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February 2016

Asbestos related lung cancer and the apportionment of liability

Asbestos related lung cancer and the apportionment of liability

The question of how the courts should approach causation in a claim for asbestos-related lung cancer was considered by the Court of Appeal in Heneghan ...

Banking and Finance Disputes Update - February 2016

Banking and Finance Disputes Update - February 2016

DAC Beachcroft's Banking & Finance Disputes Update focuses on events occurring within the banking, financial, city business and general regulatory ...

Accountancy Newsletter February 2015

Accountancy Newsletter February 2015

DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and contacts.

WP29 release letter on scope of health data

WP29 release letter on scope of health data

WP29 were asked by the EC to provide clarification on the definition of health data in respect of lifestyle and well-being Apps. In an Annex to the le ...

Limitation Act 1980

Limitation Act 1980

Any litigator must understand the time limits for bringing claims, but this is not a straightforward area. Two recent cases clarify the Court's approa ...

Ombudsman update: ADR Directive Consultation

Ombudsman update: ADR Directive Consultation

As firms of solicitors will, by now, be aware, from 1 October 2015 they have been obliged to signpost consumers to an "ADR entity" which can handle co ...

One strike and out - should claims be dismissed summarily for underpayment of court fees?

One strike and out - should claims be dismissed summarily for underpayment of court fees?

A recent High Court decision has examined the extent to which Claimants will be penalised by the courts for the underpayment of court fees and will be ...

What a relief – the return of common sense!

What a relief – the return of common sense!

   

'Fraud unravels all'

'Fraud unravels all'

"Fraud unravels all" was the general principle applied in the recent Supreme Court cases of Sharland and Gohil. These cases concerned matrimonial proc ...

The Bowerman duty lives on

The Bowerman duty lives on

Last year, the Court of Appeal handed down a significant judgment in E.Surv v Goldsmith Williams [2015], reiterating the need for solicitors to report ...