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The strength of a staged success fee in a CFA

1 September 2010 | Beth Lovell

The recent decision in Peacock v MGN Ltd [2010] EWHC 90174 (Costs) has highlighted the strength of a staged success fee in a CFA. Background Historically, all forms of contingency fees in litigation...

Tags on this discussion: CFA Commercial Litigation Conditional Fee Agreement costs Litigation Lord Justice Jackson success fee

Lost in Translation – what to do if you need a legal document translated

26 August 2010 | Justine Ash

The world is becoming smaller. As a result, there are increasingly more and more occasions where you may find that you need to have a legal document translated into another language in the spirit of...

Tags on this discussion: High Court Litigation Professional Legal Translations Translation Confidential Documents Translation Legal Documents

HMRC softens its stance on tax avoidance

23 August 2010 | Iain Donaldson

According to media reports, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to take a more conciliatory approach towards resolving tax avoidance disputes with businesses. Dave Hartnett, the Permanent Secretary...

Tags on this discussion: HM Revenue & Customs HMRC Litigation Mediation tax tax avoidance Taxation

All about Expert Determination

13 July 2010 | Justine Ash

Expert Determination is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in which an independent expert in the subject matter of the dispute, is appointed jointly by the parties to decide on an issue within...

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“Are You Being Served?”

1 July 2010 | Justine Ash

Facebook - Are you being served? Recent developments in Australia and New Zealand concerning the service of legal documents via the social networking website Facebook show the extent to which the internet...

Tags on this discussion: CPR6 Litigation Reasonable Steps Service by email service of documents use of Facebook

High Court backs developer chasing payment for failed off-plan completion

27 April 2010 | Richard John

Irish property developer Ballymore has won a High Court judgment against a buyer who tried to pull out of the purchase of one of its flats in its Pan Peninsula scheme in London. The Court ruled that...

Tags on this discussion: buy-to-let buying a new home housebuilders Litigation off-plan Residential Developer

The Bribery Act becomes law

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,...

Tags on this discussion: bribery Bribery and Corruption Corruption Dispute Resolution Fraud High Court Litigation

Undue influence – the concealment of affair amounts to undue influence

8 April 2010 | Clare Stothard

The issue of undue influence has been a matter which has troubled the courts for many years. However, following the House of Lords decision in Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge (2001) ("Etridge"), most...

Tags on this discussion: banking banks Litigation mortgage

Compulsory Mediation – the European perspective :

30 March 2010 | Justine Ash

A recent ruling in the European Court of Justice has stated that an Italian court’s imposition of compulsory mediation on parties to litigation did not amount to a breach of Article 6(1) of the Convention...

Tags on this discussion: compusory mediation Dispute Resolution Enforced Mediation European Convention on Human Rights European Court Justice European Mediation Halsey High Court Litigation Mediation Mediation in Europe

Bribery Bill – an update

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....

Tags on this discussion: corporate Directors Fraud and Corruption High Court Litigation

Latest input tagged Litigation

The strength of a staged success fee in a CFA

Lost in Translation – what to do if you need a legal document translated

HMRC softens its stance on tax avoidance

All about Expert Determination

“Are You Being Served?”

High Court backs developer chasing payment for failed off-plan completion

The Bribery Act becomes law

Undue influence – the concealment of affair amounts to undue influence

Compulsory Mediation – the European perspective :

Bribery Bill – an update

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