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Contract law

Al Othman Holding Company v Al Rajhi Holding WLL

Commercial Court decision on authority, ratification and limitation in a disputed $5 million loan arrangement. The claim was dismissed as time barred.

  • Authority of agents
  • Ratification
  • Limitation periods
  • Loan agreements
  • Ostensible authority
  • Agency-law
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Contract law [2025] EWHC 3078 (Comm)

Al Othman Holding Company v Al Rajhi Holding WLL

Al Othman Holding Company v Al Rajhi Holding WLL [2025] EWHC 3078 (Comm) (21 November 2025)

Commercial Court claim over an alleged US$5 million loan failed after the court found no binding loan agreement, no effective acknowledgment, and no extension.

  • Authority of agents
  • Ostensible authority
  • Ratification
  • Limitation period
  • Loan agreements
  • Corporate governance
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Commercial law

Orange Transgroup Ltd & Anor v Shein Distribution UK Limited

The High Court dismissed the claimants’ jurisdiction and injunction applications and stayed both claims pending arbitration, finding no need for a separate Part 11 challenge.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Arbitration agreements
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Ostensible authority
  • Injunctions
  • Strike out applications
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Tort

Akintunde Giwa v JNFX Ltd & Ors

Court of Appeal partly allowed JNFX’s appeal, upholding summary judgment only for contract 10 in a deceit claim over foreign exchange transactions.

  • Deceit
  • Ostensible authority
  • Summary judgment
  • Foreign exchange transactions
  • Quantum of damages
  • Summary-judgment
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Commercial law [2025] EWCA Civ 961

Giwa v JNFX Ltd & Ors

Giwa v JNFX Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 961 (29 July 2025)

The Court of Appeal partly allowed JNFX Ltd’s appeal against summary judgment for deceit, upholding liability only for contract 10 and reducing damages.

  • Deceit
  • Summary judgment
  • Ostensible authority
  • Foreign exchange transactions
  • Damages
  • Cross-border transactions
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Commercial law [2025] EWHC 1835 (Comm)

Urania Shipping Company Ltd v Nordtrade SIA & Anor

Urania Shipping Company Ltd v Nordtrade SIA & Anor [2025] EWHC 1835 (Comm) (18 July 2025)

The Commercial Court set aside default judgment against the second defendant in a charterparty warranty of authority claim, finding a real prospect of defence.

  • Default judgment
  • Relief from sanctions
  • Warranty of authority
  • Service of process
  • Voyage charterparty
  • Ostensible authority
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Commercial law [2025] EWHC 559 (Comm)

Sanlam General Insuruance Ghana Ltd v Sustainable Growth Fund II SCSP SICAV-SIF

Sanlam General Insuruance Ghana Ltd v Sustainable Growth Fund II SCSP SICAV-SIF [2025] EWHC 559 (Comm) (14 February 2025)

Summary judgment was granted for the claimant on a $1 million corporate guarantee, with the court rejecting challenges to legal personality, jurisdiction and authority.

  • Summary judgment
  • Default judgment
  • Ostensible authority
  • Corporate guarantees
  • Jurisdiction
  • Costs and interest
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Civil fraud

Akintunde Giwa v JNFX Limited & Ors

Mr Mervyn is liable in deceit for false representations regarding use and payment of Naira sums. JNFX is liable for Mr Mervyn’s deceit due to his ostensible authority. JNFX’s standard terms do not preclude liability as they were not incorporated. JNFX has no realistic prospect of defending the deceit claim or reducing quantum by credits. Frontier is also liable for deceit.

  • Deceit
  • Ostensible authority
  • Summary judgment
  • Strike out
  • Foreign exchange contracts
  • Default judgment
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