The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C v Ukraine [2017] EWHC 655 (Comm) The annexation of Crimea and the exertion of military, political and economic pressure by Russia against Ukraine provided the controversial context surrounding a recent claim for summary judgment in the Queen’s Bench Commercial Court. The claimant was The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc … Continue reading “The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C v Ukraine [2017] EWHC 655 (Comm)”

High Commissioner of Pakistan in the UK v Prince Mukkaram Jah and Others [2016] EWHC 1465 The proceedings concern competing claims for ownership of a fund worth approximately £35 million held by the National Westminster Bank Plc (the “Fund”). The Fund was held in an account which was opened in London in 1948 by the … Continue reading “High Commissioner of Pakistan in the UK v Prince Mukkaram Jah and Others [2016] EWHC 1465”

Sam Maharaj (Appellant) v. Prime Minister (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) [2016] UKPC 37 Mr Maharaj appealed to the Privy Council the earlier decision by the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago that refused to award him damages in a judicial review claim against the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago. That … Continue reading “Sam Maharaj (Appellant) v. Prime Minister (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) [2016] UKPC 37”

Al Attiya v. Bin-Jassim Bin-Jaber Al Thani, [2016] EWHC 212 (QB) The defendant was the former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar. The claimant issued a claim for damages for trespass to his land and person against the defendant and carried out personal service on him in London at one of his properties. … Continue reading “Al Attiya v. Bin-Jassim Bin-Jaber Al Thani, [2016] EWHC 212 (QB)”

L R Avionics Technologies Ltd v. The Federal Republic of Nigeria and Attorney General of the Federation of Nigeria  In this case Mr Justice Males had to decide whether property belonging to the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is being leased to a privately owned company (Online Integrated Solutions Ltd or “OIS”) was immune from … Continue reading “Avionics v. Nigeria [2016] EWHC 1761 (Comm)”

SerVaas sought to recover money due to it under an agreement that it had entered into with the State of Iraq relating to the commissioning of a copper and brass processing factory in Iraq. It obtained a judgment against Iraq in the Paris Commercial Court and then obtained a Third Party Debt Order in England … Continue reading “SerVaas v. Rafidian Bank & Others, UK Supreme Court, [2012] UKSC 40”

Mr Justice Teare rejected an application by Venezuela to set aside an order made ex parte that granted leave to Gold Reserve Inc, a Canadian company (“GRI”), to enforce an ICSID arbitration award in the same manner as a judgment of the Court and that gave judgment in the terms of the award. The Court … Continue reading “Gold Reserve Inc v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [2016] EWHC 153 (Comm)”

HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz v. Mrs Janan George Harb [2015] EWCA Civ 481, Court of Appeal of England and Wales The claimant (“Mrs Harb”) brought a claim against HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, a prince of the Saudi Arabian royal family (“the Prince”) for damages for … Continue reading “HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz v. Mrs Janan George Harb [2015] EWCA Civ 481, Court of Appeal”

In this case the Claimants (Chief Nelson Ogelegbanwei and 52 others) commenced proceedings against the Nigerian President and the Attorney General (on behalf of the Government) and Major-General Sarkin Yarkin in the English High Court. The claimants are the chiefs of 53 communities in the Delta State area within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They … Continue reading “Chief Nelson Ogelegbanwei (for himself and on behalf of the Oporoza community) and 52 Others v. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Attorney General of the Republic of Nigeria, and Major-General Sarkin-Yarkin (for himself and on behalf of the Joint Task Force in Delta State) [2016] EWHC 8 (QB), Mr Justice Holroyde:”

These two cases that were joined on appeal related to employment claims brought by domestic staff employed by the Libyan and Sudanese Embassies in London. The Court of Appeal in this appeal from the decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to decide whether two provisions of the State Immunity Act (“SIA”) – provisions that … Continue reading “Joined cases of Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others intervening) and Janah v. Libya [2015] EWCA Civ 33 (Court of Appeal), [2015] 3 WLR 301, [2015] 2 CMLR 20, [2015] HRLR 3.”