United Kingdom International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Third Parties And Jurisdiction Clauses: Lessons From Campeau v Gottex

United Kingdom Litigation

BL

Barnes Law

UK Collective Actions: Stricter Certification And What It Means For Funders

United Kingdom Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Visa Inc And Others v Luxottica Retail UK Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

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Court Procedure

UK Collective Actions: Stricter Certification And What It Means For Funders

The president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has signalled a more rigorous approach to scrutinising opt-out collective actions at the certification stage, with particular attention...

United Kingdom Litigation

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Third Parties And Jurisdiction Clauses: Lessons From Campeau v Gottex

The High Court’s decision in Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste highlights that third parties may, in certain circumstances, be able to rely on jurisdiction clauses in commercial contracts.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Visa Inc And Others v Luxottica Retail UK Ltd

A Commercial Court judgment examines whether a broadly-worded settlement agreement covering multilateral interchange fee claims extends to encompass litigation brought by a company that became an associated...

United Kingdom Real Estate

FE

Fenwick Elliott LLP

Geopolitical Trends And The Impact On Disputes And Investigations

United Kingdom Litigation

SP

Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Early Neutral Evaluation – The ADR Unicorn?

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Attersley v UK Insurance Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 217: Fixed Costs And Part 36

United Kingdom Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

"Paying for fresh air?" – What Nawaz-Khan v UAP tells us about drafting completion accounts mechanisms

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Personal Injury And Mental Health: Psychological Harm In Compensation Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

GP

Giambrone & Partners

UK Government Omits PACCAR Fix From 2026 King’s Speech, Leaving Litigation Funding Reform Uncertain

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

State Immunity And ICSID Awards: The UK Supreme Court Joins International Consensus On Enforcement

On 4 March 2026, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the "Supreme Court") held in Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L. and Republic of Zimbabwe v Border Timbers Ltd that Spain...

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

UK Supreme Court Confirms Sovereign Immunity Is No Defence To ICSID Award Enforcement

Kingdom of Spain (Appellant) v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L. and another (Respondents); Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents) [2026] UKSC 9, 4 March 2026...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Baker Botts LLP

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Sovereign Immunity For ICSID Award Enforcement

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has held that Contracting States to the ICSID Convention cannot claim sovereign immunity to resist enforcement of ICSID awards against them.

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

No Shield For Sovereigns: UK Supreme Court Rejects Immunity Arguments In Enforcement Of ICSID Awards

United Kingdom Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Airwave Abuse Of Dominance Claim Certified: Pragmatism And A Class-wide Lens

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Yukos Enforcement Saga In The US Courts: D.C. Federal Appeals Court Directs Lower Court To Decide Question Of Issue Estoppel

Worldwide Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sovereign Immunity In Subscription Credit Facilities: UK

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister – Impact On Charities

United Kingdom Litigation

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Withers LLP

Supreme Court Judgment Explained: Cutting Through The Noise

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herrington Carmichael

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Latest Videos

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A Global View Of International Arbitration Trends With Gary Born (Video)

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WilmerHale

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Begins (Video)

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Rothera Bray

From Tragedy To Triumph: Eliezer's Journey After A Life-Changing Accident (Video)

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Nicholas Georgevic, Chairman Of Scrivens (Video)

HL

Higgs LLP

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