The real estate landscape is shifting fast, bringing challenges that developers, investors and occupiers cannot afford to ignore. This podcast features a discussion between the real estate dispute resolution team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, who have pooled their decades of experience into a forward-looking guide – Forearmed 2026 - focusing on 10 key areas where real estate disputes are most likely in 2026 and beyond. In this podcast, the team discuss their key predictions from the guide, which can be read in full here: https://marketing.hsfkramer.com/20/33497/landing-pages/forearmed-2026.pdf
Speakers: Matthew Weal, Frances Edwards, Graeme Robertson, Shanna Davison, Hugh Le Gear and Leon Culot - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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The real estate landscape is shifting fast, bringing challenges that developers, investors and occupiers cannot afford to ignore. This podcast features a discussion between the real estate dispute resolution team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, who have pooled their decades of experience into a forward-looking guide – Forearmed 2026 - focusing on 10 key areas where real estate disputes are most likely in 2026 and beyond. In this podcast, the team discuss their key predictions from the guide, which can be read in full here: https://marketing.hsfkramer.com/20/33497/landing-pages/forearmed-2026.pdf
Speakers: Matthew Weal, Frances Edwards, Graeme Robertson, Shanna Davison, Hugh Le Gear and Leon Culot - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
This is the 33rd episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we give updates on the anticipated pilot on public access to court documents, two consultations relating to class actions and high-volume claims, and the Singapore Convention on international mediated settlements. We also discuss a couple of recent Court of Appeal decisions on contract law issues and the Supreme Court's decision in the motor finance commission appeal This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by Natasha Johnson, a disputes partner, and Ceri Morgan, a knowledge counsel in our banking litigation team.
Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast.
• Solicitors Regulation Authority reviews high-volume consumer claims sector https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-09/solicitors-regulation-authority-reviews-high-volume-consumer-claims-sector
• Ministry of Justice consults on implementation of Singapore Convention on international mediated settlements https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/adr/2025-posts/ministry-of-justice-consults-on-implementation-of-singapore-convention-on-international-mediated-settlements
• Court of Appeal confirms court has no jurisdiction despite English jurisdiction clauses as defendants were not parties to relevant contracts as undisclosed principals https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-07/court-of-appeal-confirms-court-has-no-jurisdiction-despite-english-jurisdiction-clauses-as-defendants-were-not-parties-to-relevant-contracts-as-undisclosed-principals
• Court of Appeal finds binding contract concluded by exchange of emails despite referring to preparation of formal agreement https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2025-09/court-of-appeal-finds-binding-contract-concluded-by-exchange-of-emails-despite-referring-to-preparation-of-formal-agreement
• Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft motor finance commission appeal – key implications for financial services firms https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/bankinglitigation/2025-08/supreme-court-decision-in-hopcraft-motor-finance-commission-appeal
See podcast episode transcript here: https://marketing.hsfkramer.com/20/33497/landing-pages/commercial-litigation-podcast-ep33-transcript.pdf
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Podcasts
The real estate landscape is shifting fast, bringing challenges that developers, investors and occupiers cannot afford to ignore. This podcast features a discussion between the real estate dispute resolution team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, who have pooled their decades of experience into a forward-looking guide – Forearmed 2026 - focusing on 10 key areas where real estate disputes are most likely in 2026 and beyond. In this podcast, the team discuss their key predictions from the guide, which can be read in full here: https://marketing.hsfkramer.com/20/33497/landing-pages/forearmed-2026.pdf
Speakers: Matthew Weal, Frances Edwards, Graeme Robertson, Shanna Davison, Hugh Le Gear and Leon Culot - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
