A bump in the road: R(on the application of PACCAR Inc) v Competition Appeal Tribunal [2023]
Erso• August 14th, 2023
A bump in the road: R(on the application of PACCAR Inc) v Competition Appeal Tribunal [2023] On 26 July the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in R(on the application of PACCAR Inc) v Competition Appeal Tribunal [2023], a decision … Continued
UNIFIED PATENTS COURT: ARE THE BENEFITS OF NATIONAL COURTS BEING FORGOTTEN?
Erso• July 3rd, 2023
The opening of the Universal Patents Court in June 2023, after years of development and delays, has rightly attracted significant attention in the IP and legal communities. There is a debate -unlikely to be settled for some time- over the … Continued
Can an ATE policy be good security in a claim where there are allegations of dishonesty or fraud?
Erso• June 5th, 2023
Matthew Amey of TheJudge recently wrote an article for Practical Law on the High Court’s judgment in Saxon Woods Investment Ltd v Francesco Costa and others [2023] EWHC 850 (Ch). He considers the questions the court will examine when deciding … Continued
Funding from both sides of the fence
Erso• August 11th, 2022
by Sarah Breckenridge, Investment Manager at Erso Capital This blog was first published on the Thomas Reuters Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog on 8 August 2022. Ask around the litigation department of any law firm and someone will have a … Continued
Court of Appeal decision in Zuberi v Lexlaw ushers in new era for DBAs
Matthew Amey• February 24th, 2021
I have extolled the virtues of Damages-based agreements (DBAs) for clients and law firms in commercial litigation since they became permissible in England and Wales in 2013. They are a simple and straightforward form of fee arrangement, that creates a … Continued
Global Economic Turbulence – The equalizer opportunity for international arbitration lawyers
Erso• June 18th, 2020
A few weeks ago was a dire week in the global financial markets, following the US Federal Reserve’s pessimistic warnings about the slow economic growth ahead. Both big and small businesses are suffering alike. Whether because of drastic government bailouts, … Continued