In this week’s CDW, the Court of Appeal overturns a decision in the court below on charterparty demurrage clauses. The Commercial Court considers the nature of a cryptocurrency swap contract and we focus on two judgments concerning procedural issues which are frequently encountered in commercial disputes.
Data privacy and the regulation of data protection have become increasingly relevant topics with the rise of the digital age. Now, more than ever, consumers are communicating, socialising, banking and shopping online.
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In the recent case of Mad Atelier International BV v Manes, the question of whether a witness of fact can also give opinion evidence was raised. In this article by Partner Andrew Ward and Associate Pierre Welch that issue is explored as are other key points from the case.
In this week’s CDW, the Supreme Court rules on an attempt to bring a representative action against Google for breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 and a carrier’s seaworthiness obligations under the Hague Rules.
Read the twenty eighth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
The UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules were approved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in September 2021. The rules sit as an appendix to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and they define and regulate a more accelerated arbitration procedure.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, the Commercial Court grants a lengthy extension for the time to challenge a consent award for serious irregularity. Another judgment has been added to the long running Prestige dispute between Spain and the vessel owner’s P&I Club.
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Enforcement of arbitration awards dominate this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, with the Supreme Court’s decision on the applicable law to determining the validity of an arbitration agreement, and the Commercial Court’s views on whether a counterclaim can be brought. Plus the first decision on costs capping orders since the introduction of costs budgeting, and an interesting decision from the Court of Appeal on the “battle of the forms” principle.