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Article published: the private enforcement of competition law in the EU
Competition law private enforcement has been on the rise in the UK in recent years, with a significant increase in the number of antitrust claims being …
Court of Appeal confirms exclusion clauses should be construed narrowly if necessary to resolve ambiguity
In a recent decision on contractual interpretation relating to an exclusion clause, the Court of Appeal confirmed that, if necessary to resolve …
Class actions are going global: Is your business ready?
Companies across the globe are increasingly facing the risk of class action litigation, with some finding themselves unprepared when a claim is lodged. …
Singapore takes steps toward ratifying Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
On 4 April 2016, Singapore tabled the Choice of Court Agreements Bill paving the way for ratification of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court …
Recent decisions highlight potential disadvantages of making offers outside Part 36
In two recent decisions, the courts have refused to treat offers which fell outside the Part 36 regime as favourably as a Part 36 offer. In Patience v …
Oral discussions resulted in non-binding heads of terms, not legally binding agreement
The High Court has found that no legally binding agreement was entered into in the course of oral discussions relating to the supply of certain …
Court of Appeal confirms claimants entitled to only £250 damages having successfully mitigated own loss
The Court of Appeal has upheld an award of only £250 in damages for the defendant solicitors' failure to identify a relevant planning restriction …
Article published: Experts have lessons to learn
The role of experts in legal proceedings has continued to attract comment in a number of judgments in the English courts over the past year. The …
Court of Appeal considers "all reasonable endeavours" obligation
The Court of Appeal has held that a party was not in breach of an obligation to use "all reasonable endeavours" to procure the grant of planning …
Two Court of Appeal decisions show continuing tough approach to procedural failings
In case we were all in danger of thinking the courts' approach to breaches of rules and court orders had relaxed nearly to pre-Jackson levels of …
Article published on common interest privilege
Common interest privilege allows communications or documents that are already privileged to be shared with others who have a common interest in their …
Court of Appeal orders security for costs against claimant who was reticent about its financial position
The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that security for a defendant's costs will often be granted against a foreign company who is not obliged to …
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