Risky Business
A podcast series examining disputes and related business risks from an English law and procedural perspective.
Our Risky Business episodes
Clyde & Co are experts at working with clients to mitigate and manage business and commercial risks.
08 April 2025
Risky Business | Series 2, Episode 3 | Norwich Pharmacal orders
In this episode, Hashem Hijjawi and Camille Lukusa from Clyde & Co's Global Dispute Resolution team explore the concept of Norwich Pharmacal orders, a legal tool used to compel third parties to disclose information necessary to identify wrongdoers. They explain the origins of this relief in the 1974 House of Lords case of Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Commissioners, where the court held that justice required HMRC to disclose the identities of patent infringers.
25 March 2025
Risky Business | Series 2, Episode 2 | Commercial contracts – pitfalls reminders – Dispute resolutio
Dispute resolution clauses are sometimes regarded as “midnight clauses" on which parties spend little time when negotiating a commercial contract. However they could have a significant impact on the parties should the deal go wrong.
06 March 2025
Risky Business | Series 2, Episode 1 | Commercial contracts - margin calls
Anna Myrvang and Fred Feistauer discuss the case of Elliott Associates LP & Anor, R. (On the Application Of) v The London Metal Exchange & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1168 and the impact of margin calls on business relationships.
17 December 2024
Risky Business | Episode 7 | Commercial contracts: pitfalls and reminders - recent case on novation
Associates Laura Nelson and Hashem Hijjawi discuss the recent case Magee and others v Crocker and another [2024] EWHC 1723 (Ch), which concerned the question of whether a contract (in this case a shareholders' agreement) could be novated by conduct.
03 December 2024
Risky Business | Episode 6 | Litigation Financing – risk and return
Associate Steven Bird and Partner Ian Hopkinson discuss litigation financing.
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