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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 …
Court of Appeal restricts scope for a defendant to reduce its liability for unjust enrichment based on the subjective value of its enrichment
The Court of Appeal has provided guidance on how to value a defendant's benefit in a claim for unjust enrichment: Littlewoods Limited and others v The …
Court of Appeal holds direct damage in England required for permission to serve tort claim outside the jurisdiction
The Court of Appeal has held that direct damage in the jurisdiction is required to come within the tort jurisdictional gateway in the CPR, effectively …
High Court refuses to imply duty of good faith in relation to exercise of contractual right
In a decision earlier this year, the High Court refused to imply a duty of good faith in relation to a contractual right to amend a loan note instrument: …
Party in breach of unless order for disclosure due to failures in OCR process
The High Court has held that claimant liquidators were in breach of an "unless order" for disclosure where the low quality of OCR copies of scanned …
Court of Appeal finds lender's avoided loss did not have to be taken into account in assessing damages due from negligent accountants
A majority of the Court of Appeal has held that damages payable to a lender by a firm of accountants should not be reduced to reflect a repayment by the …
High Court orders personal injury defendant to disclose insurance details
In a recent decision, the High Court ordered disclosure of the defendant's insurance arrangements in the context of a personal injury claim where the …
ADR for consumer disputes: New obligations on UK traders from 1 October 2015
The UK government has now published the principal legislation that will implement the European ADR Directive and the European Online Dispute Resolution …
Our latest UK Banking Litigation Update published
We have published our latest Banking Litigation Update, summarising some of the more important cases and developments affecting UK financial institutions …
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