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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 86

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly see how Covid-19 has been impacting on court business, from the effect on service abroad, to the implications for commercial transactions.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 85

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly find out what the English courts had to say on the interpretation of a liquidated damages provision in a construction contract, the recovery of the costs of obtaining security in a foreign jurisdiction, and for how long an individual can be required to surrender their travel documents.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 84

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly discover whether collateral warranties in construction projects constitute construction contracts, how to determine whether a shipbuilding contract guarantee is a see to it or an on demand guarantee, and warnings on the importance of getting it right when serving and issuing proceedings. Plus the Supreme Court gives some thought to estoppel by convention.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 83

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, reminders from the Court of Appeal of the importance of the open justice principle and the consensual nature of arbitration, as well as an interesting decision on the interaction between insolvency regimes and jurisdiction clauses.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 82

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, Supreme Court success on liquidated damages clauses, three cases from the Court of Appeal on privilege issues, and an interesting update on the rules regarding trial witness statements.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 81

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, a Supreme Court decision on the procedure for enforcing arbitration awards against foreign states, a Privy Council decision on setting aside arbitration awards on public policy grounds, plus an important warning on the recording of remote hearings.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 80

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, a Supreme Court decision on the procedure for enforcing arbitration awards against foreign states, a Privy Council decision on setting aside arbitration awards on public policy grounds, plus an important warning on the recording of remote hearings.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 79

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, an interesting judgment on the status and effect of an in rem judgment on an in personam collision claim, as well as the latest on anti-suit injunctions.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 78

The familiar principles of contractual interpretation take centre stage in three cases in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, together with an interesting judgment on litigation privilege, and the importance of applying to challenge an arbitration award promptly.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 77

In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, find out what might shiver a judge’s timbers on a without notice application, as well a case concerning the engine of a Ferrari 250 GTO, the interpretation of warranty provisions in an SPA, and the perils of exaggerated claims.

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