Hayden Morgan SDNY: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Enforces Foreign Mass Tort Bar Date Orders (In re Asbestos Corp) In In re Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (Case No. 25-10934), Judge Beckerman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York granted Chapter 15 recognition to claims bar date orders issued by ... Canada Claims Bar Litigation SDNY
Hayden Morgan Guernsey: Court of Appeal Enforces Open Justice Standards in Trust Appeals (Re ABC Trust) In In the matter of the ABC Trust [2026] GCA 008, the Guernsey Court of Appeal refused an application for full privacy orders on an appeal originating from the Royal Court. The Court reaffirmed that t... Guernsey Litigation
Hayden Morgan Hong Kong: High Court Sets High Evidentiary Bar for Arbitrator Bias Challenges (O v S) In O v S [2026] HKCFI 4910, the High Court rejected an application to set aside an HKIAC arbitral award grounded on allegations of arbitrator bias and lack of independence. The Court confirmed that pr... Hong Kong Litigation
Hayden Morgan English High Court (Commercial Court): Force Majeure Notices Treated as Mandatory Conditions Precedent (ADM v Inerco) In ADM Industries Centers Ltd v Inerco Trade SA [2026] EWHC (Comm), the High Court ruled that compliance with contractual notice timelines within standard commodity and shipping force majeure clauses ... England Force Majeure Litigation
Hayden Morgan Cayman Islands: Grand Court Upholds Negotiated Merger Price in s. 238 Appraisal (Re 58.com) In In the matter of 58.com, Inc [2026] CIGC (FSD) 31 , Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale determined that the US$56 per ADS negotiated merger price represented fair value in a take-private appraisal d... Cayman Litigation Merger
Hayden Morgan Bermuda (Supreme Court): Bye-Law Indemnities No Bar to Statutory Oppression Claims (Swan v BMHL) In Hon Sir John W Swan v Bermuda Management Holdings Limited [2026] SC (Bda) 72 Civ, the Supreme Court of Bermuda refused an application to strike out a section 111 minority shareholder oppression pet... Bermuda Litigation Shareholder
Hayden Morgan Luxembourg: Higher Administrative Court Endorses Distressed Debt Concessions (Case 53194C) The Luxembourg Higher Administrative Court ( Cour administrative , No. 53194C) issued a key tax and restructuring judgment regarding intra-group debt. Reversing a tax authority assessment, the Court h... Litigation Luxembourg Tax
Hayden Morgan Bermuda (Court of Appeal): Customer Crypto Assets Held Outside Exchange Liquidation (Re Bittrex Global) In Re Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd (in liquidation) [2026] CA (Bda) 1 Civ, the Bermuda Court of Appeal delivered its first substantive decision interpreting the Digital Assets Business Act 2018 (DABA)... Bermuda Crypto Litigation
Hayden Morgan Cayman Islands: Grand Court Applies Order 24 Rule 7A Non-Party Discovery (Tianrui) The Financial Services Division (FSD) of the Grand Court delivered its inaugural ruling interpreting Grand Court Rules Order 24, Rule 7A in Tianrui (International) Holding Co Ltd v China Shanshui Ceme... Cayman Discovery Litigation
Hayden Morgan Cayman Islands: Proof of Debt Submission Equals Jurisdictional Submission (Conway v Air Arabia) In Conway v Air Arabia [2026] CICA (Civ) 10 (arising from the Abraaj liquidation), the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal confirmed that a foreign creditor who lodges a proof of debt implicitly submits to... Cayman Litigation
Hayden Morgan Cayman Islands: Grand Court Refuses LP Specific Discovery Against GP (Thalassa Investments) In Thalassa Investments LP [2026] CIGC (FSD) 32, the Financial Services Division of the Cayman Grand Court refused an application by limited partner (LP) petitioners for specific discovery from a gene... Cayman Litigation
Hayden Morgan Hong Kong: High Court Enforces Heavy Security Conditions on Award Enforcement Stays In three commercial judgments, the Hong Kong High Court has established a firm stance on arbitral award enforcement, requiring award debtors to provide substantial security—ranging from 20% to 70% of ... Hong Kong Litigation