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20 Feb 2019 16:09
Liability insurers’ exposure to s51 non-party costs orders: Various Claimants v. AIG (Europe) Limited [2019] EWHC 34 (QB)In what circumstances is a liability insurer, standing behind a defendant to litigation, vulnerable to a non-party costs order in the claimant’s favour under section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981? In May of 2018, the Court of Appeal considered that question in respect of a standard product more...
14 Feb 2019 13:42
SAAMCO revisited: information, advice and assumption of responsibilityIntroduction In Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 40, the Court of Appeal yet again had to consider the application of the SAAMCO principle. Perhaps most significantly, the decision underlines the need to distinguish between ‘information’ and ‘advice’ cases when more...
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