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7 February - Erina Kourtis
In the case of Mayor and Burgess of the London Borough of Bromley v Persons Unknown and others [2020] EWCA Civ 12 ("the Bromley Case"), the Court of Appeal held... Read Morecase studies
5 December - Rhian Davies
Our professional negligence experts take a look at an appeal from the Supreme Court and what you can take away from it. The case: Edwards on behalf of the Estate of... Read Morecase studies
2 October - Emily De La Ronde-Wilton
A national health trust (and incumbent provider of the services being procured) ("the Trust") challenged a contracting authority's contract award decision. The Trust had decided not to bid for the... Read Morecase studies
20 September - Emily De La Ronde-Wilton
An Italian court requested a preliminary reference ruling from the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") around the meaning of the "grave professional misconduct" discretionary exclusion, pursuant to Directive 2004/18. In... Read Morecase studies
11 July
The Court of Appeal held that negative (as opposed to positive) interest was not payable on cash collateral posted under the 1995 Credit Support Annex (CSA) to an International Swaps... Read Morecase studies
13 June - Justin Weare
Blake Morgan acted in the recent Court of Appeal case of Potamianos. In its judgment, the Court of Appeal provided guidance as to the circumstances in which, in the context... Read Morecase studies
5 April - Harriet Dare
We review the case of Devon Commercial Property Ltd v (1) Robert Adrian Barnett (2) Robert John Belcher (2019) that highlights and clarifies some interesting points in relation to the... Read Morecase studies
15 March
This case offers a salutary lesson for all architects (and other professionals): not only will a failure to record your client's brief (and agreed changes to that brief) clearly and... Read Morecase studies
8 March - Heather Welham
In court proceedings injunctive relief may be granted to the claimant after successfully asserting a without notice application in circumstances where, for example, there is a case of extreme urgency... Read Morecase studies
4 March - Heather Welham
In this particular employment court case, the court had to rule on an interim injunction against a former employee for a possible breach of restrictive covenant. The question as to... Read Morecase studies
22 February - Heather Welham
The Court of Appeal decision in Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman [2018] placed doubt on whether it was possible for parts of a single covenant to be deleted without changing... Read Morecase studies
19 February - Michael Colledge
A Court of Appeal case in January 2019 has provided a useful analysis on using SAAMCO to distinguish between 'advice' and 'information' cases involving financial professional negligence. SAAMCO is commonly... Read More