Insights: Disputes

In this Nutshell we look at some of the important points to note for both contracting authorities and suppliers, when it comes to challenges.

Negative customer reviews are an unfortunate part of doing business for most companies. We are regularly asked to advise on dealing with disparaging, untrue (and sometimes malicious) customer reviews online, which can often have a very real impact on a business.

The Court of Appeal has this week handed down its decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. This was effectively a test case which centred on whether or not unwilling parties can, in appropriate cases, be forced to engage in a "non-court based dispute resolution process".

Could the former King of Spain, living in Abu Dhabi, be sued in the Courts of England and Wales by a Danish international businesswoman who resides in Monaco and has a home in England?

Ward Hadaway recently submitted a detailed response to a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on the UK’s accession to the Hague Convention 2019, encouraging the Government to sign up as soon as possible.

The Court of Appeal has provided an important clarification on what is recoverable loss and how exclusion/limitation clauses should be interpreted.

The costly consequences of a party getting too close to their expert have been spelt out in a recent case. The High Court revoked permission for the Claimants to rely on their expert in the Chirk Nuisance Group Litigation leaving them late in the litigation having to seek a new expert and begin again in terms of expert evidence.

During these unusual times, we are all having to adapt to what has become the 'new normal' and implement changes in how we carry out civil cases.