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Ash in the sky: are you liable?

16 April 2010 | Mark Weston

The freezing of flights over the UK due to a large cloud of Icelandic volcanic ash means that many businesses cannot do what they are supposed to do. Especially if it involves flying from A to B to do...

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The Sky’s the limit – an IT case affecting any type of goods or services contract

27 January 2010 | Mark Weston

After 7 years in the legal arena, including 110 days in the courtroom, Sky has finally proved fraud against EDS. On 26 January 2010, the Technology and Construction Court in London ruled that EDS had...

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Economic downturn not a justification reason to invoke force majeure provisions – Tandrin Aviation v Aero Toy Store , High Court

27 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

It is official: the economic downturn is not a justification under most force majeure clauses for getting out of an unprofitable contract. That was the ruling of the High Court in this case. Here, D had...

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