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News & Events
Sajid Suleman appeared in the DIFC Court of Appeal for the successful Appellants in the landmark anti-suit injunction dispute in Nashrah v Najem (1) and Nex (2) – ARB 005/2025. The case involved a complex jurisdictional dispute concerning an anti-suit injunction granted by the DIFC Court of First Instance, which halted proceedings in the English High Court. The English proceedings included an expedited application for a stay under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996, and a hearing for an anti-arbitration injunction – scheduled to take place the day after the DIFC anti-suit injunction was obtained. The Respondent also commenced arbitration proceedings in the DIAC. The contract at the heart of the dispute, signed after Dubai Decree No. 34 of…
News 24 Oct, 2025
Oliver Lawrence successfully represented the Defendant before HHJ Watson (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Birmingham. The application for a non-compete injunction was brought by a catering company against one of its former managers. The injunction sought would have prevented the employee from working for a competitor for six months after the termination of his employment. The main issue in the case was whether the non-compete covenant was drafted too broadly to be enforceable. It was found to be too wide. The contractual wording was insufficient to tie the prohibited activities to the sector of the former employee. The absence of a geographical restriction meant that the non-compete operated globally. The clause also forbade the employee from being involved…
News 11 Feb, 2025
Andrew Maguire explores whether it is possible, during Covid-19, for an applicant to apply for Freezing and Proprietary Injunctions remotely in the High Court. Can an applicant still apply for Freezing and Proprietary Injunctions remotely? During these uncertain times during the lockdown, the question arises as to whether an applicant may still apply for an urgent interim without notice freezing or proprietary injunction as well as ancillary orders, such as a search order or a Norwich Pharmacal/Banker’s Trust order, (which will be collectively referred to as an “injunction” or “injunctive relief”) at the High Court? The simple answer is yes. An applicant can still obtain an urgent injunction and the courts are still open for business; remotely or by telephone.…
Covid-19 6 May, 2020
