Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 26
Read the twenty sixth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 92
This week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly considers an important decision from the Supreme Court on whether a claimant is obliged to plead and prove foreign law, as well as an interesting case for the maritime sector on sanctions clauses in LOUs, and guidance from the TCC on the operation of the new rules on trial witness statements.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 25
Read the twenty fifth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Lawful act economic duress: the Supreme Court emphasises narrow application of doctrine
Can a claimant escape a contract that a defendant coerced them to enter into on the basis of threats to do something legal but potentially economically devastating to the claimant? That was the question addressed recently by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 91
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly there are important comments from the Court of Appeal on the enforcement of adjudication awards and whether uncontroverted expert evidence must be accepted, and the Commercial Court considers the effect of breach of an ADR provision.
A surprising conclusion? The impact of the Notice of Completion of Making Good in the due date of final accounts when no defects have been notified under JCT contracts
The decision in CC Construction Ltd v Mincione is also a warning for adjudicators on the importance of considering carefully all defences raised by the parties.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 90
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly look out for an interesting shipbuilding case involving the use of confidential design documents, as well as the Court of Appeal’s comments on estoppel by conduct and guidance on when an adjournment will be granted.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 23
Read the twenty third edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 89
There’s lots to discover in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, including decisions on liability for rent during the covid-19 pandemic, which time zone should be used to determine the date of discharge, and the impact of the Disclosure Pilot on pre-action disclosure applications.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 22
Read the twenty second edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.