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Court of Appeal clarifies test for risk of dissipation of assets for notification injunctions
The Court of Appeal has held that a notification injunction (an order requiring a respondent to give notice of any dealings with or disposal of assets or …
High Court orders claimants to reveal identity of litigation funders who "stand in the front-line" in group litigation
The High Court has ordered the remaining claimant group in the RBS Rights Issue Litigation to reveal the identity of those funding the litigation, so …
High Court finds clause allowing landlord to terminate side letter and insist on payment of higher rent in lease falls foul of rule on penalties
In a recent decision, the High Court has held that a clause in a side letter, which allowed a landlord to terminate the side letter and insist …
The Marathon decision – is it right that employees can unlawfully remove confidential documents and not pay damages?
The High Court has recently considered the approach to assessing "licence fee damages" in a claim against two former employees of Marathon Asset …
High Court finds tweets caused "serious harm" for purposes of claim in defamation
On 10 March 2017, the High Court held that two tweets written by Katie Hopkins (a well-known columnist for The Sun with 570,000 Twitter followers at the …
Rolls Building courts to be re-styled as the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales
The judiciary has today announced that, from June of this year, the “Business and Property Courts of England and Wales” will be the new name for England …
Supreme Court refuses to apply a special jurisdiction rule to the tort of inducing breach of a jurisdiction clause
The Supreme Court has refused to craft a special rule for the tort of inducing a breach of contract where the contractual term which has been breached is …
Upcoming webinar - Litigation update
On Wednesday 15 March (12.45 – 1.45pm GMT), Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Jan O’Neill will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith …
Another successful challenge to jurisdiction of English court to hear claims against English domiciled parent companies in relation to acts of subsidiaries abroad
The High Court has struck out a claim against a UK incorporated parent company and set aside permission to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction on …
Costs falling within court-approved budget were recoverable in full, unless good reason shown to depart from budget
The High Court has recently considered an important point regarding the interplay between the costs budgeting regime and the court's approach to …
High Court takes strict approach to when permission needed for collateral use of documents disclosed in proceedings
The High Court has recently considered the restrictions on collateral use of documents and witness statements disclosed in proceedings, and has provided …
Court of Appeal confirms importance of frankly disclosing factors that could affect expert's independence
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a finding of clinical negligence based, in part, on the trial judge's approach to evaluating expert …
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