Ward Hadaway recently submitted a detailed response to a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on the UK’s accession to the Hague Convention 2019, encouraging the Government to sign up as soon as possible.
In April 2021 we heard about the formation of the European Super League. Most sports fans will probably recall this being a pretty shocking and at times confusing story. For many though those emotions were fleeting because the ESL seemed to die a quick death. But has it really?
The Court of Appeal has provided an important clarification on what is recoverable loss and how exclusion/limitation clauses should be interpreted.
The costly consequences of a party getting too close to their expert have been spelt out in a recent case. The High Court revoked permission for the Claimants to rely on their expert in the Chirk Nuisance Group Litigation leaving them late in the litigation having to seek a new expert and begin again in terms of expert evidence.
During these unusual times, we are all having to adapt to what has become the 'new normal' and implement changes in how we carry out civil cases.
A High Court judge has strongly criticised parties' conduct in a recent case describing them as behaving like "Schoolchildren".
... but what about the restrictive covenants I hear you say?
Our previous update set out the key changes that any witness giving evidence in the Business and Property Court from 6 April 2021 needed to know.
