Commercial Litigation

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Privilege and in-house counsel: Tips to avoid waiver of privilege part 2
There are some simple steps in-house counsel can take to ensure privilege isn't waived, say Karen Ingram and Danielle Briers.
22 Dec 2011
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Arbitration and abuse of process: High Court clarifies their interaction
The High Court has brought some much-needed clarity to general principles of international arbitration law, abuse of process and inconsistent determinations, say Sid Wang and James Robinson.
8 Dec 2011
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Privilege and in-house counsel - Tips to ensure privilege applies
Karen Ingram and Danielle Briers set out the practical steps you can take to ensure privilege attaches “ and stays attached.
8 Dec 2011
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When can a party restrict the use of an unconditional performance guarantee?
When a party to a contract can restrict another party from calling upon the benefit of a performance guarantee has again been before the courts, as Michelle Larin reports.
8 Dec 2011
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Who cares what you think? Contracts and the parties' subjective intentions
Business - and some lawyers! - often think that their subjective intent trumps the words of their contracts. As Julie Granger explains, this isn't right, as confirmed by a recent High Court decision that has tried to clear up the confusion.
24 Nov 2011