United Kingdom: Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

The UK Supreme Court's narrow 3-2 decision in The Kingdom of Bahrain v Shehabi denies state immunity to foreign governments accused of remotely hacking individuals within UK territory, establishing that cyber surveillance operations causing harm to UK residents fall outside traditional immunity protections. This landmark ruling clarifies the territorial tort exception under the State Immunity Act 1978 and may expose foreign states to liability for state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting UK-based individuals

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on whether sovereign states can invoke immunity to resist enforcement of adverse ICSID arbitration awards in English courts. Spain and Zimbabwe challenged the registration...

The English Court of Appeal has ruled that a state's ratification of the New York Convention does not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity in enforcement proceedings. Does this decision create obstacles for investors seeking to enforce arbitral awards against states, and what strategies should parties employ when contracting with state entities?

The recent Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) has attracted significant public and media interest.

On 1 April 2025, the High Court ruled on an application for specific disclosure in a case involving various alleged breaches of the UK GDPR in the wider context of road traffic claims.

A pension's cash equivalent transfer value (CEV) is the value placed on the underlying benefits by the provider.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

On 15 November 2021, the US Government alleged that the Russian Federation ("Russia") had that day conducted a test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile.

In this increasingly globalised and, in some ways, borderless world, an increasing amount of trade is done with sovereign governments, otherwise known as states or countries.