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Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court refused to restrain Swan Bitcoin, the 20% minority shareholder in 2040 Energy Ltd, from pursuing a British...
This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published a protocol formalising an informal resolution route for legal professionals—barristers,...
The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has published a legal statement on liability for artificial intelligence (AI) harms under English and Welsh...
What is a tort?This Practice Note provides an introduction to tort law by addressing three questions:•what does the concept of being liable in tort...
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
Rescission of a contractWhat is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract,...
The doctrine of res judicataWhat is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of...
Responding to an appellant's notice—the written statement and respondent's noticeThis Practice Note gives guidance on what a respondent should do if served with an appellant’s notice of appeal in the County Court, the High Court or the Court of Appeal under Part 52 of the CPR. It looks at filing a
Grounds of appeal—appealing a finding of factWhen will the court allow an appeal against a finding of fact?The appeal court will only allow an appeal where the decision of the lower court was:•wrong, or•unjust because of a serious procedural or other irregularity in the proceedings in the lower
Permission to appeal—the applicationThis Practice Note gives guidance on how to apply for permission to appeal (PTA) under Part 52 of the CPR to the lower court and appellate court (CPR 52.3(2)), which provides guidance on appealing decisions of the lower courts and the procedure for making
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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