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New "gateways" for serving proceedings on defendants out of the jurisdiction at common law
The circumstances in which English proceedings can be served on non-EU domiciled defendants who have no presence in England and Wales will be expanded …
New specialist Financial List and pilot of Financial Markets Test Case Scheme
A new specialist Financial List is to be introduced in the High Court from 1 October. It will deal with financial markets claims …
New pilots of streamlined procedures for claims in the main business courts
Two pilot schemes, the Shorter Trials Scheme and the Flexible Trials Scheme, will be introduced for claims commenced from 1 October and will …
Court of Appeal grants anti-suit injunction restraining US proceedings brought against employee by US parent company under exclusive US jurisdiction agreement
The Court of Appeal has given a wide interpretation to the meaning of 'employer' in the recast Brussels Regulation (No 1215/2012), holding that a company …
Contractual damages: Supreme Court confirms overriding compensatory principle in case of one-off sale
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the overriding compensatory principle applies in the case of an anticipatory breach …
Double derivative actions: challenging wrongs done to subsidiary companies
A recent High Court decision provides a useful reminder that the common law "double derivative" action remains available. This gives minority …
Court of Appeal clarifies approach to ordering rescission for misrepresentation
Where a party has entered into a contract as a result of a misrepresentation, the question often arises as to whether it can unwind, or "rescind", the …
Another round of massive court fee hikes proposed
Less than four months after the last round of fee increases for civil claims (see post), the government has today opened a consultation on …
Supreme Court rules recoverable success fees / ATE premiums do not breach Article 6 rights
In a judgment handed down this morning, 22 July, the Supreme Court held (by a majority of five to two) that a claimant’s right to recover a …
Privy Council decision on limitation in professional negligence cases
A recent Privy Council decision has considered the point at which damage is suffered where a claimant has entered into a flawed transaction as a result …
The dangers of time-limited Part 36 offers
A recent High Court decision suggests that a claimant's Part 36 offer to settle may have little benefit unless it is kept on the table until the …
A company can be sued in the claimant's domicile where there is a direct claim also against the liability insurer
The Court of Appeal has held that a claimant could bring a claim in tort against a Spanish hotel company in England, the claimant's domicile, where the …
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