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Further developments on European contract law reform
On 16 February we reported on the European Commission's Green Paper on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law, which set out a …
Ministry of Justice's "Plan for Growth"
On 16 May 2011, the Ministry of Justice published its Action Plan entitled "Plan for Growth: Promoting the UK's Legal Services Sector". This sets out …
Two new justices appointed to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has announced the appointment of two new justices, Lord Justice Wilson (now Lord Wilson, following his swearing in on 26 May) and …
Court's approach to admission of late evidence?
We have previously reported on the Court of Appeal's decision in Swain-Mason and ors v Mills & Reeve [2011] EWCA Civ 14 which, we said, signalled a …
Costs decision from the Court of Appeal in a "sad case about lost opportunities for mediation"
In Rolf v De Guerin [2011] EWCA Civ 78, the Court of Appeal considered an appeal about the costs of a small building dispute, in circumstances where the …
The Supreme Court grants Prudential permission to appeal Court of Appeal judgment on legal advice privilege
In a decision handed down on 13 October 2010 the Court of Appeal confirmed that legal professional privilege ("LPP") did not extend to advice on tax law …
UK opts into the Brussels Regulation negotiations
On 14 December the European Commission published its proposals for significant changes to the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the …
Supreme Court abolishes expert immunity
The UK Supreme Court yesterday handed down judgment abolishing the immunity expert witnesses have enjoyed for over 400 years. In Jones v Kaney [2011] …
Government announces important civil litigation reforms
The government yesterday announced its intention to go ahead with key proposals made by Lord Justice Jackson for the reform of civil litigation costs and …
Who 'owns' a bribe - the recipient or victim?
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Sinclair Investments (UK) Limited v Versailles Trading Finance Limited & Others ([2011] EWCA Civ 347), …
Disclosure of privileged report as condition of changing experts
In Edwards-Tubb v JD Wetherspoon PLC [2011] EWCA Civ 136, the Court of Appeal held that the court could not override privilege in an earlier expert's …
Litigation privilege: applying the test
In Axa Seguros S.A. de C.V. v Allianz Insurance plc and others [2011] EWHC 268 (Comm), the High Court held that engineers' reports produced for the …
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