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European Court of Justice confirms that privilege does not apply to in-house lawyers under EU competition law
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today handed down judgment in the Akzo privilege case, confirming that legal professional privilege does not …
Endeavouring to understand endeavours obligations
"Reasonable endeavours", "best endeavours" and "all reasonable endeavours" undertakings are commonly found in all types of commercial contracts and are …
US Supreme Court restricts the extra-territorial application of US securities legislation
In a decision of great significance to non-US issuers and their shareholders, the US Supreme Court has clarified and restricted the extra-territorial …
Part 36 offers: make your intentions clear
In a judgment handed down on Friday 25 June, the Court of Appeal has held that an offer made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) may remain …
The Review of the Brussels Regulation and the efficacy of jurisdiction and arbitration clauses
The Brussels Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001) sets out detailed rules on the jurisdiction of courts and the enforcement and recognition of …
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 …
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