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Business dealings and legal jurisdiction in contract claims
Nov 21, 2016
The Court of Appeal recently confirmed that, in determining the place of performance of a contract, it is for a Claimant before the English courts to present an argument that the E...
Court Ruling Demonstrates Importance of Meeting Deadlines
Nov 7, 2016
Default judgment is a procedural process whereby a claimant in a claim can apply for judgment to be entered against a Defendant, regardless of the merits of its claim, if the Defen...
Court Orders Destruction of Confidential Information Before Trial
Aug 26, 2016
The High Court recently granted an order before trial containing a provision not believed ever to have been included in such an order before. The case is Arthur J Gallagher Service...
Successful Case Still Leaves Led Zeppelin Counting the Cost
Aug 19, 2016
We have previously reported, and indeed it has been reported globally, on the copyright case brought against Led Zeppelin in Los Angeles. Led Zeppelin were successful defending the...
Case Stayed Over Failure to Pay Correct Court Fee
Aug 18, 2016
The government (relatively) recently (April 2015) introduced large increases to fees for issuing a claim in the civil courts. As a result, the issue fee for a claim that may be in ...
Inspection of Documents Referred to in a Witness Statement or Statement of Case
Aug 4, 2016
Background In a dispute between Blue Holdings PTE Ltd & another v National Crime Agency (NCA), Blue Holdings applied for an order for disclosure of letters of request for mutual l...
Criminality and IP Infringement
Jul 27, 2016
When it comes to intellectual property (IP) infringement, time is most likely to be of the essence as matters can progress very quickly. A matter of hours can make a difference to ...
MP Report Attacks MoJ On Court Fee Increases
Jun 28, 2016
We have reported previously on the hikes in civil court fees which came into force last year see various articles such as: Court fees set to increase again? UK Government to put...
'MERCK': Still Very Much a Globally Divided Brand
Jun 9, 2016
We previously reported on a case in the Chancery Division of the High Court, in which German company, Merck KGaA, succeeded in a claim of trade mark infringement against US Company...
Fixing Costs in Civil Cases - LJ Jackson Gives His Updated View
Mar 15, 2016
Lord Justice Jackson (Jackson LJ), who readers may be aware was given the task of reviewing costs in civil litigation claims, has recently put forward the idea that fixed costs sho...
Shorter or More Flexible Case Management? You Decide
Mar 1, 2016
Two new schemes namely: Shorter Trial Scheme ("STS") and Flexible Trial Scheme ("FTS") were introduced in 2015, aimed at achieving shorter and earlier trials for business related l...
Part 36 Offers and the 'Near Miss' Rule
Feb 15, 2016
A part 36 offer is, in summary, a tactical step that a party can take in litigation to put pressure on their opponent to settle. If a party makes a part 36 offer and settlement is ...
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