31 May 2005
Welcome to the May edition of Clayton Utz Litigation & Dispute Resolution Insights.
In this edition we'll look at two internal procedures that often are overlooked - information management and mailroom protocol - and why getting them right could save you a lot of money.
We'll also examine the tricky problem of pure economic loss, look at the latest in defamation law on the Internet, and find out the difference between minced and chunky tuna (and why it matters).
By Mark van Brakel and Terry Palmer.
When does a defendant owe other members of a small group of companies a duty of care not to cause them pure economic loss? Mark van Brakel and Terry Palmer ask if a recent decision can help us answer this vexing question.
By Norman Lucas and Zoe Millington-Jones.
By Ron Schaffer.
By David McGrath.
As David McGrath explains, when a court orders discovery of backup tapes, those tapes, once a source of some comfort to an organisation, suddenly become a millstone around its neck.
By Jocelyn Kellam and Andrew Morrison.
Technical meanings and definitions bedevil food law, but as Jocelyn Kellam and Andrew Morrison show, courts will interpret legislative provisions in line with its common meaning and take a commonsense approach to statutory interpretation.
