A Restraint Order is a court order that prosecuting authorities such as HMRC, the SFO, the FCA, the CPS and Trading Standards may seek to freeze certain assets linked to an individual or a business. It is usually sought during an investigation and before any criminal charges are brought. If the court grants the order, […]
02/03/26
Commercial Disputes
The Supreme Court upheld in Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) v The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria), the ‘general rule that an order for costs should be made in sterling or in the currency in which the solicitor has billed the client, and in which the client has paid or is liable to pay.’ […]
26/02/26
ADR & Mediation, Commercial Disputes
Our commercial litigation team regularly acts for clients involved in shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice claims. In this article we examine a Court of Appeal case regarding minority shareholder rights. In Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa [2025] EWCA Civ 708, the Court of Appeal clarified and reinforced important aspects of minority shareholder rights and […]
25/02/26
Changes to how HMRC collects data, commencing with the current 2025-2026 tax year, will have far reaching consequences for employers, the self-employed, owner-managed businesses, tax agents and payroll software providers. The submission of supplementary data to the Tax Authority is expected to expand the scope for potential HMRC tax and compliance investigations as the enhanced […]
23/02/26
Intellectual Property Disputes
Business is fluid. For many, the course of trade means that there is ‘movement’ of goods and some services across different jurisdictions. Movement also applies to vendors who sell their products via e-commerce trading platforms. For those who do move their goods across different jurisdictions including e-commerce platforms, should pay attention to the preliminary determination […]
19/02/26
Criminal Litigation, Regulatory
The increasing incidences of dogs attacking and worrying livestock, resulting in death, injury and lost pregnancies among affected animals, as well as the distress and financial loss for farmers, has resulted in farmers and police forces calling for modernisation of the existing law. Accordingly, The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill (‘the Current Bill’) has […]
17/02/26
Extradition
Extradition requests can be made by foreign jurisdictions who seek to secure the return of an individual to the Requesting State, to stand trial for an alleged criminal offence or to serve a sentence which has previously been imposed. When considering an extradition request, a UK Court will seek to balance, amongst a range of […]
16/02/26
