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Jul

Special Briefing: the Obligation to Compensate for Criminal Injuries

On 14th May the Advocate General provided his opinion to the CJEU in Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri v BV, Case C-129/19, a reference from the Supreme Court of Cassation, ...

Jul

The Truncated Rugby Union Season: Not for the Timid or Fragile

Sarah Prager, barrister at 1 Chancery Lane, and Scott Rigby, partner and international injuries lawyer at Stewarts Law, warn of the very real dangers to player health posed by the truncated rugby ...

Jul

The Weekly Roundup: Powers of Prognostication

Modesty forbids us from pointing out that the FCO has altered its guidance on cruise holidays, only days after last week’s Weekly Roundup was published. A coincidence? We think not! But with great ...

Jul

Special Briefing: Claims under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 and Applicable Law

Those practitioners undertaking cross-border work regularly encounter several conundrums; one of these is the question of where the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 fits into the applicable law ...

Jul

Damages for MPI – Part 2 – Aggravated and exemplary damages and claims for special damage

Last week I looked at the basic principles of general damages in claims for the misuse of private information (“MPI”). Below is a basic overview of how claims for aggravated and exemplary ...

Jul

Professional Negligence time-barred claim comes screeching to a Holt – Holt v Holley & Steer Solicitors

Limitation issues seem particularly rife in claims for professional negligence, and last week the Court of Appeal added to an already prestigious canon with judgment in the case of Holt v ...

Jul

The Weekly Roundup: Tsunamis, Storms and Screams

Last week we reported that after a catastrophic four months cruise operators had finally been able to restart sailing, albeit initially in a fairly limited way. This week the FCO administered what can ...

Jul

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

The ‘new normal’ for Statutory Demands and Winding Up Petitions under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance ...

Jul

Damages for Misuse of Private Information – Part 1: General Damages

Introduction A few weeks ago, I wrote about the principles involved in

Jul

Covid-19 legal uncertainty leaves travel insurers exposed

Much has been written recently about the unwillingness or inability of airlines, travel agents and tour operators to provide holidaymakers with refunds for holidays cancelled or otherwise affected by ...

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