Body Shop administration highlights importance of robust supplier contracts
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Retail & leisure
Insolvencies are rising in the UK, and The Body Shop’s collapse serves as a wake-up call to suppliers about the importance of robust supplier contracts.
Written by
Chidem Aliss
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Court of Appeal allows secret commissions claim to proceed as a representative action
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Financial services litigation
The Court of Appeal in Commission Recovery Ltd v Marks & Clerk LLP & Another [2024] EWCA Civ 9 has upheld a High Court’s decision permitting a secret commission claim to proceed as a representative action under CPR 19.8 in an important decision for the “opt out” collective action regime in England and Wales.
Written by
Darren Kidd
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Settlement reached in shared appreciation mortgage claim, but more to be done says lawyer
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Financial services litigation
Partner Laura Robinson discusses the six-week trial between one of Britain’s biggest banks and homeowners left in debt after taking out a controversial mortgage product.
Written by
Laura Robinson (née Hazell)
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Lessons to be learnt from tragic maternity cases, says Clarke Willmott
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Medical negligence
Kerry Fifield, partner in our Clinical Negligence team, recently represented a mother who lost her baby due to failings in a Cheltenham maternity unit. She says that the same issues are arising “time and time again” in NHS Trusts around the country.
Written by
Kerry Fifield
and
Vanessa Harris
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Service of a claim by email – time for a change in the rules?
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Financial services litigation
In Chehaib v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Others [2024] EWHC 2 the claimant failed to have its claim survive against one of three defendants after attempting to serve that defendant by email without permission contrary to CPR Practice Direction 6A.
Written by
Darren Kidd
and
Meg Perris
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Clarke Willmott’s restructuring and insolvency team secures important judgment
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Restructuring and insolvency
The Restructuring and Insolvency team at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has secured an important judgment following a two-day trial at the Royal Courts of Justice. Find out more here.
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