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Article published on endeavours and good faith
Commercial contracts commonly require one or both parties to use "reasonable", "all reasonable" or "best" endeavours to achieve some goal, …
Revocation of order granting relief from sanction
The High Court has revoked its previous order granting relief from sanction under an unless order, where the respondents had given false …
Jackson reforms: taking stock
In addition to the headline reforms which are to be implemented through primary legislation currently before Parliament, progress is ongoing toward the …
Costs on acceptance of Part 36 offer pre-action
Where a Part 36 offer is made and accepted pre-action, so that no proceedings are issued, is the claimant entitled to its costs? The answer was yes in a …
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 …
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