10 June 2010 | Tim Constable
MAB acted for the successful Defendant in this commercial agency case in which HHJ Simon Brown QC gave judgment last week. A transcript of the judgment can be found on BAILII and the case has been widely...
10 June 2010 | Shimon Shaw
As is reported in the Times this morning, it looks likely that insurance premium tax (IPT) is a prime canditate for an increase on 22 June. Nothing is confirmed (or denied) as yet.
The thinking behind...
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7 June 2010 | Christina Fitzgerald
On 25 March 2010, the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (“the Act”) received royal assent and became law in England and Wales.
The purpose of the Act was to introduce reforms to...
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1 June 2010 | Steven Mills
This is a case reminiscent of the “interest-rate swaps” litigation in which the House of Lords eventually held that English local authorities did not have the power to conclude such transactions. ...
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19 April 2010 | Justine Ash
“HOT TUBBING”
The Jackson Report on litigation costs included some novelties, for example the concept of “hot tubbing”.
Hot tubbing or “concurrent evidence”, is a method of giving...
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13 April 2010 | Tim Constable
The Bribery Act received its Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 and duly became law on that date. This reflects Jack Straw's determination to push the legislation through before the end of this session of Parliament,...
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15 March 2010 | Tim Constable
See this link to my longer article on the forthcoming Bribery Act published in Director of Finance online.
The Bill has had its second reading in the Commons and goes into its committee stage tomorrow....
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7 March 2010 | Tim Constable
The essence of any Court case is fair play. Both parties are under an obligation to reveal every relevant document in their possession or under their control at an early stage even if the documents are...
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7 March 2010 | Tim Constable
The trial of the first UK company and its director to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter act has been adjourned for legal arguments (news report).
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is accused...
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12 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw
The Liechtenstein bank LGT Treuhand (now known as Fiduco Treuhand) has been ordered to pay €7.3m to one of its customers, to compensate him for being prosecuted for tax evasion in Germany.
Heinrich...
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