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Representing a public sector client in a dispute arising out of a business critical and multi-million pound IT contract, including advising in relation to the termination of the contract, representing the client at mediation and negotiating the settlement of the claim.
Representing a national manufacturer and distributor of corporate clothing in a £6.9 million claim for contractual service credits brought by a household name security company.
Representing a high-profile university in a contractual claim concerning fitness flooring and equipment, including the termination of the contract and settlement negotiations.
Defending an NHS Clinical Commissioning Group in a circa £1.5 million claim for restitution/unjust enrichment concerning historic continuing healthcare fees, including defending the claim at trial.
Advising and representing a well-known manufacturer and distributor of sprayable adhesives in a £3 million cross border and multi-party claim arising from the widespread delamination of joinery adhesive.
The Ministry of Justice has recently released its civil justice statistics for the period October to December 2020. These statistics show an overall significant downward trend in claim activity compared to pre-Covid times.
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Part 36 offers in litigation are used tactically to make a settlement offer while simultaneously placing the other side on risk of not ‘beating’ that offer at trial.
With cross-country travel and in person gatherings largely prohibited due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Courts are using remote or virtual trials to ensure the justice system ticks along.
Mediation has long been considered an effective method of alternative dispute resolution. With ‘in-person’ mediations no longer possible, remote or online mediations have risen to the fore.
The Technology and Construction Court has recently handed down judgment in a complex and high value claim brought by the Co-op’s insurance arm (CIS) against IBM following the termination of a contract for a new IT system.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and its consequent restrictions on cross-country travel and in-person gatherings have forced the courts to reconsider how justice is done and seen to be done.
In the recent case of Hochtief (UK) Construction Limited, Volkerfitzpatrick Limited v Atkins Limited [2019] EWHC 3028 (TCC), the claimant made a Part 36 offer to settle of £875,000 early on in the dispute.
On 13 November 2019 and in response to a number of instances raising the fundamental matter of privilege in communications between a lawyer and client, the Law Society has published a practice note clarifying the status and principles of legal professional privilege and exploring recent concerns about how privilege has been asserted.
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