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Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Steptoe International (UK) LLP acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2011 |
[2011] UKPC 7 · Privy Council
Permission to serve a foreign defendant outside the jurisdiction requires a serious issue to be tried, a good arguable case within the relevant jurisdictional…
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258 |
| 17 Dec 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 1309 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An applicant seeking an anti-enforcement injunction based on an arbitration agreement must show a high degree of probability that the agreement governs the…
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42 |
| 6 Oct 2023 |
[2023] EWCA Civ 1132 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The UK sanctions regime does not prevent a designated person from pursuing a civil claim or obtaining a money judgment. A cause of action is an economic…
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16 |
| 6 Jun 2018 |
[2018] EWHC 1343 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A court will generally grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings brought in breach of an arbitration agreement unless strong reasons…
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13 |
| 11 Jun 2009 |
[2009] EWHC 1276 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Unlawful means conspiracy requires a combination, unlawful conduct that is the instrumentality of the loss, and an intention to injure. Foreseeability or vague…
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12 |
| 11 Jan 2021 |
[2021] EWCA Civ 11 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The unambiguous impropriety exception to without prejudice privilege requires proof of impropriety which is genuinely unambiguous. A good arguable case or…
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11 |
| 11 Apr 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 871 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An arbitral award may in principle give rise to issue estoppel against a non-party who is a privy in interest, but the exception to the ordinary rule that only…
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11 |
| 23 Sep 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 2483 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An English court is an appropriate forum to grant an anti-suit injunction enforcing an arbitration agreement with an English seat; forum conveniens…
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11 |
| 24 Nov 2011 |
[2011] EWHC 308 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
The court may grant anti-suit relief in support of an English-seated arbitration where foreign proceedings threaten the arbitral process or enforcement of an…
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10 |
| 6 Feb 2009 |
[2009] EWHC 176 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Unfair prejudice is assessed by reference to the parties’ legal bargain and any equitable obligations arising from their relationship. In a quasi-partnership…
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9 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 441 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Estoppel by convention cannot be treated as a slogan that automatically prevents relief whenever a new right is alleged. The court must examine the legal…
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1 |
| 16 Jan 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 65 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Deferred contractual sums become payable on expiry of the contract where the agreement treats expiry as a form of termination and provides no contrary…
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| 19 Dec 2025 |
[2025] EWCA Civ 1667 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Section 5 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 bars enforcement of the whole amount of a foreign multiple-damages judgment. The bar includes the…
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2 |
| 24 Nov 2025 |
[2025] UKPC 54 · Privy Council
Submission to a foreign jurisdiction depends on the substance and purpose of the steps taken, assessed under Cayman law and in all the circumstances. A party…
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| 3 Jun 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1349 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
On an application to set aside a statutory demand, the debtor need only show a genuine triable issue or a real prospect that the dispute will succeed. The…
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| 27 May 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1182 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
An English court with jurisdiction to determine an enforcement claim should ordinarily decide it on the merits. An indefinite stay requires a powerful reason…
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1 |
| 21 May 2025 |
[2025] EWCA Civ 661 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For a freely tradeable asset whose value is reduced by wrongful conduct, the claimant must ordinarily mitigate by using an available market to sell and, where…
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| 11 Apr 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 890 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
Recognition of a foreign bankruptcy trustee in England extends to the bankrupt’s movable property situated in England and Wales. It does not confer authority…
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| 23 Jan 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 75 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
For the purposes of regulation 7(4) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, potential power to control an entity is not automatically established…
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| 23 Jan 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 257 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
A final English judgment founded on a foreign judgment may exceptionally be set aside under CPR r.3.1(7) where the foreign judgment is subsequently undermined…
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| 20 Nov 2024 |
[2024] UKSC 39 · Supreme Court
At common law, the immovables rule prevents a foreign bankruptcy law or order from affecting any right to or interest in land situated in England and Wales.…
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5 |
| 14 Nov 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2891 (Comm) · High Court: Commercial Court
Section 5 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 prevents enforcement of a foreign judgment for multiple damages. Where compensatory and punitive…
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Earlier names
These figures include judgments naming firms that have since merged into, or been renamed as, Steptoe International (UK) LLP: Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP.
Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Steptoe International (UK) LLP is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Steptoe International (UK) LLP. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.