Some thoughts on Kout Food Group

The judgments of the Supreme Court (of 21 October 2021) and of the Paris Court of Appeal (of 23 June 2020) in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) ([2021] UKSC 48 and No. 17/22943), have been hailed as providing clarity on the law applicable to an arbitration agreement. They certainly do, if one

Privy Council judgment on unfair prejudice proceedings in the BVI

The Privy Council has delivered judgment on appeal from the British Virgin Islands in unfair prejudice proceedings in the context of a dynastic, family business.  Jonathan Crow QC, Hermann Boeddinghaus QC and Eleanor Holland acted for the Appellants.  Click here to read the  judgment.

Webinar: Recognition and Enforcement in Insolvency Proceedings: Onshore & Offshore

Join Hamdan Al Shamsi Lawyers & Legal Consultants and 4 Stone Buildings for their upcoming webinar: ‘Recognition and Enforcement in Insolvency Proceedings: Onshore & Offshore’ on 12th May, 15:30 GST/ 12:30 GMT With speakers: Hamdan Alshamsi, Robert Whitehead, Alexander Cook, Zara McGlone and Karl Anderson. Insolvency proceedings are becoming increasingly important following the Coronavirus pandemic,

Chambers congratulates Zara McGlone on being registered in Part II of the Dubai International Financial Centre’s Register of Legal Practitioners.

Chambers congratulates Zara McGlone on being registered in Part II of the Dubai International Financial Centre’s Register of Legal Practitioners. Zara has a busy practice across the full range of work undertaken by Chambers, including insolvency, company law, civil fraud, banking and financial services, and commercial litigation and arbitration. She has previously been instructed (both