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Herbert Smith secures victory for BSkyB in landmark litigation against EDS
Herbert Smith's dispute resolution team has secured a major victory for BSkyB against IT supplier EDS (now part of Hewlett-Packard) in a claim for …
House of Lords rules on auditors’ liability in fraud case
In a decision handed down just before the end of term, auditors have won an important House of Lords ruling limiting their liability in cases where a …
Court of Appeal rules on audit liability
In its first full ruling on audit liability for several years, the Court of Appeal has upheld the first instance decision in the MAN/Freightliner …
House of Lords overhaul economic torts
The decision of the House of Lords handed down earlier this month has made headlines in the mainstream as well as the legal press. For the mainstream …
Recovery of management and staff costs
In a decision which has provided valuable guidance in resolving an area of legal uncertainty, the Court of Appeal has clarified the conditions which need …
House of Lords rules in favour of banks served with injunctions
The House of Lords has today held in HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise v Barclays Bank plc [2006] UKHL 28 that a bank, when served with a freezing …
House of Lords rules on limitation: contingent liability not actual damage
In its second judgment on limitation in just over two months, in Law Society v Sephton & Co (a firm) [2006] UKHL 22, the House of Lords has ruled on …
Damages for “loss of a chance”: Court can use hindsight
A recent Court of Appeal judgment confirms that, in assessing damages for loss of a chance in litigation, the court should normally have regard to …
Extending the limitation period: House of Lords reins in claimants
A recent House of Lords judgment, Haward v Fawcetts (a firm) [2006] UKHL 9, has set out the basic principles for extending the limitation period in …
Limitation: a game of chance?
A recent Court of Appeal judgment means bad news for defendants and their professional indemnity insurers seeking to defeat a "loss of chance" claim on …
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