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December 2014

Eurocom Limited v Siemens PLC [2014] EWHC 3710 (TCC)

Eurocom Limited v Siemens PLC [2014] EWHC 3710 (TCC)

This decision relates to the enforceability of the decision of an adjudicator hearing a dispute on similar facts to one which has already been determi ...

Horne v Magna Design Building Ltd [2014] EWHC 3380 (TCC)

Horne v Magna Design Building Ltd [2014] EWHC 3380 (TCC)

Mr Justice Akenhead rejected an Employer's application for declaratory relief, finding that a dispute referred to an adjudicator did not include the E ...

Rokvic v Peacock [2014] EWHC 3729 (TCC)

Rokvic v Peacock [2014] EWHC 3729 (TCC)

Akenhead J held that a Claimant was entitled to its costs incurred in adjudication enforcement proceedings, even though those proceedings had been dis ...

DAC Beachcroft Adjudication Adviser - December 2014

DAC Beachcroft Adjudication Adviser - December 2014

Directors: No implied term to provide documents containing confidential information following termination

Directors: No implied term to provide documents containing confidential information following termination

In this case the High Court had to decide, as part of an application for summary judgment or strike out of claims, whether a director was subject to a ...

The Dalton Review: Change is not optional

The Dalton Review: Change is not optional

The pressure on NHS providers to improve performance whilst also embracing rapid transformative change shows no sign of abating.

US Securities Litigation: Foreign Plaintiff Claims, to the Power of Four

US Securities Litigation: Foreign Plaintiff Claims, to the Power of Four

A Texan judge, Judge Ellison, who is presiding over a number of class actions against BP Oil relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has allowed f ...

The Black Spanish Card Scandal: Credit Card Misuse by Directors in the Bankia Case

The Black Spanish Card Scandal: Credit Card Misuse by Directors in the Bankia Case

Executives and directors of former Spanish savings bank, Caja Madrid (now Bankia), are currently being tried following the misuse of credit cards that ...

FCA review: Consumer complaints handling review highlights 'opportunities' for improvement

FCA review: Consumer complaints handling review highlights 'opportunities' for improvement

The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has issued its report following a review of complaint handling within 15 major financial firms. Through a self ...

DAC Beachcroft D&O and FI Newsletter - December 2014

DAC Beachcroft D&O and FI Newsletter - December 2014

DAC Beachcroft's D&O and FI newsletter features topical issues for our global clients and contacts.