Bird & Bird's Disputes Round Up - December 2022

Published

Dec 08 2022

Written By

Partner
UK

I am a partner and co-head of our International Dispute Resolution Group, as well as the London team. I specialise in complex disputes, often of a cross border nature, and have particular expertise in the aviation & defence sector, commercial life science, and in matters involving fraud.

Jonathan Speed

Partner
UK

I am Co-Head of our London Dispute Resolution team with extensive experience advising clients on complex commercial disputes often with a cross border element.

Louise Lanzkron

Dispute Resolution Knowledge & Development Lawyer
UK

As the knowledge and development lawyer in our International Dispute Resolution team in London, I play a key role keeping my colleagues at the forefront of legal developments, trends and case law – covering litigation and international arbitration – for the benefit of our clients.

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A summary of key legal updates which may impact in-house counsel teams.

In this edition we consider some important judgments which will be of interest to those drafting commercial contracts. These decisions look at contractual rights in relation to termination provisions, exclusion clauses and force majeure. We examine a decision which protects confidential information overheard during a business meeting and discuss some important developments regarding the enforcement of judgments in the EU, reform of the Arbitration Act 1996 and the continuing implementation of the Consumer Redress Directive in the EU.

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Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like further information on these topics.