September 27, 2017

Significant English Court Cases in H1 2017

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The first half of 2017 has seen a number of significant decisions from the English Courts; this briefing provides an overview of 5 of these cases, and considers their possible implications going forward. The topics covered are:

  1. Compensation for breach – what amounts to mitigation?
  2. Arbitration agreements and competition claims – will a court stay competition damages proceedings in favour of arbitration?
  3. Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses – are they exclusive?
  4. Submission to jurisdiction – when has a Defendant gone too far?
  5. Third party funders and security for costs – when is it appropriate to order costs against funders?

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