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'Reasonable endeavours' undertaking - Commercial Court clarification
"Reasonable endeavours" and “best endeavours” undertakings are very commonly found in contracts of almost every description, and whether a party may be …
House of Lords overhaul economic torts
The decision of the House of Lords handed down earlier this month has made headlines in the mainstream as well as the legal press. For the mainstream …
Recovery of management and staff costs
In a decision which has provided valuable guidance in resolving an area of legal uncertainty, the Court of Appeal has clarified the conditions which need …
Recent case on champerty
The recent case of Mansell v Robinson [2007] EWHC 101 (QB) has demonstrated the court's modern, more flexible approach to the rules against champerty. …
Legal advice privilege and preparatory documents
A recent High Court case held that legal advice privilege protects confidential communications passing between a lawyer and his client and does not …
House of Lords rules in favour of banks served with injunctions
The House of Lords has today held in HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise v Barclays Bank plc [2006] UKHL 28 that a bank, when served with a freezing …
House of Lords rules on limitation: contingent liability not actual damage
In its second judgment on limitation in just over two months, in Law Society v Sephton & Co (a firm) [2006] UKHL 22, the House of Lords has ruled on …
Court of Appeal lays down new guidelines on seeking permission to enforce worldwide freezing orders overseas: the Dadourian guidelines
The Court of Appeal has laid down new guidelines on how the court should exercise its discretion when considering whether to permit a party to enforce a …
Damages for “loss of a chance”: Court can use hindsight
A recent Court of Appeal judgment confirms that, in assessing damages for loss of a chance in litigation, the court should normally have regard to …
Extending the limitation period: House of Lords reins in claimants
A recent House of Lords judgment, Haward v Fawcetts (a firm) [2006] UKHL 9, has set out the basic principles for extending the limitation period in …
Limitation: a game of chance?
A recent Court of Appeal judgment means bad news for defendants and their professional indemnity insurers seeking to defeat a "loss of chance" claim on …
Court has no jurisdiction to stay proceedings in favour of a non-contracting state
The ECJ recently handed down judgment on a reference from the Court of Appeal which puts an end to the controversy over whether the English court has …
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