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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
31 October 2024
Settle Smart series part six: Settlements involving multiple parties
The navigation of settlements involving multiple parties represents a legal tightrope, where a single misstep could seriously prejudice a claimant’s position. Practitioners and claimants involved in multi-party cases need to consider carefully whether settling their claim against one defendant could be a bar to pursuing another defendant who is jointly responsible for the loss.
25 October 2024
Civil Fraud Quarterly Round-Up: Q3 2024
This quarterly civil fraud update provides a summary of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period of July - September 2024.
23 October 2024
Settle Smart series part five: Settlements with minors, unborns, unknowns and incapacitated parties
At first glance, the parties to a settlement agreement can seem quite straightforward. Indeed, of all the terms and possibilities a party has to consider when entering into settlement discussions, who and more particularly, how, a party should sign up to any potential agreement can sometimes be one of the last things to consider and can sometimes lead to a derailment (or at least a delay) of all of the hard work.
22 October 2024
Extra time
Waqar Shah and Andy Norris analyse the latest decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Professional Game Match Officials Ltd, which has been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal.
17 October 2024
Settle Smart series part four: Setting aside a settlement agreement for fraud – allegations of fraud not “some kind of open sesame”
Our series focused on the settlement of disputes considers issues encountered by practitioners across a range of dispute resolution specialities. This blog explores when a settlement agreement can be set aside for fraud, highlighting the delicate balance between justice and finality.
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Claims against banks
- Costs Law
- Court of Protection Disputes
- Cross-border litigation
- Defamation, privacy & reputation
- Fraud
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Intellectual property claims
- Legal updates
- Litigation process
- Professional negligence
- Shareholder and Boardroom Disputes
- Wills, trusts and inheritance disputes