Court dismisses vexatious fraud case, client awarded full costs

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In December 2024, Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled that a summons application submitted against our client was vexatious and unfounded. Last week, the private prosecutor agreed to pay our client’s costs in full.   The private prosecutor, a wealthy professional, attempted to summons our client, his former romantic partner, for two charges of fraud by misrepresentation […]

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Sarah Gabriel named in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025

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Sarah Gabriel has been recognized in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025, an annual list that celebrates excellence in the legal profession and highlights the brightest legal minds of today.   The Lawyer points to Sarah’s pivotal role in the landmark case Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse, Privinvest, VTB Capital, and others, noting that 2024 […]

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Beware the rising tide of environmental and human rights litigation

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As environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related legislation and regulation becomes an ever-increasing focus for governments and regulators across the globe, companies face complex challenges, with increasing exposure to environmental and human rights litigation across multiple jurisdictions. As regulations continue to evolve, companies must proactively manage ESG-related risks and stay ahead of evolving ESG laws to avoid […]

Failure to prevent fraud: what is the risk to overseas companies?

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Last month, the government released guidance on the new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent (FTP) fraud. In the first of a series of related articles, we analysed what companies and their advisers need to know about this significant development. In the second instalment, we explained how ESG fraud is likely to be a key […]

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Commercial court refuses permission to appeal in Republic of Mozambique litigation, orders Privinvest Group to pay £20 million to continue stay of enforcement

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Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE has today refused to grant permission to appeal to the Privinvest Group following his judgment on the merits in the Republic of Mozambique litigation dated 29 July 2024. By his further judgment handed down today, Tuesday 10 December 2024, the judge also required that the Privinvest Defendants pay £20 million […]

Relief from Sanctions: The forewarning of a merits-based escape

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Few words strike fear into the hearts of litigators more than reference to “the Denton principles’. These are the principles which the English court applies when considering an application for relief from sanctions. In other words, the yardstick against which petitions for leniency are measured when there has been a breach of the procedural rules. […]