Professional Indemnity
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DWF successfully defends claims brought against its client, Tonkolili Iron Ore (SL) Limited, relating to the unfortunate events which led to the injuries of 142 individuals in Sierra Leone
Turner J confirmed in a Judgment today that injured claimants had failed to establish liability in respect of any of the bases upon which they sought to bring their claims arising from injuries…
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The Disclosure Pilot cleared for take off
Following a lengthy consultation process, the Disclosure Pilot was recently published as Practice Direction 51U to the Civil Procedure Rules. The two-year pilot scheme is set to launch in the Business…
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Ground rent risks – 12 months on
In an article for Estates Gazette dated 31 July 2017, we identified the potential for claims against professionals where they failed to consider the implications of the ground rent provisions in…
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Appeals – "The Show Must Go On" or "Another One Bites the Dust"?
In the same month as the Freddie Mercury / Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody hit UK cinemas, Coulson LJ provided useful guidance on the proper scope of appeals where parties disagree with the trial…
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Changes to third parties' rights against insurers
Between 1930 and 2016, anyone looking to make a claim against a dissolved company's insurers needed to restore the company to the Companies Register first before being able to pursue the insurers…
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Pay first and argue later?
Following the important decision of Coulson J at first instance in Grove Developments Ltd v S&T (UK) Ltd [2018] EWCH 123 (TCC) in February of this year (which we considered in an earlier article),…
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Will the real 'commercial reality' please step forward…
The dispute arose from defects in the Castlepoint shopping centre's pre-cast concrete carpark ("the Car park"), which are so severe they are alleged to require the Car Park to be demolished and…
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Is it (Butter) worth suing Insurance Brokers and not Insurers?
A High Court insurance brokers' negligence case, notable for confirming the causation of loss principles to be applied, but with ramifications for future insurance coverage and insurance brokers'…
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Is a negligent solicitor liable to a Claimant who acted fraudulently?
Stoffel & Co v Grondona [2018] EWCA Civ 2031 is a rather curious decision by the Court of Appeal which upheld a damages award to a Claimant in respect of a solicitor's negligence claim, despite…
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1 – 0 To The Contractor
In a recent TCC decision, O'Farrell J held that a collateral warranty had retrospective effect, so as to effectively incorporate the terms of the original construction contract and to ensure that the…
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