Clifford Chance
Contentious Commentary - September 2016
19 September 2016
The latest edition of "Contentious Commentary", a newsletter that provides a summary of recent developments in litigation. The newsletter is produced by lawyers in the litigation and dispute resolution practice at Clifford Chance.
This edition covers the following key issues:
- A warranty is not a representation
- Discretionary powers subject to few limitations
- Special diplomatic missions entitled to immunity
- Conduct binds a group company to expert determination
- Jurisdiction clause for the benefit of a party is not exclusive
- Limited power to require information from foreign non-parties
- Time limits on competition follow-on claims
- Jurisdictional problems in suing overseas employees
- Non-payment of costs can lead to claim being struck out
- The limits on pre-action disclosure
- Corporate knowledge explored
- Online court proposed
