Many clients, and even lawyers, assume that litigation, particularly in Western or European jurisdictions, will be broadly similar. However this is far from true and there are many significant differences in approach between Common Law jurisdictions and those under...
The Court of Appeal has twice recently been asked to consider the correct basis for assessing damages in claims for professional negligence against solicitors who had acted in relation to property transactions. In the first of these, Bacciottini and Anor v Gotelee...
An interesting case has arisen relating to benefits during maternity leave. On the face of it, if a company were to discontinue childcare vouchers during maternity leave, one would reach the conclusion that this may amount to a discriminatory act. Not so, as held by...