Dispute resolution alerts

  • 19.05.08 - Expert determination: no way out!

    This week, in Owen Pell Limited v Bindi (London) Ltd., the Technology and Construction Court clarified the potentially binding nature of an expert determination. Read our analysis of the case with action points before you agree to an expert determination.

  • 13.05.08 - Winning and losing under Part 36

    "Beating" a Part 36 offer will not necessarily lead to a costs order in your favour as seen in Carver v BAA. Read our analysis of this potentially far reaching decision and consider our action points when reviewing all Part 36 offers.

  • 15.04.08 - To waive (privilege) or not to waive? – that is the question

    Wragge & Co's legal experts provide action and analysis on the costs consequences of unreasonable behaviour at a mediation and the potential automatic waiving of privilege in a document mentioned in a witness statement.

  • 28.03.08 - Snooper's charter and privilege

    Did you know the public can access your court documents including those lodged in judicial review proceedings or the Employment Tribunal?

  • 20.03.08 - How to execute a document after 6 April 2008

    Further sections of the Companies Act 2006 come into force on 6 April 2008, permitting the execution of a document by the signature of just one director. Read our expert advice and analysis.

  • 01.02.08 - Let's get ready to rumble - Important changes in Commercial Court practice from February 2008
    Changes are coming into force in the Commercial Court from 1 February 2008. Parties and their advisers will be expected to be familiar with the changes and to conduct litigation accordingly.
  • 09.01.08 - Rome II - Thinking ahead
    Simple choice of law clauses in commercial contracts often set out what law should be applied by the courts when interpreting the contract. That law will usually apply to the resolution of contractual disputes.
  • 27.11.07 - Scoring extensions and avoiding penalties
    The decision in Steria Limited v Sigma Wireless Communications Limited provides useful guidance on whether giving written notice can ever be a condition precedent to an entitlement to an extension of time, and the form such a notice should take.
  • 20.11.07 - Corporate manslaughter – time to get cracking

    The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force on 6 April 2008. Thinking you have plenty of time to assess its impact and take appropriate steps is likely to put your organisation at serious risk.

  • 26.10.07 - Claiming compound interest
    A House of Lords decision has widened the circumstances in which compound, as opposed to simple, interest can be claimed where such a claim has not been contractually provided for.
  • 10.10.07 - Breaches of pre-action protocol will not be tolerated
    A decade ago, anyone who had a construction dispute with someone could usually ask his solicitor to threaten the other party with High Court proceedings, and then follow up with a claim form (writ) seven days later.
  • 01.08.07 - Recovering the cost of mediation
    Recovery of costs is always an important issue. Severe cost sanctions can be ordered by the court if a party unreasonably refuses to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. Mediation, as a form of ADR, has been around for some time.