Graham Dunning QC and Anton Dudnikov represented a foreign regional government in a successful jurisdiction challenge in the Commercial Court: PCL & Others v The Y Regional Government of X [2015] EWHC 68 (Comm). (essexcourt.com)
Involved a substantial jurisdiction challenge at first instance and in the Court of Appeal. (essexcourt.com)
Bankhaus Wolbern & Co (AG & Co KG)(2) Vision 93 Konserveirungs Und Vermogensverwaltun GS GMBH & Co KG v China Construction Bank Corporation, Zhejiang Branch [2012] EWHC 3285 (Comm): jurisdiction challenge by a Chinese Bank in the context of a non exclusive English jurisdiction clause raising issues as the applicability of Art 23 Judgments Regulation and relevance of a Chinese Court Order prohibiting payment by the Chinese Bank under a refund guarantee. (st-philipsstone.com)