Legal Affairs

Jurisdiction in cross-border insurance disputes (UK)

In this judgment, the English High Court decided two anti-suit injunctions to stop similar proceedings in two jurisdictions, one pursued by a London insurance broker and the other by London-market reinsurers, regarding claims maintained to prevent victims of an aviation accident from pursuing claims against them in Florida, USA.

Knowledge, notice and cancellation: crucial lessons from Dimension Church (US judgment)

Cryptocurrency and the Mangundhla judgment consequences for banking, finance, insurers and reinsurers

Can residents compel multiple state entities to fix failing infrastructure?

Residents across South Africa face chronic infrastructure failures. Flooding, exposed sewer lines, collapsing riverbanks and stormwater mismanagement are increasingly common. When residents approach their local municipality for help and are met with nothing more than buck-passing between government departments, what can they do?