
Dispute Resolution Update - July 2018
27 July 2018
Welcome to our July 2018 Dispute Resolution Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for dispute resolution. We’ve included articles on domestic disputes and international disputes, including summaries of recent cases. We have also included client guides on key aspects of dispute resolution.
Articles in this edition
Supreme Court upholds requirement to record variations in writing
Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited is an important case. In fact, the opening paragraph of Lord Sumption’s judgment describes it as an “exceptional” appeal, raising “truly fundamental issues” of contract law - Read more
Supreme Court delivers key judgment on the availability of Wrotham Park “negotiating” damages
The Supreme Court has considered an important question in relation to damages. In what circumstances can damages for breach of contract be assessed by reference to the sum the claimant could hypothetically have received, known as Wrotham Park damages, in return for releasing the defendant from the obligation he had failed to perform? - Read more
Court of Appeal upholds enforcement of Chinese arbitration award in England & Wales despite allegation of attempted fraud
One of the attractive features of arbitration is the ease of enforcement of arbitral awards in other jurisdictions. The New York Convention (the “Convention”) provides a regime by which an award made in one Convention state should be enforceable against any assets in any of the other Convention states around the world. A recent Court of Appeal decision shows that the English court will only exercise its power to refuse to recognise or enforce an arbitral award on public policy grounds in limited circumstances - Read more
Court implies duty of good faith in “relational” contract
The courts may be more willing to imply a duty of good faith into joint venture agreements, following a recent High Court case - Read more
You’ve started – so you’ll finish
Claimants commencing proceedings in the Courts of England and Wales may not be able to end those proceedings simply by serving a notice of discontinuance and can be required to take the matter to trial. In this case the claimants were not permitted to discontinue their claim for the recognition and enforcement of an arbitration award under the New York Convention - Read more
Client Guides
Hague Convention - Obtaining Evidence In England And Wales For Use In Another Jurisdiction - Read more
Legal Professional Privilege - Read more
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Dispute Resolution Update - July 2018
27 July 2018Welcome to our July 2018 Dispute Resolution Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for dispute resolution. We’ve included articles on domestic disputes and international disputes, including summaries of recent cases. We have also included client guides on key aspects of dispute resolution.