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Weekly law digests

01 June 2018
Issue: 7795 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Conflict of laws

Atlas Power Ltd and others v National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 1052 (Comm), [2018] All ER (D) 132 (May)

Notwithstanding that the relevant agreements to arbitrate were governed by the law of Pakistan, where the parties had chosen London as the seat of the arbitration concerning a dispute over sums allegedly owed, and where the arbitrator had confirmed that, the Commercial Court held that the claimant Pakistan-registered companies were entitled to a final anti-suit injunction to restrain the defendant national grid company, owned by the Government of Pakistan, from challenging a partial final award made in the London arbitration by way of proceedings in Pakistan or in any jurisdiction other than England and Wales. The court rejected the contention that the courts in Pakistan had concurrent supervisory jurisdiction.

Costs

Lord Ltd v HSBC Bank plc [2018] EWHC 860 (Comm) [2018], All ER (D) 07 (May)

The defendant HSBC Bank’s application for security for costs against the claimant company succeeded, in a dispute in which the claimant alleged that

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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