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Greek tragedy 23/05/2013
English law works on the basis of precedent – previous judgments are relied on to work out what the law is on any particular issue. So what happens when, over the years, there are more and more judgments on an issue, each giving an interpretation of slightly different wording? More

London as a seat for international arbitration? 20/05/2013
London is a major international legal centre and more international and commercial arbitrations take place in London than in any other city in the world. More

Re Hastings Bass – the final chapter; mistake recast 17/05/2013
The Supreme Court judgment in the conjoined appeals of Pitt v Holt and Futter v Futter was handed down on 9 May 2013.  That judgment confirms the circumstances in which the exercise of discretions by a trustee (or other fiduciary) may be set aside. It also recast the equitable jurisdiction to set aside gifts (made by anyone – not just a fiduciary) on the grounds of mistake. More