Eve Erskine

Shell oil

In court this week: ENRC, Meta and Shell

ENRC v the director of the Serious Fraud Office, John Gibson and Tony Puddick Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), represented by Hogan Lovells, reappears in court this week, alleging further claims against the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), former case controller John Gibson and senior investigator Tony Puddick. This trial is the latest to hit the […]

Stranded planes

HSF and Morgan Lewis kick off multibillion-pound Russian aircraft dispute

The highly anticipated Russian aircraft trial has got underway, as aircraft lessors and their insurers battle over who should pay for planes stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Brick Court’s Mark Howard KC began the proceedings yesterday (2 October) with an opening statement focused on the “clear and simple language” of the “operator […]

Standard Chartered

Quinn, Jones Day and Slaughters fight it out in Libor transition test case

Slaughter and May, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Jones Day head to court today (27 September) in a case brought by Standard Chartered against its own investors, in the first case arising from the termination of Libor. The legal battle, led by One Essex Court’s Kenneth MacLean KC, will play out at the London’s […]