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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...
The Ministry of Justice’s report, Harnessing English Law for Economic Growth with purpose, presents arbitration and the resolution of cross-border...
Dispute Resolution analysis: Senior Costs Judge Rowley, in his second judgment in this case, undertook an assessment of expert medical agency fees...
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...
Will acceptance of part payment of an outstanding debt made expressly in full and final settlement result in a binding settlement of the entire claim with the result that the claimant cannot pursue the defendant for the balance of the debt due?For the purposes of this Q&A it is assumed that one
Is a settlement agreement legally binding as a contract if there is no consideration in the agreement?For the purposes of this Q&A, we have focussed on agreements to refrain from instituting or continuing proceedings eg under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) which satisfies the
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
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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