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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 …
Disallowing expert evidence
In Meat Corporation of Namibia Ltd v Dawn Meats (UK) Ltd [2011] EWHC 474 (Ch), the High Court refused the claimant's challenge to the admissibility of …
Consultation on future for collective actions in Europe
On 4 February 2011, the European Commission launched a public consultation entitled "Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress". The …
Herbert Smith to open new Belfast office for document review
In November we announced that we would be setting up an operation in Belfast, focusing on document review work for major litigation, arbitration and …
Herbert Smith launches important publications on document retention and data management
With the proliferation of electronic documents, the globalisation of commerce and disputes, and options to store documents remotely in cheaper and more …
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