Welcome to the Summer edition of Solve It, the email briefing bulletin from the Commercial Disputes Team at Rawlison Butler LLP that looks at some of the key recent developments in the dispute resolution field.
Last week, Rawlison Butler’s Commercial Disputes Team won a major victory in the Court of Appeal on a point of law regarding settlement offers made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules. Clive Lee reports on this keenly anticipated judgment of the Court of Appeal, which has provided welcome clarification on the way in which the courts will interpret and apply the Part 36 rules, and which has been described in the legal press as being “believed to be the highest authority on settlement offers”.
Elsewhere in this edition, Stuart Evans looks at some of the questions that have been raised by the forthcoming Bribery Act 2010 (which comes into force on 1 July 2011) and asks are you ready for its arrival? Michael Axe reports on a number of recent court decisions in the field of international and internet-based libel, and asks why English Courts are still the preferred venue for many international claimants.
In our fourth article, Liane Bylett reports on the landmark judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Naomi Campbell litigation, and assesses the consequences of the decision in relation to success fees in media cases involving privacy and defamation issues, as well as the potential wider impact across other types of litigation.
Finally, in a follow up to our earlier article, we look at a recent Court of Appeal decision in a professional negligence case which has highlighted the practical difficulties that can be faced in relation to proving that the negligent advice provided was the true cause of the losses suffered.
We hope that you find this briefing useful and informative, and if you have any queries or would like further information on any of the issues discussed, please do let us know.
