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Exclusion clauses and deliberate repudiatory breach: NETTV reconsidered
In the recent case of AstraZeneca UK Limited v Albermarle International Corporation and another [2011] EWHC 1574 (Comm), the High Court has criticised …
Court can give judgment despite settlement
A recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies that the court has the power to hand down judgment in a case that has been fully argued, even if the parties …
Class actions: European Parliament sceptical of need for action at EU level
In its draft report published on 15 July 2011, the European Parliament's Committee for Legal Affairs has stated that the Commission has not put forward …
Solicitors ordered to disclose client's contact details
In a judgment that will be welcomed by parties seeking to enforce committal orders, the High Court has ordered a firm of solicitors to disclose a …
Non-party access to witness statements and skeleton arguments
Two recent cases have considered the circumstances in which non-parties can gain access to certain court documents. Witness statements: In British Arab …
Court statistics for 2010 show drop in High Court claims
The Ministry of Justice has recently published its Judicial and Court Statistics for 2010. These show a drop in High Court claims issued in the Royal …
Rolls Building update
The new business court, the Rolls Building, is on track to open for business from October, bringing the Admiralty and Commercial Court, the Technology …
Draft Regulation released proposing Europe-wide freezing orders
On 25 July 2011, the European Commission released the proposed European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) Regulation, which has been submitted for …
Bill to bring in Jackson reforms published today
The government has today introduced legislation to implement the key proposals made by Lord Justice Jackson for the reform of civil litigation costs and …
Corporate fraud, investigations and asset recovery update
Our summer fraud update has been published, with articles on the following: Delaying asset disclosure under worldwide freezing orders: No more pulling …
Request for "total capitulation" not a valid Part 36 offer to settle
A recent High Court decision has held that in order for a claimant's Part 36 offer to be valid, it must contain some genuine element of concession that …
Experts remain immune against claims by opposing parties
The Supreme Court judgment in Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13, handed down on 30 March 2011, abolished expert witnesses' immunity from suit for …
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