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International Edition

Uncertainty surrounding new costs regime will trigger debate and satellite litigation

With only weeks to go before the implementation of Lord Jackson's proposals for reforming the costs in civil litigation to make litigation cheaper and more accessible, it is regrettable that there is still a great deal of uncertainty as to how the reforms will work in practice. The reforms are principally focused on dismantling the conditional fee agreement (CFA) regime to address the perceived unfairness of exorbitant success fees and after the event (ATE) premiums in personal injury and small claims. However, the reforms will affect all multi-track cases in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions (except for the Admiralty and Commercial courts).
6 minute read

International Edition

A crisis of conscience – how GCs respond when their ethics are tested

The general counsel role can be notoriously lonely at times, but no more so than if the GC is unhappy with the integrity of the business practices and ethics within their company. GCs are increasingly expected to be a part of their company's senior management team – a board-level appointment is now regarded as something of a kitemark that says you've arrived and are taken seriously by the business.
8 minute read

International Edition

Cobbetts debt recovery arm sold as last part of failed firm finds new home

Midlands debt recovery firm HL Legal Solicitors has sealed a deal to take on Cobbetts' debt collection arm Incasso after reaching an agreement with the firm's administrators KPMG. The Leeds-based Incasso business, which has 52 staff and operates as a separate limited liability partnership to Cobbetts, went into administration along with Cobbetts at the end of January.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Johnson & Johnson will pay $63 million in Motrin case

Johnson & Johnson must pay tens of millions of dollars for the gruesome side effects its Motrin painkiller caused in a young girl.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Post-<em>Mensing</em> sands still shifting on generic design defect claims

Pharmaceutical companies anticipate that the next several months will provide needed clarity and consistency regarding the pre-emption landscape for manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical products, with the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral argument on March 19 in <em>Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. v. Bartlett.</em>
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Court revives antitrust case against grocers

The case against two wholesalersC&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. and SuperValu Inc.will see its day in court.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Can LLC members effectively waive their fiduciary duties?

As limited liability companies (LLCs) continue to become more prevalent, courts have begun to consider the extent to which members may waive fiduciary obligations.
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Madoff victims’ payout may exceed $5 billion

The trustee managing the payout to Bernard Madoffs defrauded former customers hopes to have good news for the lot soon.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Sheriff’s deputy can sue over uneaten phlegm burger

Burger King Corp. promises that you can Have it your way at its restaurants. But that motto didnt hold true for one sheriffs deputy, who received a phlegm-filled burger at one of the chains Washington state locations.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Settlement over DuPont’s allegedly tree-damaging herbicide receives preliminary approval

Sometimes an herbicide can be too effective.
3 minute read

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