This is the 31st episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we will discuss fake authorities, the Hague 2019 judgments convention, the Civil Justice Council's report on litigation funding, a recent decision where the English court has accepted jurisdiction despite acknowledging that the case had a closer connection with Brazil, and some interesting recent cases on responding to proceedings and inadvertent disclosure of privileged material. This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by Neil Blake, a disputes partner, and Tracey Lattimer, a knowledge lawyer in the commercial litigation team.

Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast.

Links

• Court lambasts citation of fake authorities in proceedings and orders wasted costs - https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-05/court-lambasts-citation-of-fake-authorities-in-proceedings-and-orders-wasted-costs

• The Hague 2019 Judgments Convention: Bolstering the UK's position as a jurisdiction of choice for international dispute resolution - https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2024-06/the-hague-2019-cudgments-convention-bolstering-the-uks-position-as-a-jurisdiction-of-choice-for-international-dispute-resolution

• Civil Justice Council's final report on litigation funding recommends "light touch" statutory regulation - https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-06/civil-justice-councils-final-report-on-litigation-funding-recommends-light-touch-statutory-regulation

• High Court allows case to proceed against defendant companies domiciled in England despite claims having more real and substantial connection with Brazil - https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-03/high-court-allows-case-to-proceed-against-defendant-companies-domiciled-in-england-despite-claims-having-more-real-and-substantial-connection-with-brazil

• High Court declines to extend time for defendant to challenge court's jurisdiction, despite claim form having been served out of time - https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-04/high-court-declines-to-extend-time-for-defendant-to-challenge-courts-jurisdiction

• High Court grants permission to rely on inadvertently disclosed privileged documents where the mistake was not obvious - https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-05/high-court-grants-permission-to-rely-on-inadvertently-disclosed-privileged-documents-where-the-mistake-was-not-obvious

See podcast episode transcript here - https://marketing.hsfkramer.com/20/33497/landing-pages/commercial-litigation-podcast-transcript-ep31.pdf