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30 July 2018
Misdelivery of cargo and the Hague Rules time bar

The English High Court has recently had to decide whether claims against the carrier for misdelivery are subject to the one-year time bar in Article III Rule 6 of the Hague Rules.
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02 August 2018
Pleadings and fundamental dishonesty: Howlett affirmed as film director’s compensation claim is dismissed

David Pinkus v Direct Line [2018] EWHC 1671 is another example of another claim, found to be fundamentally dishonest, being dismissed under section 57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. The claimant raised a preliminary issue as to whether the defendant should be prevented from arguing…
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22 August 2018
Defender hotel not liable for the pursuer’s fall from steps

The Sheriff, in dismissing the pursuer’s claim, held that the defender was not in breach of its obligations under s.2 of the Occupiers’ Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 (“the Act”) by not providing a stair handrail at their hotel.
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03 September 2018
Duty of care, negligence and assumption of responsibility

When the Supreme Court reconvene for the Michaelmas term in October, public bodies will be keenly awaiting the judgments in...
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18 September 2018
The scope of the liability of the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) as an emanation of the UK state

Further developments in the scope of compulsory motor insurance requirements, and MIB's potential liability following Vnuk.
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27 September 2018
Akhter v Khan and whether the English Court recognises Sharia Marriages: A shift in the accepted legal understanding of what constitutes a marriage, valid or void

In English law, a marriage can be valid, void, voidable or a “non-marriage”, where the ceremony falls so far outside the bounds of what would be…
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11 October 2018
Duty of care owed by A&E receptionist

The Supreme Court has reversed the earlier decision of the Court of Appeal and held that a receptionist working within an Accident and Emergency department (“A&E”) does owe a duty of care to a patient to take reasonable care when providing information as to the period of time within which…
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17 October 2018
Cavanagh v Witley Parish Council, Court of Appeal

The defendant local authority was liable to the claimant for a tree that fell onto the highway and collided with the bus he was driving.
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22 October 2018
Ill health retirement: Will a flawed procedure always be discriminatory?

Internal processes sometimes go wrong. But does this mean that an employee will always succeed in a discrimination claim?
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25 October 2018
The danger of non-disclosure in acquisitions

The importance of sellers of shares or assets ensuring they adequately disclose against the warranties they give in the acquisition agreement has been highlighted.
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