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TMT analysis: This case was the first time that the High Court has applied the new statutory powers which came into force under the Economic Crime and...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal overturned the decision of Sheldon J and held that an unauthorised person within the meaning of the...
This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including...
Law360, London: The US-Israel conflict with Iran may give rise to complex commercial disputes in England similar to those following the coronavirus...
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...
Drafting the defence—drafting tipsThis Practice Note provides guidance on drafting a defence to a claim brought under CPR 7. It should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Drafting statements of case, which provides guidance on drafting statements of case in general, including formatting
Change of solicitorWhy change of solicitor notice is important—party's address for serviceThe provisions relating to change of solicitor are important because, where a party's address for service is given as being that party's solicitor's business address, that solicitor will be considered to be
Where a company changed its name but proceedings have been commenced under the old name, have proceedings been correctly issued? The company number, officers, registered office address, etc all remained the same.The company nameThe name of a company is not an immutable part of its identity. A
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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