International

Immunity laws designed to protect embassies are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the Court of Appeal has confirmed.

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which repeals both the controversial Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 and Illegal Migration Act 2023, has been introduced in Parliament. 

Imogen Dodds & Jamie Sutherland consider a Hong Kong case that gives clarity on limitation periods in constructive trust claims

Two defendant states, Spain and Zimbabwe, who challenged the registration in English courts of arbitration awards made against them, came a cropper in the Court of Appeal last year. Writing in this week’s NLJ, international arbitration specialists Neil Newing, partner, and Pietro Grassi, senior associate, at Signature Litigation, explore the ruling in the combined case and its implications.

The court has confirmed that states cannot rely on arguments of immunity to oppose the registration of ICSID awards: Neil Newing & Pietro Grassi examine the wider message for contracting states

The UK’s lawyers and other professionals will now find it easier to work in Switzerland, and vice versa, thanks to an agreement between the two countries.

Foreign judgments can serve as the basis for bankruptcy or winding-up petitions even if not formally recognised in the courts of England and Wales, two recent judgments confirm. However, the process is not automatic, as Lauren Pardoe, partner, and Camilla Pratt, senior associate, in Rosling King’s dispute resolution group, write in this week’s NLJ.

The courts have provided welcome clarity on enforcing foreign judgments in English insolvency proceedings: Lauren Pardoe & Camilla Pratt outline the opportunities & challenges

Dr Ping-fat Sze examines the reviewability of prosecutorial decisions, & the effect on access to justice

Donald Trump, populism and the UK Attorney General Richard Hermer KC’s (pictured) recent speech on the rule of law are explored in former JUSTICE director Roger Smith’s NLJ column this week.