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United Kingdom - March 27 2013
On 1 April 2013, the "Jackson reforms" on civil costs and funding become law. The new Jackson regime marks the most important overhaul of civil…
United Kingdom - November 30 2012
In our last issue we reported that the Civil Justice Council had made a series of recommendations regarding contingency fee agreements.
United Kingdom - July 31 2012
When a professional provides services to a client, and third parties rely on those services being performed correctly, there is often uncertainty regarding the scope of the professional’s duty of care.
United Kingdom - June 7 2012
A recent Commercial Court judgment has backed a liberal interpretation of the Brussels I Regulation, making it easier for courts to decline jurisdiction, where appropriate, in favour of courts outside the EU.
United Kingdom - April 8 2011
After much debate in legal circles, the UK Government has finally decided to opt into the European Commission's controversial new Regulation on jurisdiction - a rewrite of the familiar Brussels I Regulation EC 44/2001 (replacing the Brussels Convention 1968) that has governed jurisdiction in the EU for the last nine years.
