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European Commission to launch broad consultation on collective actions before progressing proposals for competition claims
Over the past few years the European Commission has taken steps toward the reform of collective redress procedures in two areas: (i) damages actions for …
Disclosure of confidential settlement agreements
The recent High Court judgments in the case of Cadogan Petroleum Plc and others v Mark Tolley and others [2010] EWHC 1107 and [2009] EWHC 3291 give a …
The limit of contractual damages addressed by the Commercial Court
The recent case of Sylvia Shipping Co Limited v Progress Bulk Carriers Limited [2010] EWHC 542 (Comm) provided the High Court with an opportunity to …
Government removes class action provisions from Financial Services Act
The Financial Services Act 2010 has now received Royal Assent, after receiving expedited passage through Parliament in the "wash-up" procedure before the …
Commercial Court rules that disclosure in litigation does not alter duty of confidence owed by former employees
The Commercial Court has held that the duty of confidence owed by two ex-employees is not extinguished by their ex-employer's disclosure of confidential …
Defining common issues for a Group Litigation Order
A Group Litigation Order (or GLO) is a procedural tool allowing the court to manage a number of separate claims which give rise to "common or related …
Supreme Court rules that contract exists despite "subject to contract" provision
A case involving the impact of a counterparts clause in a draft agreement has gone all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled on 10 March that a …
Professional negligence – Court of Appeal rules on limitation and the timing of loss
The Court of Appeal in Pegasus Management Holdings SCA & Anr v Ernst & Young & Anr [2010] EWCA Civ 181 has ruled that the limitation period …
Civil litigation costs review: The final report - A seminar with Lord Justice Jackson
Herbert Smith held a client event on 11 February 2010 to discuss the final report in Lord Justice Jackson's year-long costs review, which was published …
Without prejudice: extent of unambiguous impropriety exception clarified
In Williams v Hull [2009] EWHC 2844 (Ch) Arnold J upheld the 'without prejudice' status of a letter, deciding also that the 'unambiguous impropriety' …
Privilege update
The recent case of Tchenguiz v Imerman [2009] EWHC 2902 gives guidance on when lawyers' annotations (in particular highlighting or underlining on …
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 …
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