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The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, delivered the John Lehane Memorial Lecture at the Supreme Court of New South Wales, addressing the...
Commercial analysis: The High Court held that only the contracting AFH entity could enforce post-termination restrictive covenants against a...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a warning notice directed at all solicitors and law firms under its regulation. The notice...
Law360, Expert Analysis: The UK Supreme Court held in Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC [2026] UKSC 29 on 27 July 2026 that a creditor holding an...
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...
Foreign currency claimsThis Practice Note considers the issue of bringing a claim in a foreign currency. In doing so it explains the underlying case law as to whether a claim can be brought in a foreign currency and how to bring such a claim. It also considers how a defendant can challenge a claim
Jurisdiction agreements—exclusive jurisdiction agreementsThis Practice Note considers exclusive jurisdiction agreements (also known as choice of court agreements). Specific considerations as to the construction, effect and enforcement of this type of jurisdiction agreements are discussed.For
Cross-border service—application for permission to serve outside England and WalesThis Practice Note provides assistance when making an application to obtain the courts’ permission to serve the claim form outside the jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts (referred to as the English courts in
Hague Service Convention—service outside the jurisdictionThis Practice Note considers the Convention on the service abroad of judicial and extra-judicial documents in civil or commercial matters (1965) (the Hague Service Convention). The convention applies between contracting parties and sets out
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