Case Notes

'Beyond the Vale': A note on the Court of Appeal's recent decision - Shastikk Kumaran

Vale was a recent English judgment surrounding the question of whether an arbitral award had any binding effects on the ability of...

Uber BV v Aslam: The future for Uber and the implications for the gig economy - Akshaya Kalaiyalahan

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued a historic judgement in the case of Uber BV v Aslam, when it declared that Uber drivers are...

“Persons Unknown”: The Commercial Court evolves to combat cyber-fraud - Ishaan Bhardwaj

The cyber-fraud case to be discussed here is CMOC Sales & Marketing Limited v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 2230 (Comm) (“CMOC”). HHJ...

CFH Clearing Limited v Merrill Lynch International & ISDA Master Agreements - Yan Shen Tan

In the recent case of CFH Clearing Limited v Merrill Lynch International (“CFH Clearing Limited”), the Court of Appeal shed much light on...

Lloyd v. Google: a Growing Space for US-style Class Actions? - Wesley Ding

In contrast to its friends across the pond, collective actions have not proliferated in England and Wales. In the High Court, collective...

Houldsworth Village Management Co v Barton: The Law on Inspection of Company Registers -Yan Shen Tan

In Houldsworth Village Management Company Ltd v Barton[1] (“Houldsworth”), the Court of Appeal clarified the application of s 116 of the...