Insights listing

Infrastructure development

Quebec : A warning on the scope of a lawyer’s duty to advise

Claims for construction defects: limitation and warranty period considerations

Quebec : Retaining control over the legal defence - Another victory for the insurers

Strike out for non-payment of trial fee

Risk of wasted costs orders

High Court interprets clause excluding liability for 'consequential and special losses'

Insurers Must Ferret Out Claims Involving Medicare Advantage Organizations or Risk Paying 3X

Undue influence and the unconscionable bargain

A Brave New 'AI' World - predictive coding technology is embraced by the Supreme Court of Victoria

Does Your Contractual Fee-Shifting Provision Maximize Your Recovery of Legal Fees?

Common fund orders: are they part of the Australian class action landscape?

Fixed Costs - Bird v Acorn Group (Court of Appeal)

Revised Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes

Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi : ParkingEye Ltd v Barry Beavis (2015)

UK Insurance Ltd v Holden & Another - The meaning of "use" in a motor insurance policy

A forum shopper's paradise: is Australia set to become a "must see" destination for a libel tourist?

Fraudulent Devices - Versloot Dredging BV v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG (Supreme Court)

Judicial Precedent - Willers v Joyce (Supreme Court)

Investors of GT Law stand to lose £3.5m

Warnings for obvious risks are not required

Third Parties' (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 comes into force in August

Attwells v Jackson Lalic: A shock to lawyers' immune systems

Mohamud v Wm Morrison Supermarkets: Supreme Court decision on Vicarious Liability

Vicarious Liability - Cox v Ministry of Justice; Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets (Supreme Court)

Termination of Employment and End of Service Benefit in Qatar – A Summary

Legacy Claims - Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd & Others (Court of Appeal)

Material Contribution - Williams v The Bermuda Hospitals Board (Privy Council)

Ajeer: Legalising secondments and facilitating supply of temporary work in KSA

Health & Wellbeing

Workers' Health and Safety Regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Occupiers' Liability - Pollock v Cahill (High Court)

Misrepresentation - Salt v Stratstone Specialist (Court of Appeal)

Duty of Care - Dunnage v Randall and UK Insurance Ltd (Court of Appeal)

The High Court of Australia lifts the insurer's mask & clarifies the proportionate liability regime

Breach of warranty of authority & breach of undertaking- LSC Finance Ltd v Abensons Law Ltd (2015)

Solicitors’ undertakings back in the spotlight