Publications

Melanie Hart reviews the impact of the Trafigura case.

It has been another unusual year, and although many clients continued to face difficult markets, an increasingly large proportion have been thriving. Has a corner been turned? We don't think so yet - but the signs are encouraging, and we have begun 2011 with great optimism.

Read the Annual Review of our work and achievements from 2010.

A case comment from the International Sports Law Review regarding the organisers of professional football matches taking the lead in the battle to prevent the unauthorised use of their fixture lists.

The BBC's failure to obtain an injunction to prevent publication of the autobiography of racing driver Ben Collins dominated the news in late summer but the Court this week handed down its judgment explaining the basis for the high profile decision.

The High Court has recently decided another "battle of the forms" dispute which arose following parties commencing work under a supply contract before the exact terms of the contract were properly concluded.

The underlying purpose of contractual damages is to put the injured party in the position in which it would have been, had the contract been performed satisfactorily.

Following our note in February, the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal's decision in RTS Flexible Systems Limited v Molkerei Alois Müller Gmbh & Co KG and decided that a contract did exist. However, parties should still take care.

In the recent case of Shell Egypt West Manzala GMBH v Centurion Petroleum Corporation, the Court considered a party's right to terminate a contract in accordance with its terms and suggested that, for the avoidance of doubt, a party may rely on alternative termination rights.

Last month the Bribery Bill received Royal Assent and is expected to come into force as the Bribery Act 2010 later this year. The Act came about partly as a response to international criticism about the weakness of the UK's anti-corruption legislation.

When does public interest become public prurience? And how much should be revealed about your salary? Jo Sanders-Key finds that nothing is as private as it used to be.

With the biggest review of civil procedure since the Woolf Report now released, Andy Millmore looks at its significance for commercial litigation.

The UK's Copyright Tribunal has published new rules which came into force on 6 April 2010 that govern the cases it hears. The rules are designed to streamline Tribunal cases with the ultimate aim of saving parties' legal costs.

Recent cases decided by the Court of Appeal highlight the risks in commencing work under a letter of intent or interim agreement before a contract has been finalised.